“It’s a goal!” - a card game with a kick!
The buying of vintage games is big business. Its an interesting hobby and can be lucrative – or may be one day! People pay for vintage games that are complete and in good condition. Condition is key. However, most great games get worn out – so to find a great vintage game in good condition and complete can be quite a challenge. I recently bought “It’s a goal!”, a football card game, from the late 1950’s. The cards are works of art. Cards of the 1950’s kits of the teams in Division 1 and 2. I was interested to see my boyhood club Bury FC (now defunct) in the Division 2 set of cards. I have noticed someone is framing and selling individual cards for £4 each + postage, that’s one way to make money from vintage card games! The game itself is a little primitive. Many of the cards have a number of yards in the corner which must be played in sequence to reach 120 yards to score a goal. Three goals and you win. However, there are free kick cards, obstructi...