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Title: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: darkchie on July 15, 2014, 11:17:45 AM: hey everyone!, i am trying to identify a game table i have in my possesion. I think i have narrowed it down to a poker table of some form but i am still not too sure as there are beads around the outside that seem to be for keeping score of some kind.

I was wondering if anyone might be able to shed a bit more light on this?

(http://www.dumpt.com/img/files/nfh9mo9giqeypduspa7b_thumb.jpg) (http://www.dumpt.com/img/viewer.php?file=nfh9mo9giqeypduspa7b.jpg)
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: mart on July 15, 2014, 02:21:05 PM: How have you narrowed it down to poker since each hand is won or lost independently ??
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: darkchie on July 15, 2014, 02:23:56 PM: well, i said i 'think' i have, i never said for definate...however if you look at rounded poker tables they look fairly similar including the metal cup holders. The only thing that throws me are those beads...
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: mart on July 15, 2014, 02:35:05 PM: It is odd !! Is that the way its used ?? Or does it have legs ?? Approx. how big is it ?? Your pic makes it look like a tabletop piece and can`t enlarge it to get a better look !!
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: darkchie on July 15, 2014, 02:51:30 PM: it doesnt have legs so i do think it is a table top piece, i just cant find any reference anywhere to anything like it......yes it looks like a poker table but those beads are throwing me. I was thinking maybe multi game table and the beads were for idk dice or something random....but even then.....what is it >_<....and when i click the image link it brings up a gigantic picture all zoomed in.....im using firefox...
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Post by: KC on July 15, 2014, 03:38:06 PM: I do know that many older gambling games had "scorekeepers" (or what some term as an abacus). Just not familiar with this one. Looking...
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: darkchie on July 15, 2014, 06:01:55 PM: ty iv been looking for nearly 2 days now i cant find anything.....its super annoying
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: mart on July 15, 2014, 08:42:58 PM: How many players is it for ?? 4 or 6 ?? And each place has how many beads ?? How big is the table across ??
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: KC on July 16, 2014, 12:14:30 AM: Mart it has 6 scorekeepers and 6 cups.

Some questions to be answered please....
1) Size/dimension of the board
2) picture of the underside of the board
3) what are all the items on top of the board? I see 2 pins (which don't fit with the game) and not sure about the other items.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: darkchie on July 16, 2014, 04:41:48 AM: Quote from: KC on July 16, 2014, 12:14:30 AM
Mart it has 6 scorekeepers and 6 cups.

Some questions to be answered please....
1) Size/dimension of the board
2) picture of the underside of the board
3) what are all the items on top of the board? I see 2 pins (which don't fit with the game) and not sure about the other items.

Thanks.

Hi, ok so i cant provide anymore photographs until i am back at work, however the back is just black wood, no indentifying marks what so ever. The items ontop of the board are not related to it what so ever all we have is the board itself. The dimensions are 1mx1m with the cups measuring around 2-2.5". I take it like me you have had no luck in locating anything so far?
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Post by: mart on July 16, 2014, 08:49:18 AM: Where are you located ?? U.S. ??
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: Antiquesq on March 09, 2015, 09:58:10 AM: http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/table/puff-billiards.htm
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Post by: KC on March 09, 2015, 04:44:02 PM: Antiquesq thank you so much for resolving this!!!!

That actually looks like a fun game!
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Post by: greenacres on March 09, 2015, 05:57:00 PM: Strong hands with all that squeezing making the ball move.
Title: Re: Need help identifying a game table...picture included
Post by: mart on March 09, 2015, 06:02:31 PM: Well who would have thought of that ?? Does look like fun though !!