Table Games

A foosball table can provide hours of fun for kids and adults alike. Avid players can even enter competitions for foosball, sometimes spelled "fooseball." Like all things, foosball tables require...

Collecting billiard chalk isn't lucrative, which also means it's not expensive. It's enjoyable for billiards hobbyists or history buffs who like the challenges and psychological rewards of...

Pool tables are an attractive and practical centerpiece for a family rec room, but with a lot of use, the felt on the surface can become scratched, torn, or otherwise damaged. It would cost an arm...

Pool is a very popular game in which each of the players try to hit all of their balls into the pockets of the pool table and then sinking the 8-ball before their opponent(s). However, the rules...

Adding a pool or billiards table to your home is a simple way to introduce a variety of new games that can be played amongst family or friends, alone, or during a party or event. Pool halls tend...

Reversi is a strategy game played on a square board with round chips that are black on one side, white on the other. It is also known as Othello. It is played by filling the board with chips; two...

Skilled magicians look as if they are using mystical forces to make quarters disappear, dollar bills unfold and hats float in the air. But these entertainers are actually relying on simple...

Buying a pool table for your home is a task that can be very difficult or very easy. This set of instructions will show you what to expect and the steps to take to get the pool table from either...

Bananagrams is an extremely popular, addictive game which can be purchased at Barnes and Noble for around $15, however you can play this game with the tiles from your original Scrabble game as...

Game players looking to play a game that simulates a World War II naval battle between Japanese and U.S. navies should consider the game Victory at Sea. The game is produced by a British company...

Carrom is a table game for two or four players that is popular in Europe and South Asia, where India has provided a string of world champions. The international rules of carrom are simple and...

The lights are low, the air is smoky and the beer is flowing; you are at your local pool hall doing your best Minnesota Fats impersonation and shooting some stick. As you try to impress your...

An air hockey table can provide hours of fun, but it contains a few delicate electrical parts that may malfunction over time. One such part is the blower, which powers the air pressure that allows...

Everyone knows monopoly and many people play it, but there is a fun way to make real money playing the game.

As a Navy veteran of the Viet Nam era, I have since read many ways that folks try to document and explain this naval invention. This game was a way to eliminate boredom aboard ship when there...

Battlefleet Gothic brings the dark future of Warhammer 40,000 to the next level, allowing players to recreate the vast fleets and massive battles that take place in the spacelanes of that game. ...

Mah-jongg is a four-player tile game that has been traced back to 19th-century China. Much like the game of rummy, the object of mah-jongg is to collect sets of tiles according to the patterns on...

There are multiple variations of the game of pool, such as eight ball, nine ball and 14.1, with their own variations of the rules. These variations largely depend on how many balls are being used....

Pool tables will deteriorate whether you use them or not. Regular cleaning slows the wear and tear that causes much of this damage. Protect your investment with proper care and maintenance and...

As Eddie Felson (Paul Newman's character in the movies "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money") says: "Money won is twice as sweet as money earned." If you are an excellent pool or billiards...

The story of shuffleboard begins in 16th Century England. Players shoved coins down the length of long table. Later versions of the game became a staple of bars and social clubs. Shuffleboard...

Because foosball or table soccer is a casual game, many players will abide by their own rules. But there are game rules developed by the United States Table Soccer Association and used in all...

The game of pool dates back to the 1500s and 1600s. Since the beginning, pool table felt has provided a smooth, even surface for uniform spin by the rolling billiard balls. Classification of the...

Bumper pool is a fun game for all ages. It consists of either two players or two two-person teams. The object is to sink all five of your balls. The game is more challenging because you have to...

Table hockey is essentially a hockey version of foosball that takes place on a small hockey rink game board. Playing pieces, mounted on the rink, are moved by rods that stick out the sides of the...

"Clue" is a board game that can be played by three to six players. The players move their tokens around the nine rooms of a mansion, collecting the clues to a murder. The winner is the player who...

Ping pong is a great game that has been around for years. The Chinese played it, and it has trickled over into other countries. But what if you love the game so much you want to make your own...

Dominoes have a long history as playing pieces for a variety of games, and they come in sets of many sizes. The size of the domino set depends on the largest number of dots, or pips, appearing on...

Spinner is a game played with a special set of double-nine dominoes and an extra eleven wild dominoes called "spinners." The game's objective is, after ten rounds of play, to be the player with...

Barbie dolls and accessories have been popular toys for more than 50 years. Barbie games expand the enjoyment of the Barbie phenomenon by allowing children to experience her magic in different...

Air hockey is a miniaturized version of hockey that's played on a table between two players. Due to the manageable size of the table, air hockey can be played with relative ease in the home. Air...

Sitting still at restaurants can be a challenge for young and rambunctious children. The longer the wait before and after their meal, the more fidgety some kids can become. The best way to handle...

Bubble hockey, or dome hockey, has a cousin in the foosball table but is an entirely different game. Dome hockey players control each of the hockey players individually, including the goalie. The...

The hobby of Warhammer is as much about crafting and painting as it is about playing. After spending countless hours painting and detailing an army, who wants to play war games on a plain...

When I was younger, there were no computers. We found ways to entertain ourselves on a rainy day or whenever we were bored. You will learn how to make the playing field for the Battleship game,...

Between fun games with your young nieces and nephews and the heated battle with the guys, your billiard balls are bound to show some wear. Blue chalk and oils from your hands and the table all...

Skittles is a traditional English pub game that is a little bit like bowling, but is played on a table like a billiards table. There are three main variations of skittles, but the rules may still...

Shuffleboard is a game for two players or two teams of two players each on a specially created court or table. The object is to score points by shoving a disk into scoring targets marked on the...

Table shuffleboard has been around for centuries, with variants of the game dating back to 15th-century England. Shuffleboard tables are often seen in bars and recreation centers, and the game's...

Chickenfoot is a domino game invented in the early 1990s by Betty and Louis Howsley in a cabin in west Texas. It has grown into a game popular all over America.

It takes just one day to get significantly better at Scrabble! By following these three steps - you'll be a better player very soon.

Air hockey is played on a smooth surface with air blowing over it. Each player attempts to strike the puck with a device known as a mallet to make the puck go into the opposing player's goal. ...

If you have one or more grandparent still living, you are fortunate. Grandparents are a so special and sometimes we do not realize how important and precious they are until they are...

Pool is a game of both physical prowess and mental prowess. Being knowledgeable about angles and how impacting the rails and other balls affects the path of the cue ball and your target ball can...

Pool is a game of precise angles and accuracy in which you strike a cue ball with a cue stick in the hope of having a target ball land into a pocket. The basics of a pool shot involve making sure...

Billiards tables don't have one set size. The dimensions of a billiards table can vary depending on the billiard game the table is made for--and even then they can differ. The one constant is that...

War games evolved out of military planning where commanders simulated battles on a map before committing to a strategy. Although the planning had deadly consequences on the battlefield, the act of...

The art of the safety play in billiards is as important as being able to run a table. Beginning players usually concentrate on offense, but the shots that will allow them to play longer against a...

A properly aligned and sanded pool cue tip is essential to playing pool. If the tip is either sanded at an angle or not rounded enough, it could change a winning shot into a losing one. You could...