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How To Avoid Buying a Lemon Pool Table

A pool table is an investment. If you buy right, it will provide decades on fun with minimal ongoing cost. If you buy wrong, then you may well end up with a lemon. Follow our suggestions to minimise your risk. Always, always, always but a slate bed table. Board tables are cheaper but are susceptible to warping within as little as a few months. A second hand slate bed table will most likely be better (and less trouble) than a brand new board top table. If you plan to buy second hand : BEWARE!...

Holidaying in the Algarve this year?

So, here's the thing. You find the perfect Algarve Holiday Villa and are itching to book it. It is close to the beach, the golf course and the top restaurants. It looks clean, it has great indoor outdoor flow and the pool looks beautiful : so inviting. It seems perfect but for one thing. It has no games room - no table tennis table in the garden, no pool table in that shady spot, no foosball table to jiggle with while the BBQ is on and no trampoline to tire out the kids before their afternoon...

Profit Share Pool Tables

Then why not take a pool table from us on a 50/50 split. It costs you nothing to have the table installed and we simply split the coins between the two of us. It really can add lots to your bottom line. We have tables right across the Algarve (about 70 sites in total) and this is our most recent installation : Sensation in Albufeira....

The Mud Pool Table

This is one of the first pictures we ever posted on our previous website : the mud pool table. Sure, it might not be very flat and the cushions might not give a good response but, all things considered, these guys have done a great job. If you'd like to see some prettier pool tables, then contact Ross to view our slate bed pool table stock in Almancil, Algarve, Portugal. He might even make you a cup of tea too....

Table Tennis : Interesting Facts

Interesting Fact Number One : You can play table tennis on the beach. Interesting Fact Number Two : You can buy or rent table tennis tables from FJ North Lda based in the Algarve in Portugal. Interesting Fact Number Three : Here are some more facts that you might want to know : Click here to see them....

UK Games Room of The Year 2015 Finalists

We've been in the games room business for more than 30 years but this is the first that we have heard of the UK Games Room of the Year Awards. If you need help creating your entry in the Portugal Games Room of the Year Awards, then just get in touch....

Foosball - The OFFICIAL Rules

Foosball is a great game but like any semi competitive hobby, everyone needs to know the rules or all hell can break loose. So, is spinning allowed, can you take a time out during gameplay and are sandwiches allowed on the field of play? Find Out Once and For All The Real Rules of Foosball....

How To Clean Your Pool Table Cloth

Someone will always end up spilling something on the pool table at some stage during its lifetime! Pool table tops get dirty – drink spills, chalk marks and powder, dirt build-up, accidents with food, just to name a few possibilities. Regularly cleaning the felt top is important to help keep it looking great and to prolong its life : Click Here to Find Out How Best To Go About It....

Which Pool Table Is Best For Me?

Buying a pool table is a reasonably sized decision so it is important to make the right choice for you, your family and your home. You should be thinking about : Budget : Board top tables are less expensive than slate bed tables but can be problematic. We always suggest buying a slate bed table if your budget allows. Space Required : Snooker and Pool Tables range from 12ft to 6ft in length. Always remember to allow for cue-ing space around the table. We have a handy Room Sizer that can h...

Eaten Too Many Mince Pies?

If the answer is yes, then you might want to get a little more active this coming January. Table tennis is certainly a sport for all and a sport for life. The main benefits are: improves aerobic fitness with more oxygen circulated around the body; burns off calories with energy being supplied to the muscles and not forming fat; develops alertness and co-ordination; increases strength and power of leg and arm muscles and, perhaps best of all, is a cracking game for all the family. Prices for ...

Still Struggling For A Christmas Present?

Only 7 more days to go before the Big Guy comes down the Chimney. If you are still struggling for a top notch pressie for your loved ones, then consider the Winmau Blade 4 Dartboard set. It includes the World Championship Blade 4 Dartboard, Cabinet, Oche Line, 2 Sets of Darts, Chalk and Duster Set and a Check Out Poster : All for just 130€. Boas Festas....

Things To Do In The Algarve When It is Raining

Most people come to the Algarve during the Summer when you can more or less guarantee hot weather and have great fun on the beach and around the swimming pool. However, in the Winter, things can be a little different and whilst it isn't as cold as other places around the World (including the UK), it can rain a bit. But don't worry too much, there are plenty of things to do when it does rain. You get yourselves off to the Cinema (in English), bowling (in any language), shopping, eating and drin...

Space Invaders, Galaga, Pac-Man, Galaxian, 1942, Donkey Kong and More.....

Full size, upright arcade machines pre-loaded with hundreds of arcade classics from yesteryear. We have both new machines and used machines for sale both of which can be delivered within the Algarve ready for Christmas : get in touch to find out more....

We have hit the LAUNCH button and we now have LIFT OFF

Our first ever website was designed around 2006 and was pretty basic. Things have moved on since then (both in terms of what we do and what customers expect a website to look like). We thought we'd better catch up and so have been busy working away on the new version : www.fjnorth.net. We hope you like it. If you do like it, tell your friends. If you don't, just keep it to yourself, obrigado....