How many amps does a vid game pull?

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I remodelling my basement, including a video game /pinball room.

I'm trying to figure out how many outlets to put on each 15A or 20A breaker.

Thanks
 
i have (2) 20 amp circuits in the basement just for games. i have never had a problem with even 8 games on each of those. Hope that helps
 
I metered each one of my games with one of these:
http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html

...and they pull between 1.1A and 2.1A, with the vectors (and Satan's Hollow for some strange reason) pulling the most.

In my gameroom, I have 4 wall switches that control a total of 12 outlets (3 outlets each), broken across 2 dedicated 20-amp circuits.

I have 15 games in there now, and turn them all on when friends come over with no problems, and plenty of amps left over for a few more games.
 
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