Game Table Upgrades

 After the post a couple weeks ago about my gaming table, I have made a two improvements. Specifically Tom and Bill, whose comments were most appreciated. 

First, I made some 8-inch stilts to raise the playing surface to a height more compatible with my own height. A friend of mine, Jamey, used to own a game and comic books store with his dad. They were both six-foot-four and the game tables in their place were correspondingly tall. I loved playing on them because my back wouldn't suffer after 3 hours of pushing lead.

I present, TABLE STILT:

A couple 7-inch 2x4s on a 1-inch base. They were glued and screwed. To ensure that the legs of the table stayed put, I knocked the bottom "cup" part off four identical protein-shake bottles and screwed them to the tops of the legs. 

A lick of paint and some no-slip grip material completed the job. 

It was not planned, but the table is now tall enough for the chairs to slide fully beneath, handily getting them out of the way!

There was a game of Naps early yesterday afternoon. More on that later.

 

After yesterday's game, since I had everything out, I implemented Bill's suggestion about the longer edge braces with more connection points. Rather than metal brackets, I used cheap, easy to work with yardsticks. In just a few minutes, I whipped together a pair of more stabilizers. These will get their first test during the 2022 iteration of Ski's Memorial Day Gaming Bash coming up in a couple weeks.

Have a good week ahead. I'll post the AAR from yesterday's Rank and File battle some time soon. Be well!

Gaming Space

 A new reader commented the a few weeks ago about my big game table; how it's put together, etc. I've thought about doing a post about that for some time and his comment kind of gave me the needed push. David and I played a game of Check Your 6: Jet Age yesterday and I took pics of the kitchen / dining area and how things get done when I game.

Typical 6 1/2 days a week mode.

Step 1 - rotate the secondary table. Ensure there's plenty of clearance for the fridge to open.

Move / center the dinner table and add Door Number One!

Door Number 2...

The centers and tops have been clearly labeled. This is important later.

And this is why it's important to have the tables laid out properly.

Homemade pegs and these snazzy metal brackets keep things held together while in use.

Now that the table is more or less hinged in the center, less attentive players will be inclined to rest their big sweaty stupid elbows on the edges, popping the center up enough to tip models. Normally that's not a big deal but it really is the only drawback. Dumber players will often times lean on the table edges like this Gen-Z person:

This is not encouraged at my gaming table.

Pegs, game mat... ready to rock! 84" X 72" has been nice and the "gutters" around the edges are lovely for dead minis, dice, rulers, paperwork.... you name it. The doors store pretty easily in my garage and are hollow so they're light weight and easy enough to move around. There's not tons of space on the edges for players but I've hosted groups of 6 and 7, so it's plenty fine. Be well and have a great week. I'll post the CY6JA AAR soon.