Buying guides

Read before you measure.

Straight answers from people who deliver and install these tables: what fits your room, what the money buys, and which model we would pick for you. Not sure where to start? Try the room size calculator.

Game room

Game room

Basement Game Room Layout: How to Plan Around One or Two Tables

A step by step plan for a basement game room: clearances for each game, traffic paths, lighting, flooring, power for arcade cabinets, and two sample layouts.

Shuffleboard

Shuffleboard

Shuffleboard Table Sizes: 9, 12 and 14 ft, and the Room Each One Needs

How shuffleboard tables are sized, the room length each of our three Hudson tables needs, and how climate and maintenance affect the playfield.

Ping pong

Ping pong

Ping Pong Table Size and Room Size: What Fits Where

Regulation table tennis table dimensions, the room size for comfortable, tight and competitive play, and how folding, rollaway and fixed tables compare.

Foosball

Foosball

Foosball Table Dimensions and Room Size: How Much Space You Need

Standard foosball table dimensions, the clearance each side needs, ceiling and floor notes, and what fits in an apartment versus a basement.

Foosball

Best Foosball Tables for Home (2026)

All seven foosball tables we sell, with price, who each one is for and how to match a table to your household, room and budget.

Foosball

Tornado vs Garlando Foosball: American Bar Style or European Precision

Tornado builds the American coin-op table and Garlando builds the European one. Here is how rods, goalie, ball and sound differ, and which of our five models suits which buyer.

Arcade

Arcade

Golden Tee Home Edition buying guide

Home vs commercial Golden Tee, the space and power you need, what to check about online play, and a Stern pinball alternative.

Pool tables

Pool tables

Best pool tables for home game rooms (2026)

Our five slate pool tables compared by room size, price and who each one suits, plus how to choose the right one for your home.

Pool tables

Slate vs non-slate pool tables: what you give up

Why serious pool tables use slate, what you lose with MDF or honeycomb beds, and what slate weight means for floors and moving.

Pool tables

How much does a pool table cost?

What home slate pool tables cost in three price tiers, what drives the price, what delivery adds, and what to budget for upkeep.

Pool tables

7 vs 8 vs 9 foot pool tables: which size to buy

Who each pool table size is for, the room each one needs, how they play, and what the 7, 8 and 9 ft tables in our catalog cost.

Pool tables

What size pool table fits your room

A room size chart for 7, 8 and 9 ft pool tables across three cue lengths, with a measuring method and fixes for tight rooms.