So you're building up your man-cave, huh? Like Sam Adams beer, this is always a good decision: every slightly-educated human male is aware that a dedicated area of the home designed specifically for him is essential to a man's happiness.... as essential as poker, Sports center, and chicks in bikinis. And while one of the man-caves specific purposes is to play the role of "Fortress of Solitude," it's also intended to be the ideal hang-out for you and all your other poker-playing, beer-drinking, Sports center-watching buddies. The only problem? Each one of these poker-playing, beer-drinking, Sports center-watching buddies has a man-cave of their own. So you'll need the top gaming room set up and supplies in order to make your man-cave better than the rest. First step: Television. BIG television. In those horrible years called the 90's, when a big-screen TV had a caboose the size of a Volkswagen, the options of where and how big your television would be were limited, and sometimes dictated, by the architecture of your game room decor. With flat-screens the norm these days, you can hang a High-Definition screen almost any place. No matter what goes on in your man-cave or what the situation, the activity in the room will always flow around the television. Picking the right one, as well as the right location for it, is brutally essential. (On a different note, don't spring the extra dough for 3-D channels. Avatar might have been cool, but you and all your friends sitting in the basement wearing goofy glasses is not.) Once you've got the television in game room ideas, you should probably add a couple gaming tables. The ideal one is poker, since it's a group activity. Ping pong tables, pinball machines, air hockey, foosball... all fun games, and certainly worth looking into. But Poker can encompass the largest amount of players at once, and isn't that the point? While you're at it, pick up a custom poker chip set, some fancy new card decks, and any other poker table supplies you may need. The more professional your supplies, the more professional you’re gaming room decorating... and the more your friends will want to be included.