Advantages over Video Games

  1. Real World Interaction versus Buttons, Joysticks, etc.
  2. Easy to Change the Rules (no reprogramming)
  3. No Electricity Required or Consumed
  4. No Looking at a Flat Screen
  5. No Violent Imagery
  6. No Gender Stereotypes
  7. No Couch Potato Posture
  8. No Dead Ends where you Can't Figure Out what to do Next.

Advantages over Pool

  1. Dynamic vs. Static (targets and obstacles are moving versus stationary)
  2. Better Steering (aim ball with rotating chute vs. hitting it with the end of a stick)
  3. Simultaneous Play (two to four players all play at the same time, versus taking turns - one at a time)
  4. Continuous Play (no waiting for the balls to stop and scored balls are quickly reintroduced into play)
  5. Easier to Move and Store (lighter; removable legs with bolts)
  6. Occupies Less Space (smaller table size and no exterior space for cue stick motion)
  7. Multiple Balls can be Released Together (versus hitting one ball at a time)
  8. Teamwork (goalie and wing play as a team)
  9. Easy to Adjust Scoring (so players with different skills can play together)

Advantage over Foosball

  1. Better Steering (Hit target by aiming with a rotating chute vs. hitting it with a figurine)
  2. Simultaneous Play (two to four players can all contact the target ball at the same time)
  3. Easier to Move and Store (lighter; removable legs with bolts)
  4. Occupies Less Space (no additional space for rod motion)
  5. Foosball tries to Mimic Soccer, but Players are Rigidly Connected, versus Independent Steel Balls.
  6. Tall People or People with Short Arms Bend over to Play, sometimes leading to Back Problems.
  7. Price is typically Less because Foosball is Heavier to Contain the Force of Rods Hitting Limits.

Advantage over Air Hockey

  1. Better Steering (Hit targets by aiming steel balls with a rotating chute vs. hitting pucks with the side of round paddles).
  2. Simultaneous Play (two to four players can all play at the same time, versus two people alternating).
  3. The Steel Balls Present an Array of Obstacles versus a Barren Field, so the Game is Constantly Changing.
  4. Easier to Move and Store (lighter; removable legs with bolts)
  5. Takes Less Floor Space than Air Hockey.
  6. Price is Much Less because Air Hockey needs a Motor.
  7. No Electricity; Wires; Power Bills; Energy Pollution

Advantage over Pinball

  1. Better Steering (Hit targets by aiming steel balls with a rotating chute vs. hitting balls with the side of paddles using buttons.)
  2. Simultaneous Play (two to four players can all play at the same time)
  3. Easier to Move and Store (lighter; removable legs with bolts)
  4. Simplicity is Great Fun versus Noise/Lights that Attempt to Make It More Fun.
  5. Price is Much Less because Pinball Games have Electronics.
  6. No Electricity; Wires; Power Bills; Energy Pollution

Advantage over Ping Pong

  1. Steel Balls present a Constantly Changing Pattern of Obstacles, versus a Blank Table.
  2. Don't need 9 feet by 5 feet for the Table and more for the Players to Move about.
  3. Balls are not Easily Damaged.
  4. Don't have to Pick up a Ball on the Floor after Nearly Every Point.
  5. Partners can Attack a Target Ball at the Same Time, versus Taking Turns.

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