diff --git a/examples/example/games/airHockey.js b/examples/example/games/airHockey.js
index e8416427bf..abacc05a9b 100644
--- a/examples/example/games/airHockey.js
+++ b/examples/example/games/airHockey.js
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ var paddle1Pos, paddle2Pos;
 var names = ["air-hockey-table-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k", // keep this synchronized with what's in grabHockey.js
              "air-hockey-paddle-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k",
              "air-hockey-puck-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k",
-             "air-hockey-light-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k"];
+             "air-hockey-light-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k",
+             "air-hockey-floor-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k"];
 var table_name_index = 0;
 var paddle_name_index = 1;
 var puck_name_index = 2;
 var light_name_index = 3;
+var floor_name_index = 4;
 
 
 var deleteButton = Overlays.addOverlay("image", {
@@ -289,8 +291,40 @@ function mousePressEvent(event) {
 }
 
 function spawnAllTheThings() {
-  center = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiply((FIELD_WIDTH + FIELD_LENGTH) * 0.60, Quat.getFront(Camera.getOrientation())));
-  table = Entities.addEntity({
+  center = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position,
+                    Vec3.multiply((FIELD_WIDTH + FIELD_LENGTH) * 0.60, Quat.getFront(Camera.getOrientation())));
+
+  Entities.addEntity({
+    name: names[floor_name_index],
+    type: "Box",
+    position: Vec3.subtract(center, {
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      z: 0
+    }),
+    dimensions: {
+      x: FIELD_WIDTH,
+      y: FLOOR_THICKNESS,
+      z: FIELD_LENGTH
+    },
+    color: {
+      red: 128,
+      green: 128,
+      blue: 128
+    },
+    gravity: {
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      z: 0
+    },
+    ignoreCollisions: false,
+    locked: true,
+    friction: floorFriction,
+    visible: debugVisible,
+    lifetime: LIFETIME
+  });
+
+  Entities.addEntity({
     name: names[table_name_index],
     type: "Model",
     modelURL: polyTable,
@@ -301,7 +335,7 @@ function spawnAllTheThings() {
       z: 1.31
     }, MODEL_SCALE),
     position: Vec3.sum(center, MODEL_OFFSET),
-    friction: floorFriction,
+    restitution: edgeRestitution,
     ignoreCollisions: false,
     visible: true,
     locked: true,
diff --git a/examples/example/games/grabHockey.js b/examples/example/games/grabHockey.js
index 5da94324ce..7e379294ec 100644
--- a/examples/example/games/grabHockey.js
+++ b/examples/example/games/grabHockey.js
@@ -11,29 +11,17 @@
 //
 
 // these are hand-measured bounds of the AirHockey table
-var fieldHalfExtent = {
+var fieldMaxOffset = {
   x: 0.475,
   y: 0.315,
-  z: 0.830
+  z: 0.82
 };
-//var fieldMinOffset = {
-//  x: -0.475,
-//  y: 0.315,
-//  z: -0.830
-//};
-var halfCornerBoxWidth = 0.85;
-
-//// parameters for storing the table playing field
-//var fieldMax = {
-//  x: 0,
-//  y: 0,
-//  z: 0
-//};
-//var fieldMin = {
-//  x: 0,
-//  y: 0,
-//  z: 0
-//};
+var fieldMinOffset = {
+  x: -0.460, // yes, smaller than max
+  y: 0.315,
+  z: -0.830
+};
+var halfCornerBoxWidth = 0.84;
 
 var tablePosition = {
   x: 0,
@@ -152,10 +140,9 @@ function mousePressEvent(event) {
       var props = Entities.getEntityProperties(table);
       // keep this name synchronized with what's in airHockey.js
       if (props.name === "air-hockey-table-23j4h1jh82jsjfw91jf232n2k") {
+        // need to remember the table's position so we can clamp the targetPositon
+        // to remain on the playing field
         tablePosition = props.position;
-        // when we know the table's position we can compute the X-Z bounds of its field
-        //fieldMax = Vec3.sum(tablePosition, fieldMaxOffset);
-        //fieldMin = Vec3.sum(tablePosition, fieldMinOffset);
       }
     });
   } 
@@ -250,15 +237,15 @@ function mouseMoveEvent(event) {
         mousePosition = Vec3.subtract(mousePosition, tablePosition);
 
         // clamp local mousePosition to table field
-        if (mousePosition.x > fieldHalfExtent.x) {
-          mousePosition.x = fieldHalfExtent.x;
-        } else if (mousePosition.x < - fieldHalfExtent.x) {
-          mousePosition.x = - fieldHalfExtent.x;
+        if (mousePosition.x > fieldMaxOffset.x) {
+          mousePosition.x = fieldMaxOffset.x;
+        } else if (mousePosition.x < fieldMinOffset.x) {
+          mousePosition.x = fieldMinOffset.x;
         }
-        if (mousePosition.z > fieldHalfExtent.z) {
-          mousePosition.z = fieldHalfExtent.z;
-        } else if (mousePosition.z < - fieldHalfExtent.z) {
-          mousePosition.z = - fieldHalfExtent.z;
+        if (mousePosition.z > fieldMaxOffset.z) {
+          mousePosition.z = fieldMaxOffset.z;
+        } else if (mousePosition.z < fieldMinOffset.z) {
+          mousePosition.z = fieldMinOffset.z;
         }
 
         // clamp to rotated square (for cut corners)