A recreation room (also known as a rec room, rumpus room, play room, playroom, games room, or ruckus room) is a room used for a variety of purposes, such as Party, Game and other everyday or casual activities. The term recreation room is most prevalent in the United States, while rumpus room is more common in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In the United Kingdom, the most common term is games room, or sometimes den. Some, however, will have a room specific to one particular game or entertainment unit often found in a recreation room, or some have a snug, which is a smaller cosy room for watching films and playing Video game. Often children and teenagers entertain their friends in their home's recreation room, which is often located in the basement, away from the main living areas of the house.
Contents
Recreation rooms can have many themes and contents, depending on their intended use.
Entertainment
Recreation rooms are normally centered on some form of entertainment, typically an audio/video setup. This can consist of something as elaborate as a projection screen with surround sound or something as simple as a base model
television.
Seating
Couches, pub tables/chairs,
bar stools, bean bag chairs,
and
may all be used in recreation rooms.
Games
are frequent in recreation rooms. In addition to games played on a normal table, recreation rooms sometimes include custom game tables for
table tennis (ping pong),
table football (
foosball), table shuffleboard,
air hockey, or
billiard table (pool). Custom tables for
casino games such as
poker,
blackjack, and
craps are also common. Other games include
and
such as
pinball and video games. More substantial game rooms may have mini
, indoor
, and other specialty amenities.
Food and drink
Refrigerators,
,
,
, ice cream makers, and
can sometimes be found in recreation rooms.
See also
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