Table Tennis
Trade fast rallies and wicked spin across the table, from the garage to the club.
~$180Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
30–60 minTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$180 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 30–60 min at a time, $180 to find out whether it sticks.
NoiseSome noiseSpaceDedicated room
The path12 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$60
- Find a club or a hall with tables
- Get a proper bat, not a hardware-shop one
Then the quests
- Rally twenty shots without losing the ball
- Serve legally six times in a row
- Rally using both forehand and backhand
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