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It’s easy to find or make modular gaming boards and tiles, but difficult to find proper gaming tables. GW won’t say who makes theirs, and GeekChic is rather pricey.

Unfortunately, this IndieGoGo campaign didn’t succeed: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/modular-gaming-table and the creator has stated that he will not pursue the venture any further.

However, on his blog: http://realmsofminiatures.blogspot.nl/ he links to a product designed for children that may be perfect for wargamers. http://www.toysrus.com/buy/outdoor-play/kids-outdoor-furniture/connect-2-play-48-x-48-inch-modular-activity-table-c2p4x400x-3994320

As it’s designed for children, it is too short to be used out of the box, but I imagine one could easily extend the legs to a proper height. Or, if you bought two, you could stack them for a 42″ table. Judging from the pictures, it comes with accessories such as cup holders for beer and trays for dice and minis and things. And if you have kids, apparently it’s pretty good for its intended use, as well. There’s also a package with just 2 squares, so you’re looking at $120 USD + S&H for a 6×4 foot gaming table. Double that if you want to go the stacking route.

Actually, a friend of mine just had a brilliant idea. Buy 2 and stack them! Then you've got a lower table for storing stuff or playing other games.

Tannhauser42 wrote:Depending on what the legs are made of, could just be a simple matter of drilling a hole into the bottom of the leg and into a wooden post, and then just "pinning" the two together. I guess the real question is how rugged are the table squares?

SoloFalcon1138 wrote:I do believe GW makes their battle boards...

and for this to be workable, you'd have to buy 2, so there is $150 invested. Then how are you going to make this tall and secure enough for adult gamers? there's another probably $50-75 in materials. Neat idea, but a lot of labor to make it feasible.

GW boards don't come with legs, so you'd need a table you could collapse enough to fit in your car, which can also be expensive to find one the right size.

They say each square can hold 100 pounds, which should be plenty for a gaming board, right?

Doomsdave wrote:Since this table is designed for disassembly and modular reassembly, looks like you could cut about half off the existing 21" legs put some soft, no-scratch pads on the bottoms and then stand it on an existing kitchen or dining room table. This would allow space underneath for drinks etc and still retain the modularity/portability with minimal labor.

That's a good idea, but the reason I've been wanting something like is because I want an entire, independent table that is modular and transportable in my car. If there is already a table large enough for me to put this on, then I don't need this one. I could cut the bottoms of the legs off, as you suggested, and use some cheap Ikea table legs if I could find some that would fit. The question then would be "Do I need to support each leg, or can I just do the 4 corners and maybe 2 in the center?" Also, the cutting would need to be flawless to ensure evenness.

Cruentus wrote:That definitely looks like it'd be too much work to get right.

I built this in an afternoon based loosely on some plans a friend had given me

A friend then asked me to build him a 6x12 table. He ordered $150 of wood delivered to his door, and in about 4 hours we knocked it out (looks similar to this, except without the shelf)

That's very impressive! Unfortunately, something like that is too large and permanent for my apartment.

Eldercaveman wrote:They don't sell the Tables on the UK ToysRUs sites, otherwise I'd have considered this, I wouldn't mind the lowered height as we could just play on chairs etc.

I didn't consider the possibility of sitting down to play

Sigvatr wrote:Ziterdes, a German manufactures, produces modular gaming boards at a very reasonable price of 28€ per piece. They come pre-painted in basic colors and are made of solid plastic, can be easily combined and are light to carry.

http://www.ziterdes.de/ziterdes/en/produkte/listview.php?catID=69&subcatID=

But do they have legs, or are they just like a realm of battle board? The problem is there are so many options for buying/making modular boards/terrain, but they're not actual tables. Although, now that I've thought about it, as long as the boards interlock/magnetize/stick together, I guess you could just put a table leg on the bottom of each one for pretty cheap and you've got a table.