Tredford
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I bought a house with a "man-cave" over the garage (see attached pic):
- It's not fully insulated, so here in canada I can only play in it ~10 months of the year (playing in your coat is not that comfortable);
- It's completely isolated from the rest of the house so its great for games that go late into the night;
- I made a large poker table (seen in the pic) and a smaller 6-player table (I should start a thread on that maybe)
- I installed some used hardwood flooring and gave I new paint job;
- It has a standard fluorescent light, like you might have in the office;
- It has a sink and running water but the only bathroom is off the end of the small 2nd floor balcony out the back (lookout below!) ... the inside bathroom IS there if they arent noisy late at night.
Before covid, I would have poker night with FRIENDS a 2-3 times a year, mostly tournaments with re-buys (that way people could show up whenever).
My problem is my friends live 1+hrs away now (and they suck at poker) and only want to play for $20-40, and only once or twice a year.
Does anyone else have a poker/games room in the house?
How do you furnish it? How should I furnish it?
How do you arrange games and are they on a set schedule? Cash or tournaments, only friends, friends can bring friends, local strangers from CardsChat?
Do you supply snack food and beverages? Is it "on the house"?
Are you ever worried about safety?
I would love hear some thoughts / ideas / recommendations! Thanks!!
- It's not fully insulated, so here in canada I can only play in it ~10 months of the year (playing in your coat is not that comfortable);
- It's completely isolated from the rest of the house so its great for games that go late into the night;
- I made a large poker table (seen in the pic) and a smaller 6-player table (I should start a thread on that maybe)
- I installed some used hardwood flooring and gave I new paint job;
- It has a standard fluorescent light, like you might have in the office;
- It has a sink and running water but the only bathroom is off the end of the small 2nd floor balcony out the back (lookout below!) ... the inside bathroom IS there if they arent noisy late at night.
Before covid, I would have poker night with FRIENDS a 2-3 times a year, mostly tournaments with re-buys (that way people could show up whenever).
My problem is my friends live 1+hrs away now (and they suck at poker) and only want to play for $20-40, and only once or twice a year.
Does anyone else have a poker/games room in the house?
How do you furnish it? How should I furnish it?
How do you arrange games and are they on a set schedule? Cash or tournaments, only friends, friends can bring friends, local strangers from CardsChat?
Do you supply snack food and beverages? Is it "on the house"?
Are you ever worried about safety?
I would love hear some thoughts / ideas / recommendations! Thanks!!
