Foosball anyone?

TarJak · 08-24-11, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

It looks good, much better than the plastic ones. Looks solid also - if you din't forget to tighten the screws...

However I have to agree with Osmium: one goalie is sufficent!

And what material is the flooring made of? A good flooring can make an enormous difference, not only in speed, but also in handling the ball.

The playing surface is some sort of laminate with a textured finish which gives the ball a bit of grip. The board the laminate is on is just plain old particle board.

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I think it's called a Rug,

Sailor Steve · 08-24-11, 03:59 PM

I hate foosball.

Mainly because I suck at it.

Penguin · 08-24-11, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I think it's called a Rug,

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Originally Posted by TarJak

The playing surface is some sort of laminate with a textured finish which gives the ball a bit of grip. The board the laminate is on is just plain old particle board.

damned, took me a while:
"hmm, what's so funny about a carpet on a foosball table?", till I looked at the pic again...

*writes 1000 times "I will say playing surface"*

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I hate foosball.
Mainly because I suck at it.

But you don't drink, which is a big advantage regarding foosball. Although it is a pub sports, I am doing only OK when I am sober till half-sober. At later stages I miss the slowmo button

RickC Sniper · 08-24-11, 04:13 PM

Does it have the traditional banked corners or a completely flat playing area?

My wife bought one for the grandkids that is flat and I think it came with 3 goalies for that reason.

Jimbuna · 08-24-11, 04:21 PM

Nice one Grant...spent many an annoying hour one one owned by a mate when I was a kid...I was crap at the thing!!

Stealhead · 08-24-11, 08:38 PM

When I was stationed at Ramstein at the far end of our hangar which we shared with the crew chiefs there was this small single room building that had lockers along the walls at some point unknown a foosball table wound up in there.Everyone would go in there during breaks or while they where waiting for their plane to arrive and play often there would be 10 or 11 different games running each day because everyone was on the move so much so we would write the scores for each game on the walls to keep track every year or so when space ran out we painted the walls again.Sometimes even pilots would come and play and once in a blue moon even a general officer would play round or two.

TarJak · 08-25-11, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

Does it have the traditional banked corners or a completely flat playing area?

My wife bought one for the grandkids that is flat and I think it came with 3 goalies for that reason.

The ends are flat but the sides have platic runners that the playing surface slid into which make sure the ball falls back towards the centre.

08-24-11, 03:59 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I hate foosball. Mainly because I suck at it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Does it have the traditional banked corners or a completely flat playing area? My wife bought one for the grandkids that is flat and I think it came with 3 goalies for that reason. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,775 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nice one Grant...spent many an annoying hour one one owned by a mate when I was a kid...I was crap at the thing!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-24-11, 08:38 PM	#6
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	When I was stationed at Ramstein at the far end of our hangar which we shared with the crew chiefs there was this small single room building that had lockers along the walls at some point unknown a foosball table wound up in there.Everyone would go in there during breaks or while they where waiting for their plane to arrive and play often there would be 10 or 11 different games running each day because everyone was on the move so much so we would write the scores for each game on the walls to keep track every year or so when space ran out we painted the walls again.Sometimes even pilots would come and play and once in a blue moon even a general officer would play round or two.