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Le Chuck:
I like the big room and second losing the row seating in favor of a more casual arrangement. 

Edit:  3K post marker bishes!

Vigo:
Agreed with a lot of the above. I like the 1 room approach with couches and or recliners. Or one of those lounger sofas.

I'd think it would also be better to get furniture with a smaller footprint. Then you could have an open area in the middle of the room. First, it could give you room for whatever console gaming stuff you need the room for. Kinect, Rockband, DDR, etc. You could set out a folding table for card games / board games or whatnot. Get a friendly card game going with an open bar on one side, and a sports game going on the tv on the other side.

lordnacho:
Have you thought about stand up table(s) instead of a bar?  Then you can sit or stand at them and look in any direction of the room, not just the tv on the wall.  Could also move them around as needed. 

Was the bar to have a sink or could that be moved in the future if you want to swap things around?

jdbailey1206:

--- Quote from: Maximus on July 28, 2013, 11:05:28 pm ---Yep HT rack and other bits and pieces need to be addressed, at the moment I'm just playing with basic space ideas to see what will fit and how it will feel.

Here's a no-walls approach to the original space, keeping it 100% social and mixed. 10 Cabs, 2 Cockpits, a driver, 2 pins, shuffleboard, 8 luxury theater seats, 4 bar seats and 140" screen.




--- End quote ---

If you go with the open walls approach and the big screen I would lose the row seating all together and go with a more living room feel.  (ie couches, lazy boys, etc.)  This will give, like others have said, a better use of the space.  My old man has built the same idea in his new house (sans arcade cabinets).  He has built a bar, has a shuffle board and has walled off his theater room.  If you are going for more of a theater room feeling I would definitely put up those walls.  So you won't be bothered when watching Steel Magnolias on Lifetime.   >:D  But if you want a more "family" atmosphere lose the walls and the seating.  Even those chairs you have in your mock up are extremely comfortable.  But in the end you have to ask yourself, are you really striving to have up to 12 arcade machines, 3 pinball machines etc. or can you be realistic and make it a more of a family oriented space while still having room to place enough of your cabinets to enjoy the space?

Maximus:
I'm glad I'm going through all these versions and getting people's feedback, helps the brain cells. So yep if my space is limited then the last version is probably the best with more casual seating. Although I just want to point out that this really is primarily a 'man cave' that can also accommodate other species, there are plenty of other large, hospitable areas for entertaining in other areas of the house. I want to strike the balance of 'awesome for action movies and football' with enough space and openess to have 10-12 people in there. I dont want it so comfortable that my wife and kids adopt it as their favorite space for naptime and book reading.  :o

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