I looked at the reviews and given the price, I purchased this as a present for my 10 year old grandchild. I have built many "some assembly required" furniture pieces in the past, so I was not too worried about the difficulty some were having. Unit arrived in two days via Fed Ex ground service, and as usual the packaging was ravaged. As per normal for me, I took pictures of the box before I even moved it. Upon opening the box I was pleasantly surprised that the pieces were packed well and nothing was damaged.

Assembly. Okay, if you have built furniture and other similar pieces in the past, assembly should not be a huge challenge. The instructions are adequate but not detailed. Biggest issue I heard from other comments was to make sure you have the handles/players in correctly, correct order and correct direction…do it wrong you will need to take allot of the table apart to correct. It is not hard, just be aware and be careful. It is helpful to have a screw gun/drill with bits to make things go faster…they do give you an Allen wrench but….well….in a pinch it works but pack some patience! I would recommend the screw gun/drill, sets phillips bit, allen bit, and speed square (for making sure the legs are square with the table). I did not have to re-drill any pilot holes so I did not need to drill but other have stated differently.

Overall the table is strong, sturdy and plays well. We are not "professionals" so it worked very well for our needs. We have had a few hours on it and nothing has come apart! ONLY downside is the screws that come with the side mounted cup holders barely screw into the wood. I had to use longer screws in order to properly attach them since the first time we used them, someone bumped into one of the holder and it came off easily. That is the only negative I have for this table.

Some notes:

– Finish is a photo finish that is adhered to the wood so be-careful not to get them wet. In the past, with my experiences, these eventually start to peel up on the ends/edges, so I have used contact cement to re-adhere. No biggie and I would not make this a reason not to buy, just be aware! Oh, DO NOT put tape on the finish since it may tear and lift off.if you try to remove the tape…not saying this table has does this, I am just not going to try it!!!

– There is enough "slop" in how the legs attach to the table that If you are not careful the legs will be slightly crooked. I used a speed square to make sure the legs were "square" with the table as I tightened down.

– Build time is an hour or less if you are familiar with this type of construction and assembly. I doubt this is a huge challenge for any person who has and experience with basic hand tools….really not that hard to assemble.

– A second set of hands is helpful, but one person can do it.

– You can assemble with a phillips screwdriver and the kit supplied allen wrench, but a screwgun with bits will make the job much easier.

– Have fun! The table does what it is designed to do and if given proper care, should last a long time!

Assembly wasn’t too bad. I struggled a little with the play field staying in the slots but everything else was pretty straightforward. One of the four balance feet cross threaded (bad threads to start with). No big deal since I can level from the other three. Assembly took a little over an hour. I do have two gripes. First, the plastic handles come off often during play. I designed and printed some TPU (rubber) ones to replace them (printed ones are installed in the photos). Not an issue anymore for me. Second, the players don’t travel the full length they are supposed to. The goalie only covers 3/4th of the goal and other players don’t reach both edges. There is no way to fix this without drilling new holes in the sticks. Technically not a huge deal since it affects both teams the same. The family has still enjoyed playing it. I’m still giving it 4 stars since the table is solid for the price. I highly recommend replacing the handles or finding some way to secure them better. Otherwise expect game play interruptions.

I ordered this for my 4 grandchildren with low expectations due to the low price.
It exceeded my expectations!! My grandchildren love it and I boughta 2nd one for my nephews birthday and know he will love it.
This is awesome!

It is a great addition to my basement and the kids love it! Great product for the price! I’ll give it a 4.8/5 only because two of the knobs were broken at the ends. Other than that, it’s perfect!!

This foosball table took a while to construct, about two hours by myself while also multi-tasking. Instructions could have been better, but there are Youtube videos for installation. I had to disassemble and reassemble the table to properly align the players – this could have been clearer in the instructions, but it all came together with no missing or extra parts.

Once assembled, this game is a lot of fun for 2-4 players. It is a smaller table, sized for children, but still fun for adults. Our 4 and 6 yo love the foosball table. It seems to be solidly constructed. This is my second Best Choice Products game, the other was air hockey. Both seem to be quality products and I would recommend them based on quality and price.

Quality product at a good price. Well worth the money.

The table is ok for what it costs. Assembly wasn’t too hard. I ran into 2 major issues in use. First is the amount of slop/play/movement of the plastic rod bearings inside of the wooden table. The imprecise fit makes installation easy, but makes gameplay frustrating as the rods move up and down by about 2-3 mm and that makes them more difficult to spin. I resolved that by 3D printing round bushing tubes that go around the part of the bearings inside the wooden table and making them tight to the point where I had to gently hammer the female part of the bearings (with the 3d printed bushings) into the wood and then hammer the male part of the bearings into the female. This removed about 90-95% of the unwanted movement without affecting the sliding of the rods through the bearings. The second issue I ran into is that the rods themselves are very thin and prone to bending if players aren’t careful (who wants to be careful when playing foosball?). My resolution to this issue will be to order a new set of rods. Unfortunately, even a cheap set of decent rods will cost about the same as this whole table.