One of the most profitable businesses in the furniture arena is the manufacture of game tables. It seems that it is always enough space on the market to manufacture them and enough people willing to buy the final product.
There is a large variety of game tables for games like: poker, billiards, hockey, black jack, craps, shuffleboard, pool, carom, Go, Skittles, etc.
Shuffleboard game
This is a game liked by everybody, young or old, women or men. Even teachers say that the game increases young children's skills regarding their numeracy and co-ordination. The shuffleboard table - made of maple, oak, cherry or mahogany with Polymer, Glossy or Lacquer finish - has cabinets and a Score Unit above (this can be classic, made of wood or electrical). Normally it is quite long, about 22 feet, but there are also smaller versions for the home.
Even without ice, you can still play hockey
A hockey table is made of plastic-covered MDF, and imitates a real hockey rink. There can be only two players and they have to score by handling representations of hockey players which are moved up and down through rods placed underneath the playing surface. Stiga, a Swedish company, is the one that makes the hockey tables used in international competitions. In fact the game has its origins in Sweden. There are two types of table for this game: an arcade hockey table (the whole table is covered with a plastic dome that stops the puck leaving the playing area) and air hockey table (the playing surface is not covered).
Let's play black jack
The game is also known as “21”. It is the most famous casino card game, but it can be played anywhere. To play, you first need a black jack table, the cards and the chips. The table, usually a combination of wood, plywood, MDF and plastic, has a sturdy green felt top. The playing surface is imprinted with six/seven spots for players and one dealer. There is a betting circle in front of each player, for the chips. There are also folding black jack tables (which are very easy to pack, transport or store) and black jack tops (cloths that fits on any usual table and have the same design as a casino black jack table.
Craps tables
The game craps offers players more than 100 different bets. To play it you need a proper table, chips and two dices. The dices are very strictly controlled and in big casinos there are rules that stipulate that the dice should be changed after 7-8 hours of playing. The craps table is very similar to the ones for poker or black jack, but the green felt top has more areas (Pass Line, Come, Place, Field, and other bets) where the chips can be placed. The craps table has the same printed design for bets at its ends. In the center of the tables there are areas where Hardways and One Roll bets can be placed.
Save space and money- buy combination game tables
Combination game tables are the answer for practical and economical needs: how to save storage space and money, but still play your favorite games. These combination games tables are especially designed to allow more then one game to be played on them. For example the top of the table can be rotated on a smooth axis to reveal either a pool table or an air hockey table; the top of the table is sold with two different cloths, for a pool or a poker table. And there are other sophisticated dining tables that can be transformed for games of: poker, roulette, craps, checkers, chess or backgammon. They are usually sold along with all the necessary accessories and sometimes with adjustable chairs. When folded, the table is a real storage unit for all the games' pieces.
A combination game table could prove to be the best solution for the home player.
