While I was in California, I was noodling on a sort of hobby project I could use to get my brain and hands working on non-work stuff, and what I came up with was a game table. I want to design, construct and use a game table for hosting gaming at my place. Here are some of the features I brainstormed in a short amount of time:
- “Character Sheet Cubbyholes” – plus a larger one with a built-in divider/screen for a GM seat
- Removeable tops for storing in-progress board games
- An LCD integrated with the top-below-the-removeable-top that has a display-in port for hooking up a laptop to project a map
- Built-in drink holders (with some sort of anti-spill screen?)
I intend to make this my project this year, once I am settled into my new place fully… so probably design thoughts in late April, begin in late May?
#1 by Alan St. Arnauld "Saint' on 2011/03/28 - 6:58 PM
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A few questions about this for starters.
1) How many people would you like to seat/
2) when you say “cubbyholes” do you mean places below the tabletop surface, like indented or would you like to be able to place sheet holders in certain places that rotate/slide up and down?
3)LCD mounted flat facing up? or movable so it rotates around ?
4) drink holders that slide out of the bottom so spills are contained or hit the floor instead of the table?
5) how many in progress games do you want to store?
Have CAD software to design just about anything since I am an ex tool & die maker fyi
#2 by Monty on 2011/03/28 - 7:02 PM
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Have you seen the Geek Chic tables? They’re pretty over-the-top, but I like a lot of the ideas they incorporate.
#3 by exobyte on 2011/03/28 - 8:44 PM
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agree @ monty. they have had a booth at pax, i’d totally scout them. one cool idea they have: suction cups for removable glass tops
#4 by Sean Fletcher on 2011/03/28 - 9:15 PM
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Before you get too ambitious, exactly how much experience with furniture building do you have? And are your power tools up to speed?