System and method for foosball table implementing playing obstacles

A foosball table system comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a plurality of walls extending upward relative to the playing surface including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a first end wall, and a second wall opposite the first end wall, wherein a plurality of rods extend through the first sidewall through the second sidewall;
• a first goal on a first end wall;
• a second goal on a second end wall;
• a first set of user input controls;
• a second set of user input controls;
• one or more lights;
• circuitry coupled to the one or more lights and configured to cause the one or more lights to emit a first color of light for a predetermined time period;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory, computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and having logic stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes performance of operations including:
• receive user input from either of the first set of user input controls or the second set of user input controls,
• modify gameplay of a foosball game currently being played using the foosball table system, and
• detecting the foosball was scored in the second goal following expiration of the predetermined time period, incrementing a score of a second team or player by a plurality of goals resulting in an updated score, and displaying the updated score on a display screen of the foosball table system.