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55 Rec Room Essentials

From $100,000 Pool Tables to Futuristic Foosball Tables

— May 6, 2010 — Lifestyle
Transform that extra room in your house from boring to badass with these rec room essentials. Nobody will want to leave once they see your Mexican gaming table, foosball grill or interactive foot Pong game.

I know I sure wouldn't leave the house if I had a see-through billiards table. These rec room essentials are sure to make your house the go-to destination this summer for indoor fun.

Implications - This collection of 55 rec room essentials will get your imagination firing on all cylinders for what is possible in your own rec room; and if you do not already have a rec room that you are working on, this collection will inspire you to find a way to get one going.
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Ultimate Mind Games
Ultimate Mind Games
The Brain-Controlled Pinball Machine at the ceBIT Technology Fair
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Billiard Playing-Babies
Billiard Playing-Babies
Toddler Keith O'Dell, Jr. is a Pint-Sized Pool Shark
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Bodily Ping Pong
Bodily Ping Pong
This Version is Played While You Slow-Dance
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Grandma Games
Grandma Games
Granny Foosball Lets You Score With the Elderly
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Bubblegum Soccer Games
Bubblegum Soccer Games
The Tasty and Rewarding Gumball Foosball Table
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Interactive Foot Pong
Interactive Foot Pong
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Technofied Table Tennis
Technofied Table Tennis
Pong Game Gets a Reality Check With LCDs
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Triple Threat Toys
Triple Threat Toys
LEGO Star Wars Foosball Table Combines Three of the All-Time Classics
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47
Robot Pool Sharks
Robot Pool Sharks
Deep Green Mathematically Masters Billiards
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46
Extreme Tennis Tables
Extreme Tennis Tables
The Intifada Ping Pong Table Represents More Than Just a Challenge
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45
Death of Pinball
Death of Pinball
Is it Gameover?
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44
Foosball Grills
Foosball Grills
Table Soccer BBQ Begs the Question, Where Have You Been All My Life?
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Glove Paddles
Glove Paddles
The Brodmann Blades Create a More Intuitive Ping Pong Game
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42
Digitally-Assisted Billiards
Digitally-Assisted Billiards
College Students Simplify the Game of Pool
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Digital Ping Pong Tables
Digital Ping Pong Tables
The SparkFun LED Coffee Table
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40
Motorcycle-Inspired Billiards
Motorcycle-Inspired Billiards
Fierce Luxury Hustler Pool Table
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39
Star-Studded Foosball Ads
Star-Studded Foosball Ads
The Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Bag Captivates the Soccer Gods
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$22,500 Game Tables
$22,500 Game Tables
Geoffrey Parker's 33-Game Station is Several Days Worth of Fun
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Magnetic Foosball Tables
Magnetic Foosball Tables
Dewu Soccer Table Revolutionizes Classic Foosball With Magnets
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36
Gaming Inspired Furniture
Gaming Inspired Furniture
Playing Card Table by John Nouanesing
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Electric Magnetic Foosball
Electric Magnetic Foosball
Kick It
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34
Mexican Toy Tables
Mexican Toy Tables
The Colorful and Striped Pirueta Table by Piey Design
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$29,724 Foosball Tables
$29,724 Foosball Tables
The Lux Gold Foosball Table Will Empty Your Wallet
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12 Player Ping Pong Tables
12 Player Ping Pong Tables
Modular Table Tennis System
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Futuristic Foosball Tables
Futuristic Foosball Tables
Next-Gen Frat House Staple Features Monitors, Auto Ball Lift
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30
DIY Pinball Tables
DIY Pinball Tables
Seamster Uses Scraps to Create Ultimate Arts & Crafts Project
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LED Game Tables
LED Game Tables
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Designer Table Tennis
Designer Table Tennis
Puma Pong
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22 Player Foosball
22 Player Foosball
Amstel Table Football XXL
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Barbie Foosball
Barbie Foosball
Girly Dolls Get Masculine Makeover With Chloe Ruchon's ‘BarbiefootR
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Rec Room Organizers
Rec Room Organizers
The Foosball Player Coat Hangers are Sporty Fun
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Patriotic Billiards
Patriotic Billiards
The American Eagle Pool Table
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Luxury Game Tables
Luxury Game Tables
Foosball for the Fashionable
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Diamond Encrusted Pool Tables
Diamond Encrusted Pool Tables
$177,000 Luxury Billiards from Vincent Facquet
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Techno Tables
Techno Tables
A Computer Converted into a Partytastic Countertop
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See-Through Billiards
See-Through Billiards
The Glass G-1 Pool Table Takes Luxury to the Next Level of Fun
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Extravagant Gaming Tables
Extravagant Gaming Tables
Become a Baller with the Krystall Teckell Foosball Table
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Glass Foosball Tables
Glass Foosball Tables
Custom Lux Minimalist Game Table is Sweet and Shatterproof
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Ping Pong Tables With Panache
Ping Pong Tables With Panache
Hunn Wai's Furniture is for Dining and Gaming
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Roll-Up Ping Pong
Roll-Up Ping Pong
Laurent Perbos Creates Crazy Table Tennis Courts
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Portable Ping Pong
Portable Ping Pong
The Artengo Rollnet Is Perfect For Indoor Winter Activities
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14
Peculiar Pool Tables
Peculiar Pool Tables
Obscura Cuelight Billiards Table Breaks Away from Standard Design
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13
Transformer Gaming Tables
Transformer Gaming Tables
The Poker Dining Table Lets You Have Your Cake and Gamble it Too
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12
Playful Worktables
Playful Worktables
Table and Tennis Will Get Work Done in a Fun Style
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Musical Pool Tables
Musical Pool Tables
Debut Lunar Billiards Table Features Built-In Speakers
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10
Compact Pool Tables
Compact Pool Tables
The Oakdale Folding Snooker Table is Fun Times
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9
Futuristic Billiard Tables
Futuristic Billiard Tables
Pool Sharks Become Delirious With 'Predator' in Sight
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8
Personalized Round Billiards
Personalized Round Billiards
Custom Pool Tables
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7
Tire-iffic Pool Tables
Tire-iffic Pool Tables
The Autosport Pool Table Rocks a Unique Wheel Design
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Vintage Foosball Tables
Vintage Foosball Tables
Swinnen Automatique Gaming Decor
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5
Awesome Foosball Tables
Awesome Foosball Tables
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4
Light Sensor Pool Tables
Light Sensor Pool Tables
The Obscura CueLight Brightens Up Billiard Ball Fun
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3
$74,000 Pool Tables
$74,000 Pool Tables
The Martin-Bauer Tournament Table is Designed for Space-Age Rec Rooms
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2
Design Your Own Pool Table
Design Your Own Pool Table
Mitchell Custom Tables
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Convertible Pool Tables
Convertible Pool Tables
Aramith 'Fusion' Tabletops Go From Billiards to Boardroom
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