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The Ultimate Guide to 2023's Most Luxurious Ping Pong Tables from RS Barcelona
What You Should Know About the World's Most Innovative Ping-Pong Manufacturer Focusing not just on building game tables but on crafting experiences. RS Barcelona is one of the world's largest manufacturers of ping-pong tables. Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, the family owned and operated designer first made a name for itself...

Spider 360 2000 Or Shelti Eye2: Which Is the Best Electronic Home Dartboard?
So you've finally decided to get yourself an electronic dartboard. You've been working so hard, and you've waited so long… and now, you're giving yourself a treat by adding a masterpiece to your game room! Getting an electronic dartboard is not peanuts. You’ll be shelling out money for this, so...

The History of Classic Arcade Games: A Journey Through Time
For many of us, the sound of arcade games bring back memories of our childhood. The golden age of arcade gaming was from the 1970s to the 1990s, when arcades and pizza parlors were filled with rows of glowing cabinets, the sound of coins being inserted, and the buzz of...

How Much Does a Pool Table Cost?
Let us help you answer the question of "How Much Does a Pool Table Cost?" The Average Pool Table costs around $3500 however, the costs can vary. A Toy Table (and other semi-permanent types) start at around $500, but a fully customized Billiards Table can reach $20,000. Below you will find explanations...

History and Rules of Ping-Pong (Table Tennis)
Table tennis – or Ping Pong – is the king of table games. A parlor game adaptation of lawn tennis in the 1880s, ping pong was originally reserved for the upper class. It was a way to play indoors after dinner or at a party. But it caught on quickly...

Frequently Asked Questions: Valley Dynamo Air Hockey Tables
Below are a list of common questions and answers from Valley-Dynamo regarding their Air Hockey Tables: HOW OLD IS MY TABLE? Dynamo Air Hockey tables were meticulously tracked in an ancient IBM-AS/400 style mainframe computer system we long ago lost the ability to access. As tables have been modified and updated through...

Take Your Game Room on the Go With These Tabletop Games
Nothing beats a hot summer day with burgers on the grill, beers in a bucket, and family playing games in the backyard. This kind of Sunday afternoon is a nostalgic American pastime. Just add a white picket fence, and you're living in Pleasantville. Just picturing a scene like that tends...

Foosball Table Buyer's Guide
Foosball is more than just a game. It's art – the art of concentration, strategy, and quick reaction. It will keep you on the edge... heart thumping, mind racing... long after the match is over. A foosball table is the focal point of any game room. (Or, heck, of any...

Air Hockey Table Buyer's Guide
When they grow up, your kids probably won't remember all the nights they wasted staring at screens or sticking headphones in their ears to ignore you. What they will remember is the rainy afternoons spent drinking soda, cracking jokes, and hanging out as a family. That's the power of a...

History of Foosball - The Backstory
The origins of foosball-like table games were spotted in Europe as far back as the 1890s. But the first person to patent foosball as we know it today was Harold Searles Thorton in 1921. Football (or “soccer”) mania was sweeping Europe. And, as all great inventors do, Thorton wanted to...

Official Foosball Rules - How to Play
If we, as a species, learned anything from the 1990s, it’s that foosball tables are forever. The TV show Friends had an indelible influence on pop culture during its 10-year run. But in my mind, one of the most sentimental takeaways from the series is how a simple object, like...