What is Air Hockey? Air hockey is a fast and furious game with one clear objective: Score more points than your opponent. Players use a mallet to push a plastic puck across a frictionless surface in an attempt to get that puck into their opponent's goal, earning a point every time they do so.

Buying an air hockey table is a great investment for any game room. It can provide hours of fun for players of all ages—from kids to seasoned pros. Not every type of player wants the same kind of air hockey table, though.

A typical air hockey table consists of a large smooth playing surface designed to minimize friction, a surrounding rail to prevent the puck and strikes (paddles) from leaving the table, and slots in the rail at either end of the table that serve as goals.

When reaching the end of the Basic, the mallet circles the puck and gets in front to stop it. From there the puck is tapped sideways against the wall and hit backwards to the original starting position.