Another post got me thinking. For us middle aged’ish men, seems like most of us are trying to do the mancave to some extent. Seems like the pool table is the gateway drug so to speak: the marijuana the leads to the crack.
Just curious of the ratio for the above scenarios.
Interesting. I had a pool table long before I had pins. Nice full size slate with burgundy felt. Pretty much took up the entire space that is my game room now. I had to sell it, I actually played more pool before I owned the table. Then wife wanted a ping pong table top, then this became an area for laundry baskets 
I wanted to get a pool table. All the rooms in the house were just a bit to small for a table to be played without obstructions. So I decided what they heck I'll get me a pinball machine and see how that goes.
Well 6 years later I have owned over 50 machines and have met some great people and got some of my buddy's into pinball as well.
I wonder if I never bought a pinball machine if my other friends that now have a good collection of machine's mostly purchased from me would just still have an empty basement.
I'd like to think I started a pinball bug in Jackson. As now I can say with about 6 of us we own 100 or so machines.
Quoted from wayout440:Interesting. I had a pool table long before I had pins. Nice full size slate with burgundy felt. Pretty much took up the entire space that is my game room now. I had to sell it, I actually played more pool before I owned the table. Then wife wanted a ping pong table top, then this became an area for laundry baskets
Hah, I wanted a ping pong topper, but had a 10x5 table (regulation size) and those things are only available for 8x4 tables.
I still need to get a ping pong table that folds for the garage. I love ping pong!
Wanted a pool table but wasn't about to give up the garage for it. Settled for a playroom full of Star Pool, 8 Ball, Laser Cue, Skill Pool, Eight Ball, and Cue Ball Wizard. oh yeah... and a recently added "9 Ball Shootout" vidiot game.
Always wanted a pinball machine, but did not know where/how to obtain one.
Bought a small 7ft full slate (bar) pool table for $200, ( ~25yrs ago), from a surfer dude in Oxnard CA, he needed the money and was moving. Put it in my garage but never really used it, about a year later I moved to Bakersfield CA and put a new felt on it.
Then I discovered where I could buy pins, so my gameroom (19x19ft) soon had wet bar, stereo, pool table, coke machine, video game and my 1st pin, then soon up to 7 pins.
It did get a little cramped in there but you could still move around comfortably and actually play pool without having to use a short stick, except for 1or2 angles.
Finally gave the pool table away about a year prior to plans for moving up to Oregon, since i knew it was going to be a hassle to move. We never really played much pool ever, so never missed it.
Quoted from Atomicboy:Hah, I wanted a ping pong topper, but had a 10x5 table (regulation size) and those things are only available for 8x4 tables.
I still need to get a ping pong table that folds for the garage. I love ping pong!
Ours was 5' X 9' (actually regulation size) We had a top for it, but I don't know about 10 Ft.
Bought the Pool Table and then got into pins and took the table down. The only reason I took it down was because of lack of space, otherwise it would still be up.
That said, anyone want to trade a gorgeous 1 of a kind pool table for a pin? $5K value! 
Had a pool table for years, got into pins, sold pool table. Not for more space but to raise money for more pins. No vote option for me 
Quoted from pinballholder:Had a pool table for years, got into pins, sold pool table. Not for more space but to raise money for more pins. No vote option for me
Should have put sold table for space/money.
Quoted from wayout440:Ours was 5' X 9' (actually regulation size) We had a top for it, but I don't know about 10 Ft.
Ok, I guess that was the size I had. I could never find one though. Either way, its days were numbered.
I wouldn't get rid of my pool table because it gets guests into the garage. Once there they play some pinball as well. Without the pool table they probably wouldn't even go in.
Quoted from pninja005:I'm downsizing to 5 pins to place pool table
Quoted from Hoopjohn:Seriously considered a pool table, but after serious thought, came to the realization that well over 50% of all pool tables have boxes sitting on them within 6 months.
My first game actually was a ball bowler.
Pool tables and workout equipment, good intentions -> little use.
Quoted from Wickerman2:Have a nice pool table for sale in Denver if anyone is interested.
Me too in St Paul, MN.
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