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Curious what everyone who has FAT mats and precut wooden tables is going to do about the new "table sizes" for 40k. Please let me know what you all are planning to solve the issue on your side. Were looking into the easiet way to correct for the new size requirements.

Do we really need another thread on this?

And there's nothing to "correct". Your mats are perfectly valid. Just play on them as you do not.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Do we really need another thread on this?

And there's nothing to "correct". Your mats are perfectly valid. Just play on them as you do not.

Thanks for reminding me I hardly get on this site anymore my man. I asked how everyone was solving it and you like to a thread where its just people talking about "I like it, Ill play on 6x4, we like this odd size because it's whats available."

I wanted to know how people plan on framing in their tables and what ideas that they will do to make this look good. Im aware what "nothing is correct and use whatever as these are MINIMUMS". Thanks again for not answering the question and just spewing what's on the other thread that we don't need a new thread on. It was a great help lol.

The tried and true go here and read 4 pages of mindless bable on another thread about something with key word "new table size", instead of just answering the question or giving actual input. Solid work.

I haven't heard of anyone looking to modify furniture or tables yet. Given that most stuff is still largely shut down around here, there isn't much of an impetus to change, but the most ive heard of other places thus far is just buying new mats to throw on old tables and leaving any extra space for accessories and books.

If the goal is to make it pretty then I'd go for something with a muted color, but some form of tape is the best solution, I think.

 Vaktathi wrote:
I haven't heard of anyone looking to modify furniture or tables yet. Given that most stuff is still largely shut down around here, there isn't much of an impetus to change, but the most ive heard of other places thus far is just buying new mats to throw on old tables and leaving any extra space for accessories and books.

I'm thinking about making frames at different sizes as overlays to keep everything looking nice. But how to frame is my question. Use lattice, very small tube piping, somethimg sturdy but not big.

I'm curious when the world opens back up what innovative ways people will use in their current set ups. Especially when we hear what the big tournies will be using for table size.

So here's what I think OP might be looking for:

I don't know the tables in question; if they are surfaces you set down on table, and you set them on a table with enough space for books, place the tape anyway you want it.

But if you're dealing with an actual 6 x 4 table, then I'd recommend taping only one of the short sides to pick up a full foot of extra book and dice space, rather than taping off 6" on either side.

The long sides don't matter as much, because you're only losing 4 Inches total. If you can find 2" tape though, you don't even have to measure- just line the tape up with the edge of both long sides, and presto! 44 inches!

You could paint cool border designs over the out of play areas if tape breaks your immersion, but my suggestion is to go for a solution that does not permanently alter the product you paid for because it is still usable as is, since the new sizes are only minimums.

Who knows what they'll do with table size in 10th edition, and you want to be able to get back.

PS- A lot of people are going to remind you about the minimum thing- some of them might genuinely assume you don't know, and others will be of the opinion that it isn't worth the effort. Obviously though, it sounds like you've chosen to modify your surface as many other people have- it's my understanding that most who make that choice do so in order to more effectively practice for formal competitive play; others might do it because they suspect their FLGS will adopt the new sizes and they want to prepare for pick-up games.

Even so, be prepared for a lot of folks to tell you it's not worth the hassle. They're probably not doing it to be jerks- they genuinely don't believe it's necessary and they're trying to spare you both effort and anxiety.

Pretty much ignore it.

The tables at the most local shop are a mix of 4x6 & 4x8.
We already occasionally use only 5/6/or 7 feet - it just depends upon what we're in the mood for. Sometimes on wich tables in use by others. But we won't do so just because a game company (now) has an opinion.
And we're lazy. So I don't see anyone going to the effort to block things off so achieve 44" across. Tables 48" across, deal with it.

Home tables: See above. Though anyone who'd actually complain isn't invited.

 Soccerlfb6 wrote:

 Vaktathi wrote:
I haven't heard of anyone looking to modify furniture or tables yet. Given that most stuff is still largely shut down around here, there isn't much of an impetus to change, but the most ive heard of other places thus far is just buying new mats to throw on old tables and leaving any extra space for accessories and books.

I'm thinking about making frames at different sizes as overlays to keep everything looking nice. But how to frame is my question. Use lattice, very small tube piping, somethimg sturdy but not big.

I'm curious when the world opens back up what innovative ways people will use in their current set ups. Especially when we hear what the big tournies will be using for table size.

Hrm, alas I am unequipped to properly answer such crafting questions, and I suspect many will just do whatever is easiest to implement (e.g. using new mats) unless the boards are only being used for 40k. If someone's only running a table for 40k and wants to reduce the play area to the new minimum, I could imagine some really cool ways of framing that on a nice table or adding fixtures for accessories in the new space, but I'm not the one to do it

 Soccerlfb6 wrote:
Curious what everyone who has FAT mats and precut wooden tables is going to do about the new "table sizes" for 40k. Please let me know what you all are planning to solve the issue on your side. Were looking into the easiet way to correct for the new size requirements.

Keep old. New sizes are minimum. That means smallest size that functionality works. Doesn"t mean best size, recommended size or required size. It was chosen so gw can sell more kill team boards so balance or what works never came to be. Would also be first time minimum is also best. Very definition of what word minimum means bunks that idea.

Itc adopting is even less of a motivator　change　as　it's purely for profit and they are open about it. Well we can't make more money by changing size so reason doesn't apply for us.

Reducing size does reduce tactics and movement mattering from game though

We have tables that already meet the needed size, and other games. So changing is sorta just we will measure it out.

If you use a mat, you could always get another material in 6*4 and cut out the required area, like a passe-partout. This could be as simple as black felt really.

The minimum table sizes correspond to actual dining table sizes. Most kitchen tables these days are 44x60 (and the extendable ones go to ... 90"). It's not a coincidence. If you really MUST play at the minimum size that's your solution. But yeah as so many many others are saying 6'x4' is still fine.

My garagehammer group is using painter's tape to mark new boundaries on old mats as a stopgap.

cailil wrote:
The minimum table sizes correspond to actual dining table sizes. Most kitchen tables these days are 44x60 (and the extendable ones go to ... 90"). It's not a coincidence. If you really MUST play at the minimum size that's your solution. But yeah as so many many others are saying 6'x4' is still fine.

As pointed out several times in various threads when this topic comes up, this is blatantly untrue. There is no standard dining room table size. The minimum size is designed to correspond to using multiples of their Killteam boards or the new boards that are the size of two KT boards.

As others have said, I'm going to do nothing. We play on a range of table sizes, according to availability. So long as the board looks good, isn't stupidly small or large (ymmv) and there's space SOMEWHERE to put stuff, we're all good.

For me, I’m not changing.
That’s due to playing several different games on it though which all use 48x72.

Easiest and quickest way is to tape off the board to the new size though.
That gives room for storage of reserve units and other items etc.


I honestly wouldn’t do anything drastic though that cannot be reversed.
It really wouldn’t surprise me if sizes change again at some point.

Looking at batreps involving horde armies on the new table sizes, looks like Space Hulk, to claustrophobic. No thanks. Large tables look more epic. And 40K is alot about the looks.