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08 Nov 2009, 5:12 pm

Or air hockey? Or foosball?



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17 Nov 2009, 8:14 am

I use to play air hockey when we used to go tempin bowling when I was younger. I used to play pool but prefer snooker. Don't know what foosball is



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21 Nov 2009, 5:46 pm

Snooker is really difficult to get the hang of! The table is just so huge.

I much prefer pool. At least I can occasionally pot more than two balls in a row.
I remember when I used to visit my dad when he worked overseas, and he lived on a compound with a free swimming pool and pool table - I got pretty good at pool after playing it every day for a month! If I had a large apartment and enough money, I'd get myself a pool table now.

I used to like table football too, until I learnt in the sixth form at school that there was more skill involved in the game than I'd originally thought, and that I was rubbish at it. There was one guy there who used to hog the table, challenging all-comers - he could score using his goalkeeper pretty much every time.



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25 Nov 2009, 4:04 pm

I've played on a few pool leagues before. None lately. It's a fun game. Most pool tables are located in bars though, which means a lot of people and alcohol. Not a good mix for me.


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26 Nov 2009, 4:35 pm

potty245 wrote:
I use to play air hockey when we used to go tempin bowling when I was younger. I used to play pool but prefer snooker. Don't know what foosball is


This is foosball:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWzU7gkbDw[/youtube]



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26 Nov 2009, 5:50 pm

Was never any good at foosball--too much to have to concentrate on too quickly.

I liked bumper pool, because it was on a small table and no rush to take a shot.

I liked air hockey too, because while it was fast, there are very few things (puck, goals, and the "sticks"--whatever those things are called) to keep track of.

I would like to have a Skee-Ball machine. :) Does anyone know how much they cost?



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08 Dec 2009, 6:52 pm

I use to play pool occasionally with my friends. When I played with them, for the most part, I liked it. I was never that good in pool but I didn't mind playing now and then. I now occasionally play on-line.

I haven't played Air Hockey in years! I never played foosball to my memory. I do play Skee Ball sometimes when I'm at fairs.



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30 Dec 2009, 11:08 am

i play pocket pool



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20 Mar 2010, 4:30 am

I used to play pool after school for fun for about 4 years and never realised how good I got at it until my friends wanted to challenge me 8O



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20 Mar 2010, 9:12 am

I used to play pool compulsively for about 18 month. It came to the point where I made $500 in a single shot on a side bet. I indicated which pocket each of five balls would land.

Then the other fellow attempted to renege on said bet, claiming it to be a "fluke".

I have found that to stay in "pool shape" I have to play at least once a day.


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20 Mar 2010, 1:48 pm

I play pool in the bars and have gotten quite good at it.



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22 Mar 2010, 1:22 pm

I love pool, air hockey, and foosball! I play pool when I need to get something off of my mind.



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28 Mar 2010, 2:03 pm

Pool is a former "special interest" of mine! I spent almost all of my spare time in pool halls for awhile, just practicing by myself or playing random people. I got quite good and briefly considered trying to turn it into a career. But then I dropped it and probably haven't played half a dozen games in years. Funny how it works that way. Wonderful game, though!



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03 Apr 2010, 11:43 am

I enjoy playing pool but I am not very good at it. I play maybe once or twice a month.