Most awesomest gaming table EVER!!!
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Most awesomest gaming table EVER!!!
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WOW!!! - Hey, any discounts for fellow OOers? (I'm sure I could never afford it, but how much is it full-price, anyway?)
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You misunderstand. I was in the last picture drooling on the table. I am not associated with the table manufacturer.Dan_Theman wrote:WOW!!! - Hey, any discounts for fellow OOers? (I'm sure I could never afford it, but how much is it full-price, anyway?)
And it comes in just a hair under $10K.
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What? You were at GenCon, hentzau?
When I saw the table, my first thought was how cool this would look in hentzau's basement. Mine is too narrow, unfortunately.
When I saw the table, my first thought was how cool this would look in hentzau's basement. Mine is too narrow, unfortunately.
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I now know what I want to be buried in...
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I was there on Friday. And I thought the same thing.Zarathud wrote:What? You were at GenCon, hentzau?
When I saw the table, my first thought was how cool this would look in hentzau's basement. Mine is too narrow, unfortunately.
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My mistake, hentzau - and a sad one, at that (I'm sure an employee perk would be to have one of those in your basement, already )
Well, I know what I'll be saving up for once I make about ten billion dollars.
Well, I know what I'll be saving up for once I make about ten billion dollars.
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That is the awesomest gaming table I have ever seen. It's still not what I'd want if I were to custom make a table and if it's 10k, well that's crazy talk.
Changes I'd make, I'm not a fan of the serious recession in the table like it's a craps table or pool table. That makes it so you pretty much have to stand to be comfortable playing at it, which is fine for war gaming but not so much for board gaming, card gaming, and extended roll playing. I love the glass cover that I hope is easy to remove so you can put down different mats. I also would hope that below the mat and glass cover is felt so you can don't have to game on glass surface if you don't want to.
Changes I'd make, I'm not a fan of the serious recession in the table like it's a craps table or pool table. That makes it so you pretty much have to stand to be comfortable playing at it, which is fine for war gaming but not so much for board gaming, card gaming, and extended roll playing. I love the glass cover that I hope is easy to remove so you can put down different mats. I also would hope that below the mat and glass cover is felt so you can don't have to game on glass surface if you don't want to.
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I agree with Lord Mortis. For 10k, I expect a perfect table, and this isn't it. We have a very nice conference table that we game on, and it's almost too wide at 4.5 feet. This sucker would be uncomfortably wide. For boardgames and RPGs, I'd find the recessed table and the width to make gaming a pain. Pretty to look at, and all the bells and whistles are nice, but no thanks.
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The interior table surface has an adjustable height, so you can raise it and lower it depending on your needs. However, I do not think it can go completely flush with the rest of the tabletop.
And my beauty must have been too much for them, my pictures have been removed from the website.
And my beauty must have been too much for them, my pictures have been removed from the website.
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I would guess that most buyers will ask to be buried in this table....
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Your link isn't working for me.
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Remove the "l" at the end of "coml" and it'll work.Windows95 wrote:Your link isn't working for me.
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Fixed it. Sorry about that, they changed the URL on me and I did an edit and botched it.pr0ner wrote:Remove the "l" at the end of "coml" and it'll work.Windows95 wrote:Your link isn't working for me.
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From what I read on Aaron Williams' blog, the $10K includes delivery and setup and you can still customize it more than what they show. I saw another one a few years ago that was similar but it even had message tubes built into the table so the GM could send secret messages to specific players
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IceBear wrote:From what I read on Aaron Williams' blog, the $10K includes delivery and setup and you can still customize it more than what they show. I saw another one a few years ago that was similar but it even had message tubes built into the table so the GM could send secret messages to specific players
Oh wait. Messages not massages!!! For a second there, I was wondering what the heck a "massage tube" was and if I really wanted a table with them installed. I wouldn't want to get a secret massage via tube from any DM I know.
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This I need to see!IceBear wrote:I saw another one a few years ago that was similar but it even had message tubes built into the table so the GM could send secret messages to specific players
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Were you the dude with the socks pulled up to his groin?hentzau wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen, The Sultan.
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I don't think this is the one I saw before as it looks kind of shoddy compared to what I have in my memory, but it does have message tubes:The Meal wrote:This I need to see!IceBear wrote:I saw another one a few years ago that was similar but it even had message tubes built into the table so the GM could send secret messages to specific players
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Nope. I was the dude caressing the table with the love usually reserved for my wife.Beer Goggles wrote:Were you the dude with the socks pulled up to his groin?hentzau wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen, The Sultan.
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With a dust rag and aresol can of Pledge?hentzau wrote:Nope. I was the dude caressing the table with the love usually reserved for my wife.
(Not nearly as offensive a bottle of Windex and squeegie, which was my frist thought)
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She's lemony fresh!LordMortis wrote:With a dust rag and aresol can of Pledge?hentzau wrote:Nope. I was the dude caressing the table with the love usually reserved for my wife.
(Not nearly as offensive a bottle of Windex and squeegie, which was my frist thought)
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Ah, finally! A month later, I click on the link and it works.
Yep. Nice table. 3 times what my custom-built entryway cost, but far more fun.
Yep. Nice table. 3 times what my custom-built entryway cost, but far more fun.
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Is it waterproof?
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“It is the impractical things in this tumultuous hell-scape of a world that matter most. A book, a name, chicken soup. They help us remember that, even in our darkest hour, life is still to be savored.” - Poe, Altered Carbon
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Once upon a time I came up with a Cube Table design to have the (at the time) Favorite Games painted into the sides...
So you could just turn it to the side you wanted to play.
(alternatively, I guess we could have "rolled" it to decide...)
So you could just turn it to the side you wanted to play.
(alternatively, I guess we could have "rolled" it to decide...)
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The only thing that table needs is a 6'x8' removable top piece so it can be used for proper wargaming, designed to be flush against two sides so that the drawers can still be accessed.
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We have a pretty nice D&D setup (obviously not 10k nice, but it cost practically nothing).
My friend's parents dining room table comfortably seats 6. As DM, I have two of those tall "TV tray" type wooden stands, one on either side. One serves as my laptop stand, the other for dice rolls, notes, etc. (The laptop runs a spreadsheet with vital party stats and an initiative/combat tracker). All the other players have a side tray for incidentals, drinks, etc.
I printed out a black and white grid (1" squares) on our plotter here at work and trimmed it to fit the table. We then bought a thin sheet of plexiglass that fits perfectly over the grid. the plexiglass works great with dry erase markers, so we draw all of our maps right on the grid. What's nice about the plexiglass solution vs. a whiteboard is that I can lay it over published maps and still have the ability to draw all over them.
His mom acts as our food dispenser.
My friend's parents dining room table comfortably seats 6. As DM, I have two of those tall "TV tray" type wooden stands, one on either side. One serves as my laptop stand, the other for dice rolls, notes, etc. (The laptop runs a spreadsheet with vital party stats and an initiative/combat tracker). All the other players have a side tray for incidentals, drinks, etc.
I printed out a black and white grid (1" squares) on our plotter here at work and trimmed it to fit the table. We then bought a thin sheet of plexiglass that fits perfectly over the grid. the plexiglass works great with dry erase markers, so we draw all of our maps right on the grid. What's nice about the plexiglass solution vs. a whiteboard is that I can lay it over published maps and still have the ability to draw all over them.
His mom acts as our food dispenser.
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When I am done with rehearsals for this show, and I get the D&D game going again, I'm going to build a smaller table on legs to go on top of my dining room table. Have that table big enough to hold my write on/wipe off mat, about 6" high. That way everyones sheets can still fit on the table while we have the minis grid up and in use. Biggest drawback I can see is dice constantly rolling under the sub-table (super-table? Not sure what to call it...)
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I still lament my development of ADD in my old age. Otherwise I'd be all up on that RPG stuff. God, I'd kill to run a Champions game.
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I found the gaming table I want. I just need living area that can contain it.
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I think that's the table that MASK used.
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Last year, at BGG con, Geekchichq had demo tables set up in one corner of the main gaming room. During the awards ceremony/raffle, they gave away a Hoplite table. The tables are really nice.
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Heya
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Add Motors!LordMortis wrote:I found the gaming table I want. I just need living area that can contain it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di9JoZ7Ommk" target="_blank