5 alternative Premier League games for those tired of fantasy football
Whether you’re all about having fun with friends, winning some money or just collecting things – there’s something out there for you.
For some, fantasy football is an obsession, but for those who get tired of all the team-tinkering is there a better way to enjoy the Premier League apart from watching it?
Of course there is – here are five of the very best alternatives for you to try out this season.
1. Football Survivor
Players start with ten lives and are asked to pick one Premier League team each week. If your chosen club wins, you’re safe, but a draw loses you a life and a defeat concedes two.
You can only pick each team once, with the game lasting 20 weeks or until there’s one player left standing.
2. Sky Super 6
Soccer Saturday’s entry into the mix comes with the added bonus of a tiny glimmer of hope that you might win some money, despite it being free to take part.
Like any great game it isn’t over-complicated, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be obsessing over your decisions. Players must guess the correct score for six selected matches.
Players must also guess the minute in which the first goal goes in across the six games to be in with a chance to win a £1 million jackpot.
Play it solo and gamely hope for some money, or create a league with a group of friends and see who is the best predictor.
3. Subbuteo
Despite years of success across the world, and perhaps because of the development of more modern football games, Subbuteo went out of fashion for several years in the 2000s. Until its glamorous re-release in 2012, that is…
So how do you play? Well, the game simulates the rules of real football, but with players using their fingers to flick the miniature figures into the ball – with a limit on the number of consecutive flicks allowed on a player.
4. Topps stickers
Merlin was officially taken over by Topps over 20 years ago, but the classic football sticker books are still known as Merlin’s Premier League sticker collection.
With the new season’s collection set for release in September, how about collecting 2017/18’s players in sticker form?
5. FIFA
Is there a more enjoyable way to prepare for the Premier League’s weekend action than by playing the upcoming games with your housemates beforehand?
Oh, and in case you can’t wait that long, there’s always Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 – which is out on September 12.
