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Monday, October 11, 2010

Gaming Table!

Behold the new table:
It may not look like much at first, but this is a Geek Chic gaming table.

As you can see, the leaves are removable, revealing a sunken playing surface (that is 6'x4'). I decided not to get the shelves so that I could instead get the deeper playing surface. What I did get instead is several rail accessories that attach to the sides of the table:
Like a dice rolling bin with craps rubbers on the sides (I got two of them, actually), two attachable tables to hold rulebooks/codices, and 6 cup holders (not pictured) for lulz.


The wife and I decided to break it in over the weekend with a small skirmish. After our last battle, she agreed to a simpler setup so that she can better familarize herself with the rules. We both played the exact same list from the same codex (SM) to help minimize any advantage I would have due to list building experience. It was fun, with the highlight being our SM Captains in melee, both taking each other out first turn with powerfists. Game ended (annihilation) with her in the lead, 2 kill points to 1. Dead captains on both sides, but she popped my Rhino (not a euphemism!) to boot.
The arrival of the table was just too exciting not to share. :) I ordered this thing back in November of last year, so it's been almost a full year in the works.
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17 comments:

  1. b.smooveOctober 15, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Glorious. Simply glorious.

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  2. beakieOctober 15, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    That's hot, I am designing a new game table to build next summer, and I'm stealing some of these ideas.

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  3. oniOctober 17, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    I'm super jealous. I'd love to have one, but I simply do not have the room for it.

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  4. drathmereOctober 17, 2010 at 1:18 AM

    wow that is great!

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  5. MattyOctober 17, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    insert massive jealousy here

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  6. GotthammerOctober 17, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    [/jealous]

    I've been eying them for a while now - the dice roller box is a nice touch.

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  7. the other KevinOctober 18, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    I'm jealous!

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  8. xzandrateOctober 18, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    How do the rail accessories attatch? Is it something that will hold fairly well, or is it sort of fidgety?

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  9. MasterDarksolOctober 18, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    They attach and are removed easily. When in place, quite sturdy. I'm trying to find a picture for an example, might have to take one when at home to better explain how it works.

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  10. MasterDarksolOctober 18, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Here's a closeup of the rail (and an attached cupholder):
    pic

    Here's a quick diagram I drew up to show you a cross-section on how it works: pic

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  11. xzandrateOctober 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    Thank you, that's definitely helpful. I'm thinking this will be on the list of to buy items.

    The Sultan always looked way too big and clunky, but this one seems like it would work nicely in a normal household.

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  12. Suneokun of PathfinderOctober 27, 2010 at 4:07 AM

    Biblical gaming table ... truly mighty!

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  13. NesbetOctober 27, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    Brilliant. Gorgeus. Amazing. Cool. FREAKING JEALOUS!!!!

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  14. SigmarDecember 14, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Wow, how incredibly cool. If you don't me asking... how much did it cost you all told ?

    Thanks for posting,
    Sigmar

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  15. Dan BrackmannDecember 23, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    That's Awesome! Did you make it?

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  16. TexazdadJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Where did you get that table? I need that my wife is fine with Warhammer and has an army but not a active player. BUT with this table I could get my warhammer out of the garage (man-cave) and have more fun.

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  17. MasterDarksolJanuary 6, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    the company is called Geek Chic. The specific table I got is called The Emissary.

    Highly customizable. they'll go over a laundry-list of options to make sure it's got everything you want.

    http://www.geekchichq.com/Co_Store/The_Showroom/The_Emissary/The_Emissary.html

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