Nothing has been changed with respect to the authenticity of the game, but the balls and goals have also been made of plastic since 1954.
Larger pitches and more stable game plans were developed, while an attractive game clock was produced in the clock city of Schwenningen.
In 1963, the Mieg company moved into its new production facility in the industrial area of Dickenhardt in Schwenningen.
Fun, but also serious
With the beginning of the football Bundesliga (1963), the teams were also produced as TIPP-KICK players (Bundesliga Top Kicker). In 1967, a to date unknown young footballer was represented on the new TIPP-KICK package. For a fee of only 1,000 DM, the Mieg company purchased the rights to the name and the image of the unknown player Gerd Müller. Just in time for the 1974 World Cup in Germany, the games could be recreated with TIPP-KICK Star Kickers in the kits of the participating national teams.
Innovations and constant improvements surrounding the TIPP-KICK game with its extensive accessories were the order of the day. Thus, in 1978, textile mesh goals were introduced, before four years later the Star Keeper, a goalkeeper that could also dive forwards, was introduced. In the 80's and 90's, up to five different versions of the TIPP-KICK game were launched on the market, one for each target group.
The best of times, the worst of times
TIPP-KICK can be described as "miniature football". This is especially the case from an economic perspective. Whenever the "big ones" had problems, "the makers of the little ones" also felt the effects.
The Bundesliga scandal in the 1970's led to a strong decrease in sales, while the poor German performances in the World Cup, such as in 1978 in Argentina ("The Disgrace of Cordoba) or 1994 in the USA (Stefan Effenberg's infamous behaviour and departure) had very negative effects on annual balances.