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  • March 30, 2015

    Top 10 Pool Table Designs for 2015

    Home remodeling season is heating up and many home buyers have a pool table in mind for that nice finished basement or entertainment space.  In Maryland and Virginia Pool Tables are still the benchmark for family fun in upscale homes. ...

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  • November 5, 2014

    Brunswick vs Olhausen Pool Tables part 2

    The Olhausen Grace is clearly a baby Olhausen but it still features everything that makes an Olhausen table special.  From the cushions to the hand built solid hardwood cabinet, you are still getting a real Olhausen when you buy a Grace.  If Made in the USA is still important to you then the debate is over.
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  • February 28, 2014

    Pool Table Reviews

    Over the years I have written pool table buyers guides from the perspective of a local family retailer in Maryland since 1954.  The pool table reviews include tables from Brunswick Billiards, Olhausen Billiards, and many other companies and are kept...

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  • Olhausen vs Brunswick Pool Tables
    November 18, 2013

    Olhausen vs Brunswick Pool Tables

    As an Authorized Pool Table Dealer in Maryland for both Brunswick Billiards (since 1967) and Olhausen Billiards (since 2007) we are often asked by customer which company makes the better pool table:  Brunswick or Olhausen?  This is like asking "Who...

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  • December 20, 2012

    2013 New Product Sneak Peek

     As 2012 wraps up we are excited about some big changes coming to Robbies Billiards in the upcoming year.  A new generation has taken over the operation of this 60 year old company and as huge fans of entertaining at...

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  • November 19, 2012

    Best Selling Pool Tables of 2012

     It has been a great year so far at Robbies with our new "Exclusive Lifetime Guarantee Program" combined with our premium vendors like Brunswick, Olhausen, and Legacy Billiards, especially in the Pool Table category.  Our Kensington Maryland "Design Center" draws...

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  • November 1, 2012

    Best Pool Tables Under $2,000

     Very few new pool tables fall into the highly affordable sub $2,000 price range.  Early in the 2000's oversees manufacturing began to drive down the cost of entry level slate pool tables.  Before 2001 your main option under $2,000 was...

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  • September 27, 2012

    Best Pool Tables for Vacation Homes

     Over the years we have traveled deep into the West Virginia Appalachian mountains and to beach homes on Maryland's Eastern Shore helping customers outfit vacation homes or rental properties.  Other than a Hot Tub, the Pool Table is the ultimate...

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  • June 6, 2012

    Brunswick Tremont 8' Pool Table Review

      As a new feature in the Blog we are going to start reviewing some of the game room options shown in our store.  While it is difficult to be completely un-biased, we are going to look at individual items and...

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