Commissioning a Board Game Table, What Should I Look Out For?

It’s my first time commissioning something like this. The guy I’ll be doing this with wouldn’t know what a board game table is so I’ll have to design it myself. (I have some drafting/cad experience so I’m up to the task).

What stuff should I look out for when designing this table? I made a partial list of things I think I ought to keep in mind.

  1. Add a gasket for each wood topper to avoid leakage.

  2. Use multiple wood topper instead of single wood topper

  3. Look for pre-made plans in the internet

  4. Find basic table design to get leg clearance height, and table height.

  5. Which wood would be best value? (I know this would be dependent on my area, Philippines)

I plan to keep it simple and probably wouldn’t need extra features like led lights, cup holders, etc. As long as I can have my board game in the table while using it as a dining table when not playing I’ll be okay.

  • Tolookah
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    6 months ago

    We’ve got a table that’s big, and a two part topper is critical, otherwise, it’s too heavy. One thing our table has that’s nicer than I expected was a card rail, essentially a small routed groove around the perimeter that can hold playing cards.

    There are a lot of companies out there though, it’s worth it to look at what they all do. https://www.allplay.com/ has a customizer that gives you an idea of how much gaming space you have AND how much dining space that equals. (You can select a game and see how much of the play space it takes)

    We got cup holders and drawers, the drawers are neat, but unneeded, and the cup holders are used weekly.