Via Wired's "Play" section (about halfway down, here, under "You Shoot, You Score!") comes a sleek, customized table soccer game with players looking just like you and yours. And for only $73,000!

Now you can really get in your foosball opponent's face. Players on the Opus soccer game table can be modeled and microcasted based on photographs of you, your friends, and your family. You can pick their uniforms, too. The table (made from hardwood and stainless steel) has a frosted, LED backlit surface that can change colors if you get tired of the standard turf green. There's no referee, but a bubble level ensures an even playing field. Opus: $73,000, www.elevenforty.com.

All this for only $73K. As it happens, I'm getting a bit weary of the bulky, inelegant, generic foosball unit in OUR family room. Now that we've repaired the deck and stocked up on blueberry juice, olive oil, and keffir-lime cashews at Trader Joe's, I think we're ready to take the plunge, by golly.

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at August 24, 2005 09:59 PM