I voted "pool" although I personally prefer "air hockey".

I don't know if I'll ever get rid of my foos table.

mattress polo

Pinball...forever pinball.

Shuffleboard. A decent table will run at least a couple K's but hey, I guess you can afford it if you're a king.

I loved playing snooker, it's hard to find a table around anymore.

The ultimate would have Air Hockey, Pool, and Foos.

mrsque wrote:I voted "pool" although I personally prefer "air hockey".

Same! billiards has a much cooler vibe.....cause you can smoke lucky strikes, and listen to jazz while playing, do not try that playing air hockey tho

Carpetball!!! Hardly anyone knows what it is but we had 'em at camp and our dad built us a table.

Drunken fist fights. Seriously. In terms of memorable competition, none of the other other choices are close. How many table tennis games can anyone recall that became the stuff of legends? And Darts? Really? How many dart matches are worthy of a spirited family discussion at Thanksgiving dinner? (OK, there was one. The time when Jerry took a dart deep into his thigh. But that started the drunken fist fight that still ranks as one of the top three events in our Rec Room).

XiaoXi wrote:Pinball...forever pinball.

Definitely...Pinball.

Isn't complete without a pin ball game!

Anyone that didn't pick darts sucks at darts.

Agreeing with the pinballs above.

XiaoXi wrote:Pinball...forever pinball.

+1 for pinball. I grew up with an arcade pinball and Mrs. Pacman machine. THAT makes a rec room.

indavis wrote:Shuffleboard. A decent table will run at least a couple K's but hey, I guess you can afford it if you're a king.

Hooray, someone else that knows shuffleboard is played on a table, not a deck.

How is Darts not getting a better showing? With one board and a few darts you get a variety of games, quick turn around, and the potential for horrendous bodily injury. Plus, the game is supposed to be played after having at least 1 or 2 beers. Where's the downside? Pinball is great, but if the power goes out, you can still light a candle to play darts.

XiaoXi wrote:Pinball...forever pinball.

I couldn't agree more! I've got 13 personally restored machines in my basement, next to a MAME cabinet and a pool table. It just wouldn't be a rec/game room without them!

Foosball. But it's gotta be a Tornado coin-op

I love pinball, and would buy 1 or more machines if I had a rec room. But it's not the Game of Kings.

Discord wrote:Anyone that didn't pick darts sucks at darts.

Everyone sucks at darts, that's why it sucks

babylemonade wrote:Carpetball!!! Hardly anyone knows what it is but we had 'em at camp and our dad built us a table.

http://www.carpetball.net/index.htm

...and now we'll all know...

Skeeball!

MAME. All the way.

My initial reply was going to be a MAME cabinet... however seeing the pinball machine comments, I'm inclined in their direction as well... decisions decisions...

akakin wrote:Drunken fist fights. Seriously. In terms of memorable competition, none of the other other choices are close. How many table tennis games can anyone recall that became the stuff of legends? And Darts? Really? How many dart matches are worthy of a spirited family discussion at Thanksgiving dinner? (OK, there was one. The time when Jerry took a dart deep into his thigh. But that started the drunken fist fight that still ranks as one of the top three events in our Rec Room).

Haha! sounds like my family room back on the east coast. Drunken fist fights was a tertiary sport after the Scotch n Beer guzzling events.

Nowadays, Chess is the game of kings for me.

indavis wrote:Shuffleboard. A decent table will run at least a couple K's but hey, I guess you can afford it if you're a king.

This