The Gaslight: Air Hockey

Summer, 1971. The last set at The Gaslight is over, nobody's leaving, and there's an air hockey table in the back. The Gaslight is air hockey for two people at one screen, or for one against the house. No accounts, no ads, nothing to set up: pick a table on the chalkboard and play. First to five. TWO AT THE TABLE • iPhone Duo: open it on its side, one of you at each end. • iPhone: lay it flat between you, a mallet under each finger. • iPad: turn it on its side for the big table. Each end keeps its own score, turned to face its player, and the screen holds still mid-match, so a bump won't flip the table. ONE AGAINST THE HOUSE Easy, Normal or Hard. Some nights the house is half asleep; some nights it's had its coffee. On a closed iPhone Duo, play the house on the outer screen. THE ROOM On your first visit, a short painted film takes you down the stairs, past the last song of the night, to…