Notes from the floor.
The ClubTime blog: billiards, PlayStation and the game club business
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Notebook, Excel or software: choosing a system for your game club
Game club management software vs a paper notebook or Excel: what each does well, where money leaks, a checklist for choosing, and how to switch in a week.
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How to open a billiard club: a practical plan from premises to first shift
How to open a billiard club: room size and ceiling, Russian pyramid or pool, table lighting, the bar, staff shifts, cost categories and accounting from day one.
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How to price billiard tables per hour: a worked example in UZS
How to price billiard tables per hour: cost per table-hour, occupancy, day and night rates, VIP tables, prepaid time, minimum billing and price increases.
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How to start a PlayStation lounge: consoles, controllers, pricing and time control
How to start a PlayStation lounge: how many consoles to buy, TVs and seating, spare controllers, hourly pricing, prepaid time and switching TVs off on time.
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Preventing cash leaks in a game club: 7 practical methods
How to prevent cash leaks in a game club: every game on the timer, smart plugs, counted shift handovers, Telegram alerts, stock counts and shift comparisons.
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Smart plugs for billiard lights and console TVs: power follows the timer
How a smart plug keeps the billiard table light or PlayStation TV on only during a paid session: what to buy, offline mode, load safety and staff control.
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Day and night rates for a game club: when they pay off and how to set them
When day and night rates pay off in a game club: picking the boundary hour, sizing the price gap, billing sessions that cross it and reviewing after a month.
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The club bar: stock counts, FIFO costing and real profit
Bar stock and FIFO costing for billiard and PlayStation clubs: a worked FIFO example, stock counts, shrinkage, markup vs margin, hiding cost from staff.
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Karaoke and VR room billing: charging for time and orders without disputes
Karaoke and VR room billing: room-hour or per-person pricing, orders on the room bill, bookings, moving to a bigger room and a clear receipt at closing time.
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Game club KPIs: six numbers every club owner should know
Game club KPIs with simple formulas and worked examples: table occupancy, revenue per table-hour, average check, bar share, peak hours and net result.
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