Air hockey

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Air Hockey

World Champions Ehab Shoukry and Danny Hynes face off at the 2005 National Championships
Years active	1973 to present
Genres	Electro-mechanical, arcade, table sport, bar sport
Players	2
Skills	Dexterity, agility, hand-eye coordination, reaction time

Air hockey is a Pong-like tabletop sport where two opposing players try to score goals against each other on a low-friction table^[1] using two hand-held discs ("mallets") and a lightweight plastic puck.

The air hockey table has raised edges that allow the puck to reflect off horizontally, and a very smooth, slippery surface that further reduces friction by suspending the puck on a thin cushion of air ejected from tiny vent holes built inside the surface. This causes the puck to hover and move easily across the table with little loss of velocity, which simulates the lubricated sliding of an ice hockey puck across a well polished rink, hence the name of the game.