Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'm a little surprised that this KS for a 5' x 3' inset gaming table didn't capture anybody's interest:





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296268806/the-duchess-a-gaming-table-from-boardgametablescom


The $499 base price is very reasonable if one were looking to buy a gaming table for smaller skirmish wargaming (e.g. Malifaux, Infinity) or board gaming (e.g. Zombicide, Settlers). And it looks like the company is reasonably well-established and will be able to deliver.

Of course, that presumes that your spouse can be reasonable about spending $499 +$59 S&H on a gaming table. I'm still trying to convince mine to get the basic table with a couple wing shelves for the gaming room...

Well, to be fair, a lot of people here would be more interested in a 6x4. 5x3 might be good for boardgames, but you can use a 6x4 or larger for boardgames as well (I do here) but you'd need to get an overlay board to use this for 6x4 gaming, so it's no different to having a trestle table, etc in that sense.

Oh, I get that 4x6' is the standard for large TTWGs like 40k and FoW and such; however, there's also a lot of skirmish here, and a lot of bleed to general boardgaming.

If you're not playing BIG games of 40k or Flames, this is more than adequate. I would have no issues playing a 500-1000 pt battle on a 3x5' board. Same if I were playing GW's Gorkamorka, Mordheim, Necromunda, Shulk, WHQ:ST, BaC, etc.

Personally, I'd want a bar-height 4x6' inset with a 5+" edge on the sides, and a couple of 6" wings for the sides. But that would be a dedicated wargaming table, not a general boardgaming table for the kitchen / study / family room. And if I were to have one commissioned, it'd be vastly more expensive than what this KS asks.