Custom pool tables are, well, almost anything you want them to be as they are customized to your requirements. The last one I’ve seen had a glass tabletop which was a bit disconcerting as you can see the floor when you play a shot, however it looked cool or what! The glass had been specially treated so the balls would roll instead of skid and the price was a bit eye-watering, around $30,000. But for the man who has everything, it could be the ideal gift for Christmas this year.

And speaking of outrageous prices, the latest gadget is a pool table that has a projection system. The projector projects an image onto the specially treated table that is only revealed when the billiard balls roll across the table. The image is revealed in ripples as if the ball is rolling in the water, really creepy. Inevitably, the image on the demo model was of a scantily clad young woman, but she could have any image she desires, and I can see it being used as a real wow factor in a high-class club or nightclub. The price for this amazing children’s toy was $180,000, but $160,000 was for the projection system. Although I think I’ll wait until the price drops a bit before getting one.

So customizing your pool table comes at a price, but you don’t need to have the expensive toys mentioned above to have a custom table, you can just get a cloth with the logo of your favorite beer or football club on it, there is a company that will do that for you Or on steel framed Formica sided pool tables you can have pretty much any design painted on even a family photograph now that could add some pizzazz to your games room and these customizations are much more reasonably priced from £ 150 to the cloth. and maybe £200 to customize the paint job on a steel frame table. So yes, you too can afford a custom pool table, but don’t be too ambitious about customizations.