In the grand tradition of Calvinball, this four-player table tennis setup looks like it borrows elements from other games. Including ping pong and billiards; mashing them up into a new creation that’s ready to destroy friendships.
Unlike doubles table tennis, where players on each side work together to score points, it’s every person for themselves in this creation. The table is split into four sections, and players can hit the ball onto whichever surface they want. The angled surfaces result in bounces that don’t fly all over the room but also require quick reflexes to return a shot. Points are scored when a player misses a shot, or when they hit the ball into the centre hole of an opponent’s table.
Available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $US250, I’m particularly fond of this unique take on table tennis, because you’re not stuck with a giant permanent table filling your basement or garage. I know most of them do fold up, but they’re still a pain to wrangle and put away. [Hammacher Schlemmer]
light487
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 1:55 PMLooks like one of those games you see on Star Trek where they’ve taken the basic idea from the game and “improved” upon it in the resulting 200-300 years :)
Ozoneocean
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:00 PMIf I was to do a Star Trek “improvement” on this game it’d be for the other three players to be naked alien space-babes.
Big Windows
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:43 PMBlue ones?
Wiggles.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:55 AMWith three tits?
Julien
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:28 PMLove the Calvinball reference.
M0les
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6:47 PMI’m almost ashamed to say it, but this actually looks like it might be fun.
Mind you, I’m not going to rush-out and buy a set (Visitors to my home note the lack of a REGULAR ping-pong rig, let alone a batshit-bonkers one). Nevertheless I’ll suggest it as a competitive activity for next year’s office Festivus party.
Really need an action video (w/ Operator Please/Song About Pingpong as the soundtrack)
smurfydog
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:03 PMI agree. It looks like fun and I want to play this, but I’m never buying a set.
And +1 to video with Operator Please soundtrack!