Having a pool table in your home is great if you like to entertain, but you want to ensure no one damages it accidentally. Everyone wants to go to the neighborhood party at the fun house, especially on Halloween. If you have a pool table, there’s a good chance yours is the house where everyone gathers after trick-or-treating. Whether you plan to play a few games as part of the fun or just treat the table like a piece of furniture, you always want to be careful. A good-quality pool table is an expensive item, and you don’t want to risk damaging it. In addition to providing exceptional service for your pool table, our team at Mr. Cue’s Billiards also has some tips to help you protect it.
Use a Cover
When you have a lot of people over for a party, guests are always looking for somewhere to put their drink or plate down. If there’s no game actively going on at the pool table, there’s a temptation to treat it like any other surface. Now, you don’t want food and drinks spilling all over your pool table, but you also don’t want to be scolding your guests all evening. Getting a cover for your pool table is the perfect solution. If you have a fabric cover, the table is no longer a stable surface to put something down. You can also get rigid covers that allow you to use your pool table as a normal table without damaging it.
Know Who’s Playing
If your house is the post-trick-or-treating party house, there’s a good chance that people will want to have a game of pool. You, of course, want to be a generous host and are happy for guests to enjoy the pool table, but you don’t want anyone to damage it. However, you also don’t want to be constantly policing your guests’ pool games. So what do you do? You can play yourself and offer pointers, but it’s not very gracious (or practical) to do that all evening. Another option is to ask some other guests who are more experienced players to keep an eye out, especially if kids are playing. Even if something does happen, our team at Mr. Cue’s Billiards is available if you need pool table service.
