In reviewing foosball tables to find the best tables for every budget and feature set, we looked particularly close at who each table was designed for. Whether a table is crafted with kids, amateurs, or semi-professional foosball players in mind can make a big difference in the quality, durability, and cost of the table. Dimensions are also extremely important since not only the table but also the fully extended sticks and two players need to fit comfortably in whatever room you plan to put the table in. Finally, we looked at optional preferences like rod types and goalie configurations,

We spent tens of hours poring through technical specifications and customer reviews to find the best foosball tables currently on the market. The result is the table below showing our 12 favorite tables and their distinguishing features. Read on for detailed descriptions of each table, complete with pros and cons. Our buying guide covers everything you need to know when choosing a foosball table, and finally we sum up our three overall favorite foosball tables.

This makes the table much easier to put away and store somewhere, such as in a large cupboard or under a bed out of the way. Even if this is not possible, it can still be folded up and put in the corner of the room where it would be taking up far less space than it would if it was fully assembled. It may still be in sight, but at least you will have far more available space.

One of the best folding foosball tables available to buy today is the 48" KICK Monarch Folding Foosball Table. One of the main criticisms of folding foosball tables is that they are often light in weight in order to remain portable. Whilst this is good for moving to its storage location, a lightweight table can suffer from excessive movement during intense gameplay; and as most folding foosball tables are designed with children and families in mind, the gameplay on them will be pretty intense and boisterous!

The vast majority of people spend so much time and effort in reading reviews and choosing the best foosball table for their needs and budgets, only to then use poor quality balls and ruin the gameplay. Ok, ruin is probably too harsh a word to use, but the negative impact a low quality ball has on gameplay cannot be overstated.

It is a bit like buying a top of the range sportscar, only to then fit it with cheap, low grade tires. It may still look good, and it will get you from A to B, but its potential performance and the overall pleasure you will get from it will be severely constrained. So just like car tires, your choice of foosball ball will make all the difference in how your foosball table plays.

A cork ball is quite soft, which also means it is slower than other types of foosball balls. It is primarily to be found on European tables, as these balls are idea for stopping, pinning and passing the ball. The softer composition also greatly reduces the amount of bounce back when the ball hits the side and back walls of the playing area.

As we have already seen on this page, European style foosball tables are geared up for a slower, more technical style of game play. The cork balls a perfect, and pretty much essential, for this style.

The best textured foosball balls are made from a hard wearing urethane compound. Quicker than cork balls, they are much faster over the playing surface. Yet they also have an element of softness to them which allows for skillful play too. In many respects they are a perfect balance between the standard stock fast-paced hard plastic balls, and the softer cork ones which, as stated above, are designed more for skill and tactics rather than speed and power.

Textured balls are to be found in most American foosball tables, which are designed with more of an emphasis on speed, power and intensity than their European counterparts. In fact, textured balls are used in every sanctioned foosball tournament in the United States.

If you are eager to see what you need to know before you start looking for a great foosball table, browse the topics I covered in this foosball table guide below in the table of content. You will see that I have added a list of best foosball tables separated by special categories in foosball table reviews at the end of this table soccer guide.