Advantages over Video Games

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

Advantages over Pool

1. Dynamic vs. Static (the balls 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. No additional space requirements for cue stick motion
5. Multiple Balls can be Released Together (versus hitting one ball at a time)
6. Teamwork (goalie and wing play as a team)
7. Easy to Adjust Scoring (so players with different skills can play together)

Advantages 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. No additional space requirements for rod motion
4. Foosball tries to Mimic Soccer, but Players are Rigidly Connected, versus Independent Steel Balls.
5. For Foosball, Tall People sometimes have to Bend over to Play, leading to Back Problems.
6. Price is typically Less because Foosball is Heavier to support the Force of Rods Hitting Limits.

Advantages 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. Price is Less because Air Hockey needs a Motor and the Size must be Bigger for reaction time.
5. No Electricity; Wires; Power Bills

Advantages 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. Can Handle the Balls (Pinball is designed with a glass top for coin operation. Pinball has no design option for direct interaction with the playing field.)
3. Simultaneous Play (two to four players can all play at the same time)
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

Advantages over Table Tennis

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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