Quick Answer: Target’s pool table catalog splits into four tiers: a compact budget table from Hall of Games (the 66” Apex, $389.99), a portable folding table from Hathaway (the Fairmont 6-ft, $449.99), and two full-size 7-ft tables — the Hathaway Jupiter at $863.99 and the Hall of Games Edgewood at $1,249.99 — that use nearly identical K-818 bumpers and wool-blend felt despite a $386 price gap, per current Target.com listings. Nothing in the lineup is real slate; everything is MDF or engineered wood.
Target doesn’t manufacture pool tables any more than Walmart or Academy Sports do — it’s a retail channel, and Hall of Games is the name it leans on most for that channel, the way MD Sports anchors Walmart’s catalog and American Legend anchors Academy’s. Where Target gets genuinely interesting is that it sells its own house-leaning brand next to a well-known third-party one (Hathaway) at the same table size, which makes it one of the few retailers where you can compare “the retailer’s brand” against “a brand everyone’s heard of” at matched dimensions, not just matched price tiers.
Target pool tables by the numbers:
- $389.99 for the Hall of Games 66” Apex, per Target’s current listing — a 15mm engineered-wood playfield with L-shaped rubber bumpers and a velvet playfield, the cheapest table in the catalog.
- $1,249.99 vs. $863.99 — a 45% premium for the Hall of Games Edgewood over the Hathaway Jupiter, even though both are 7-ft tables with genuine K-818 rubber bumpers and a polyester-wool blend felt, per Target’s current pricing for both listings.
- 90 days is Target’s standard return window on large items like assembled furniture, extended to 120 days for RedCard holders, per Target’s published returns policy — though delivery/assembly fees are typically non-refundable either way.
Target pool tables at a glance
| Table | Best for | Size | Surface | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall of Games Apex | Best ultra-budget | 66" | MDF, velvet cloth | ~$389.99 |
| Hathaway Fairmont | Best portable/folding | 6-ft | MDF, blue felt | ~$449.99 |
| Hathaway Jupiter | Best value full-size | 7-ft | Engineered wood, wool-blend felt | ~$863.99 |
| Hall of Games Edgewood | Best overall | 7-ft (84") | 3/4" engineered wood, wool-blend felt | ~$1,249.99 |
1. Hall of Games Edgewood — Best Overall
Hall of Games Edgewood 84" Billiard Table
- A 3/4" (18mm) thick engineered-wood playfield with double-side lamination for durability, topped with a 50% wool-blend felt and genuine K-818 rubber bumpers, per Target's current product listing — the most fully-specced table in Target's own lineup.
- Ships mostly preassembled with a full accessory kit: one set of 2.25" balls, two 57" cues, a triangle, two chalks, and a brush, so there's no separate accessory purchase needed to start playing.
- Reviewers describe it as solid and stable once leveled, with the K-818 bumpers giving consistent rebound — the same bumper cushion profile Target's own cheaper Jupiter also uses, which is the real story of this lineup (see the FAQ above).
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The Edgewood is Target’s flagship billiards table, and it plays like one — but its biggest selling point isn’t a feature the Jupiter lacks outright, it’s a thicker bed and nicer double-lamination finish on top of bumpers both tables already share.
2. Hathaway Jupiter — Best Value Full-Size
Hathaway Jupiter 7' Pool Table
- An 84" x 48" table with a 73" x 37" playfield, built from engineered "True Roll" wood and covered in a red polyester-wool blend felt, per Target's current listing — genuine K-818 bumper cushions, the identical profile used on the pricier Edgewood.
- Finished in a resilient black melamine shell with post-style legs and white inlaid sights, plus durable black ABS drop pockets and corner connectors — a different look from the Edgewood's wood-grain PVC laminate, not a different construction tier.
- At $863.99, it's $386 cheaper than the Edgewood for a table with the same bumper spec and a comparable felt blend — the clearest value pick in Target's full-size range if the Edgewood's extra bed thickness and lamination aren't a priority.
If the Edgewood is Target’s showpiece, the Jupiter is the table most buyers should actually check first — it undercuts the flagship by nearly 31% while matching it on the bumper spec that affects how the table actually plays.
3. Hathaway Fairmont — Best Portable/Folding
Hathaway Fairmont 6-ft Portable Pool Table
- A 6-ft folding table designed to collapse for storage between uses, per Target's listing — the right pick for an apartment, rec room shared with other furniture, or anyone who can't dedicate permanent floor space to a table.
- Ships with a full accessory set (balls, cues, chalk, brush) and a blue felt playfield, matching the bundled-accessory pattern across the rest of Target's lineup.
- This is the same Fairmont line covered in more depth in our Hathaway pool table brand guide and our folding pool table roundup — Target is simply one of several retailers that carries it.
For anyone who needs the table to disappear between games, the Fairmont is the only genuinely portable option Target sells — neither the Apex nor the two full-size tables fold down.
4. Hall of Games Apex — Best Ultra-Budget
Hall of Games 66" Apex Billiard Table
- A compact 66" table with a 57.875" x 28.25" playfield, built on 15mm engineered wood with a velvet-cloth surface and L-shaped rubber bumpers, per Target's current listing — includes a 1.75" ball set.
- The playfield mainframe ships preassembled, so setup is mostly building and attaching the legs rather than a full table build — a faster unbox than the full-size tables above.
- Also sold at Home Depot under the same Hall of Games name and SKU, which is the one data point that keeps this from being a true Target exclusive.
At under $400, the Apex is the cheapest way into any kind of real pool table at Target — just go in knowing “compact” means a den-sized table, not a regulation playing surface. See our mini pool table guide if a small footprint is the priority over full-size play.
The Edgewood/Jupiter price gap
The most useful thing to know about Target’s lineup isn’t which table is “best” — it’s that the two full-size 7-ft tables share their most functionally important spec. Both the Hall of Games Edgewood and the Hathaway Jupiter use genuine K-818 rubber bumper cushions and a polyester-wool blend felt, the two factors that most affect how a ball actually rebounds and rolls. The Edgewood’s real edge is a thicker, double-laminated 3/4” bed versus the Jupiter’s thinner, unspecified-gauge “True Roll” wood — a legitimate durability difference, but one that costs $386 to get, not a difference in kind.
How to choose
- Want the cheapest way into a real pool table? The Hall of Games Apex at ~$389.99 is a compact 66” table, not full-size, but it’s a genuine engineered-wood table with real rubber bumpers.
- Need the table to fold away? The Hathaway Fairmont at ~$449.99 is the only folding option in Target’s lineup.
- Want full-size play for the least money? The Hathaway Jupiter at ~$863.99 matches the flagship Edgewood’s bumper spec at 31% less cost.
- Want Target’s best-built table regardless of price? The Hall of Games Edgewood at ~$1,249.99 has the thickest bed and nicest lamination in the lineup.
- Comparing other retailers? See our Walmart pool table guide, Academy Sports pool table guide, and Costco pool table guide — Walmart’s MD Sports tables undercut even the Apex on price, while Costco is the one of the four with genuine slate.
The bottom line
Target’s pool table selection is small but genuinely differentiated by size and portability — compact (Apex), folding (Fairmont), and two full-size tables (Jupiter, Edgewood) that turn out to share their most important spec despite a near-$400 price gap. The Hathaway Jupiter (about $863.99) is the find for anyone who wants full-size play without paying for the Edgewood’s extra bed thickness, but if budget isn’t the deciding factor, the Hall of Games Edgewood (about $1,249.99) remains the better-built table.