Baizewick guide
Games room ideas by room size: what fits where
Start from the room you have, not the table you want. This chart shows which games fit common UK room sizes with full playing space, worked out with the same maths as our tools.
How to read the chart
Each game needs its playing zone: the table plus room for the players. Pool and snooker tables get a full cue on every side. A tick means the game, or the combination of games, fits with every zone kept separate, so nobody is cueing into the dartboard lane.
Room sizes are typical examples, measured wall to wall. Real rooms have doors, radiators and furniture, so check your own with the layout planner.
Which games fit which room
| Game | Box room or study 3.0 × 2.7 m | Single garage 5.0 × 2.6 m | Typical bedroom 4.0 × 3.2 m | Large lounge or garden room 5.2 × 4.1 m | Double garage 5.5 × 5.5 m | Large games room 7.0 × 5.5 m | Barn or outbuilding 9.0 × 6.5 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartboard | — | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Table football | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| 6ft air hockey | — | — | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| 6ft pool table | — | — | — | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| 7ft pool table | — | — | — | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Full-size table tennis | — | — | — | — | — | Fits | Fits |
| 8ft pool table | — | — | — | — | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| 7ft pool + dartboard | — | — | — | — | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| 7ft pool + dartboard + table football | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fits |
| Full-size snooker | — | — | — | — | — | Fits | Fits |
The short version
- Box room or study (3.0 × 2.7 m): Table football.
- Single garage (5.0 × 2.6 m): Table football, Dartboard.
- Typical bedroom (4.0 × 3.2 m): 6ft air hockey, Table football, Dartboard.
- Large lounge or garden room (5.2 × 4.1 m): 7ft pool table, 6ft pool table, 6ft air hockey.
- Double garage (5.5 × 5.5 m): 7ft pool + dartboard, 8ft pool table, 7ft pool table.
- Large games room (7.0 × 5.5 m): Full-size snooker, 7ft pool + dartboard, 8ft pool table.
- Barn or outbuilding (9.0 × 6.5 m): Full-size snooker, 7ft pool + dartboard + table football, 7ft pool + dartboard.
Small rooms: go vertical and fold away
A dartboard needs very little width, just a lane about 1 m wide, but it needs about 3.5 m of length. It can share a wall with shelves. Table football is compact and pushes against a wall when not in use.
A folding table tennis table, or a pool table with a dining top, lets one room do two jobs. Read about multi-game tables before you buy one.
Long, narrow spaces
Single garages are long but narrow, which suits a dartboard lane and table football far better than a pool table, which needs width for the cue at the sides. If you want pool in a narrow room, look at a 6ft table and a short cue for the long side. The room size checker shows where a short cue would be needed.
Bigger rooms: plan zones, not tables
In a large room the risk is crowding. Keep the pool table’s cue zone, the dartboard lane and any walkways separate, and leave a clear route from the door. Put the dartboard where nobody walks past the oche.
Before you order anything big, check the delivery route as well as the room.
Common mistakes
- Choosing the table first and measuring the room afterwards.
- Letting the cue zone and the dartboard lane overlap.
- Forgetting door swings, radiators and sofas.
- Measuring an empty garage, then adding storage that steals the space.
Questions
What games can I fit in a small room?
Table football fits a box room of about 3 × 2.7 m. A dartboard needs little width but a lane about 3.45 m long, so it suits a single garage or a bedroom with a long wall.
Can I fit a pool table in a single garage?
Usually not with full cues on every side, because single garages are narrow. A 6ft table with a short cue on one long side may work. Check your exact width with the room size checker.
How big a room do I need for pool and darts?
With every zone kept clear, a 7ft pool table and a dartboard lane need a room of roughly 6.1 × 4.0 m, as a planning value.