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Finding new ways to have fun at home is always important. As we continue to spend more time self-isolating as part of the mandated coronavirus quarantine, now is the perfect time to build upon your game room collection or get into home sports for the first time with the addition of a foosball table.
Foosball (a.k.a table soccer) arrived in the United States in 1962 after enjoying great popularity in Europe. By the 1970s, it became one of the nation’s favorite arcade games, with nearly 1,000 tables being sold each month. However, with the 1980s came games like Pac Man, and soon enough foosball’s popularity was seemingly usurped.
While the novelty of foosball may have worn off, its lasting appeal as a classic bar game has not. In the past few decades, foosball has risen beyond its status as a casual competition game. In 2002, the International Table Soccer Federation was established, elevating the stakes of the game.
While most of us probably won’t go on to play in the foosball World Championships, there are still ways to get in on the action. The best foosball tables let you bring the family or a few friends together for an at-home tournament – though there’s no promising things won’t get just as competitive.
