Imperial Butcher Block Foosball Table

Comments about Imperial Butcher Block Foosball Table:

This table is super solid, super sturdy, and can take abuse!!! Construction is fairly straight forward (pictures only; no written directions). Here are the only cons: 1) The balls will fly out of the goal opening and onto the ground everytime (I solved this by just putting a cardboard flap in the opening so that the boal will stay in but is still easily retrieved from the outside), 2) the men are not counter-balanced or "weighted" so if the ball hits a rod that your hand is not on, they will swing and kick the ball backwards, 3) the men are plastic (not the hardened rubber men found on old Tournament tables), 4) the playfield is not dull like old tables, but very shiny (however, this does not seem to affect ball control), and 5) the balls in the box are very light-weight plastic and are not that great (Tornado balls do not work on this table - they will "die" after every hit). You can buy a package of 6 tournament-style balls (35mm, texturized) at sears for around $3.00 and they work great. With all this said, let me add that we've had tons of fun with this table. I played alot in college and when my buddies come over we play on this table. While it's slightly different than the butcher-block we had in college, it offers no less excitement. If you are looking for a table that will last and for something to get the family and friends excited about, the Imperial foosball table is awesome. I hope this helps. If you want to see more pictures of this table before you buy it, e-mail me: bcmorrisweb[@]