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3 Less Known Game Tables that are a Lot of Fun
If you have a large enough home to have an open basement or large family room, and if you have kids or regularly have guests, then you may be in the market for some game tables. For a family, game tables are a great way to encourage activity and interaction between family members and friends. There is a large variety of available game tables on the market today, so there is virtually something for everybody.
The more popular, active games include foosball, air hockey and table tennis. A favorite past time for people of any age is pool, partially because it has been around for a long time, but also because a large variety of different games can be played on a pool table. Other types of game tables are more sedate, such as poker tables, or tables with built in game boards, such as chess, checkers and back gammon. Many of these types tables (especially antiques ones) have beautiful inlay tops that can be removed to reveal the game board. These tables also usually have drawers to store the game pieces. Besides all these types of game tables, there are three types of games that are not as common in a family game room, but that you family may really enjoy. Let's take a look at these three less common games.
- Basketball - this active game does not have to be just confined to the court, there is an indoor version as well, one that is often seen at arcades, but is also great in a family game room. After all, basketball is very popular among kids and adults alike. The basketball game has a hoop (or two for more competitive play), netting along the sides to contain the balls, and a trough for the balls to land in and roll back to the shooter. This game is can be enjoyed year round, but is especially great in the winter time when bad weather and short days keep people inside more.
- Dome Hockey - Let's face it, when air hockey was invented in the early 1970's, it was an instant success. But there is another version of table top hockey that is not as well known, but still a lot of fun to play. It is dome hockey. The best way to describe this game, is think of foosball for soccer, and now think of a similar game for hockey. The table is relatively small and the field is covered by a plastic dome. On the table top are small hockey players that are controlled by rods that stick out of the side of the table, just like in foosball. Each side controls 6 miniature hockey players: a goalie, two defensive and three offensive players. If you like air hockey or foosball game tables, you may really enjoy this one as well.
- Shuffleboard - When I think shuffle board, I think of elderly people playing the full sized version on board a cruise ship. The goal is the same, to send pucks gliding down the the field trying to get them to stop within marked scoring zones at the other end of the table. You use your hands to propel the puck. Though you can find shuffle board game tables that are as long as 22', the 9' version is more common for home use. This game can be a lot of fun, taking both skill and strategy to truly master game play.
About the Author
MJ is a freelance writer for Clickshops, Inc. where you can find a great selection of game tables for the whole family to enjoy at www.fungametables.com
Different Types of Poker - Part 2
This article is written in continuance of "Different Types of Poker - Part 1". A quick summary of what was covered in part was the general instructions of how to play popular poker styles including Texas Hold'em, 5 card stud, and 7 card stud. This article will focus on draw poker, Omaha, triple draw, crazy pineapple, and razz.
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Draw poker is a most simplified and very popular version of poker. The person dealing rotates around the table between hands. This game includes small and big blinds for the 2 players to the left of the dealer. Each player is then dealt 5 cards. There is an initial bet that circles the table then given the option to discard 0 to 5 cards. The cards discarded are replaced with new cards from the deck with intent of building a good poker hand. Card values are kept the same as most poker variations. Following each players discard there is one final betting round to complete the hand and of course the winner takes the pot.
In comparison to Texas Hold'em, Omaha has most of the same rules but you are only provided 4 cards instead of 2 from the dealer. The change in the amount of cards one is holding greatly changes the game. This puts more mystery into people's hands and changes the style of play. Omaha is still found being played quite often inside casinos.
Razz is a reverse version of 7 card stud. In razz the winner is the one with the lowest hand out of each player. Flushes and straights normally don't count against you but there are different versions with different stipulations. Even the losers can be winners in this game!
Crazy pineapple is a variation of Texas Hold'em. Each player is dealt 3 cards instead of 2. Both the betting and poker standards are all the same as Hold'em. One major change made that puts a spin on the game is that you have to discard one of the cards in your hand prior to the fourth card being flipped from the flop. At the end you still end up with the same amount of cards as Texas Hold'em but you had an opportunity to build a more solid hand. This discounts how the percentages you and your opponents are able to figure by what's shown on the flop.
These games are all very similar in many ways but the slight changes made to each game completely change the mathematics, methods, and means of success. Many also find that buy playing these games you learn a further understanding of each by seeing the games from different aspects. All were very popular from time to time just as Texas Hold'em is today.
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