New room, Ox Billiards in Seattle

[gerryf]

Now open below Broadway and Pike: Ox Billiards, Capitol Hill’s new underground pool hall

After years as a — literally — underground boxing gym, there’s a new obsession forming below Broadway and Pike. Ox Billiards is now open. CHS reported earlier this summer on Micha…

www.capitolhillseattle.com

The new all-ages pool hall ... with 5,500 square feet of space housing four full-size snooker tables of mahogany and Chinese Gold, plus eight more nine-foot pool tables, black-finished and felted in blue by Rasson Billiards.

 

[maha]

take out one snooker table and put in a 3 cushion table.

doesnt look very spectator /meaning place to hang out. so its a play or get out place.

high rates dont go well for those that play long sessions or are newcomers.

they have a long hard road ahead. but a nice place to play.

if you just play ten hours on the weekends thats $10,000 a year to play there.

 

[vjmehra]

take out one snooker table and put in a 3 cushion table.

doesnt look very spectator /meaning place to hang out. so its a play or get out place.

high rates dont go well for those that play long sessions or are newcomers.

they have a long hard road ahead. but a nice place to play.

if you just play ten hours on the weekends thats $10,000 a year to play there.

Given they were charging $400 to see Judd, I guess people round there have deep pockets ;-)

 

[gerryf]

take out one snooker table and put in a 3 cushion table.

doesnt look very spectator /meaning place to hang out. so its a play or get out place.

high rates dont go well for those that play long sessions or are newcomers.

they have a long hard road ahead. but a nice place to play.

if you just play ten hours on the weekends thats $10,000 a year to play there.

That's using public rates. If you're a member it's 20% off regular rates, and you also have off-hour 24/7 access for $8/hour. Membership is $200/year.

HAPPY HOUR RATES: EVERY DAY, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., $12
EVENING RATES: SUN - THR, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. $15
EVENING RATES: FRI - SAT, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. $20
AFTER-HOUR MEMBER RATES: $8

Rates are total cost for 4 players or less. I see lots of 4-player groups on Fri/Sat evenings, and at $5/hour each (non-members) it's much cheaper than going to a movie.

An interesting approach.

 

[boogieman]

That's using public rates. If you're a member it's 20% off regular rates, and you also have off-hour 24/7 access for $8/hour. Membership is $200/year.

HAPPY HOUR RATES: EVERY DAY, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., $12
EVENING RATES: SUN - THR, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. $15
EVENING RATES: FRI - SAT, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. $20
AFTER-HOUR MEMBER RATES: $8

Rates are total cost for 4 players or less. I see lots of 4-player groups on Fri/Sat evenings, and at $5/hour each (non-members) it's much cheaper than going to a movie.

An interesting approach.

Ouch. I hope they pay better out there.

 

[maha]

in seattle a movie is around ten bucks. so for two hours it isnt much cheaper.

but it is a nice room that is expensive to play in. will it make money, we will see.

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

Seattle is a very expensive area in general, look at the housing market ! This is a fair price for that market. It's nice to hear of a place opening instead of closing.

 

[straightline]

Ouch. I hope they pay better out there.

I think minimum is 15 bucks. There of course is no cap on the spread.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Seattle is a very expensive area in general, look at the housing market ! This is a fair price for that market. It's nice to hear of a place opening instead of closing.

Lot of big bucks jobs in great Seattle Area, but they also have those living check to check.

 

[maha]

its really not good that they open. in reality if they make it with those prices other rooms stupidly think that is now the going rate and raise their rates. which drives out newcomers and hurts chances pool ever recovers.

which relegates pool to be a friday night date place for bangers with their girl friends.

 

[gerryf]

its really not good that they open. in reality if they make it with those prices other rooms stupidly think that is now the going rate and raise their rates. which drives out newcomers and hurts chances pool ever recovers.

which relegates pool to be a friday night date place for bangers with their girl friends.

At a few pool rooms near me, they have a $12/hour rate, but if you belong to the league, it's $5/hour all-you-can-play until 7 pm, and $5/hour after that. That encourages a lot of participation.

 

[boogieman]

which relegates pool to be a friday night date place for bangers with their girl friends.

Sounds like ripe pickings for money games, but you better stipulate loser plays table time!

 

[jtompilot]

I would only go there to check out the Rasson tables and see how they compare to a Diamond. Other than that I know I have action at the Golden Fleece.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

I looked at their web-site last night they are doing thing to hopefully make a go of this Pool Room. Time will tell if they make it.

 

[realkingcobra]

take out one snooker table and put in a 3 cushion table.

doesnt look very spectator /meaning place to hang out. so its a play or get out place.

high rates dont go well for those that play long sessions or are newcomers.

they have a long hard road ahead. but a nice place to play.

if you just play ten hours on the weekends thats $10,000 a year to play there.

I don't think they're catering to pool players, smart move on their part, means selling bottled water will work without all the complaints!

 

[realkingcobra]

in seattle a movie is around ten bucks. so for two hours it isnt much cheaper.

but it is a nice room that is expensive to play in. will it make money, we will see.

Add in the popcorn too

 

[realkingcobra]

Sounds like ripe pickings for money games, but you better stipulate loser plays table time!

No ones going there for money games, I can assure you of that. But knowing the Seattle crowd, they'll be packed on the weekends.

 

[realkingcobra]

I looked at their web-site last night they are doing thing to hopefully make a go of this Pool Room. Time will tell if they make it.

Isn't TIME the test of all businesses?

 

[realkingcobra]

I would only go there to check out the Rasson tables and see how they compare to a Diamond. Other than that I know I have action at the Golden Fleece.

And pain in the ass parking!!

 

[realkingcobra]

take out one snooker table and put in a 3 cushion table.

doesnt look very spectator /meaning place to hang out. so its a play or get out place.

high rates dont go well for those that play long sessions or are newcomers.

they have a long hard road ahead. but a nice place to play.

if you just play ten hours on the weekends thats $10,000 a year to play there.

Have you been to Seattle recently, like in the last 20 years? Seattle don't really have a 3C crowd, and those that do play, go to the Asian pool rooms on Rainier Ave, and MLK. Snooker has a better draw as there's more people from India coming into Seattle all the time, and those 4 Snooker tables are about it for Seattle snooker, unless the Eastlake Zoo still has their snooker table.

And u guarantee you, no one's playing 10 hr days on the weekends in Seattle, Golden Fleece maybe, providing they have action, if not, they're gone!