If IKEA Made a Dedicated Gaming Table, Would You Buy It?

[BOZ]

if i had a house, where D&D was played at regularly, and had the money to get such a table, then sure why not?

all of those things coming together at the same time? don't count on it.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I wouldn't *not* buy it just because it was Ikea. It would totally depend on the design.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I have no idea who IKEA is.

Those Scandanavian bastards haven't made it to the heartland yet? I wouldn't have thought it possible to be withing 200 miles of a college or university and not have an IKEA.

IKEA is a huge retailer of their own branded furniture (and other household stuff), generally recognized by the wood and pressboard design and easy home assembly. The designs range from boring and utilitarian to Euro-wierd and uncomfortable.

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

I've never been to an IKEA, so I don't know for certain. I voted "yes" anyway though, since I was at Big Lots yesterday checking out their dining room tables and thinking about what kind of chairs would go best with them for gaming.

 

[billd91]

Those Scandanavian bastards haven't made it to the heartland yet? I wouldn't have thought it possible to be withing 200 miles of a college or university and not have an IKEA.

Have no fear, there's an IKEA in the Chicago area - Schaumberg to be more exact. And they're looking at putting one in Milwaukee.

 

[Banshee16]

How would an IKEA prefab table differ from a standard kitchen table, dining room table, computer desk, coffee table, or any number of multi-application types of furniture?

Seems like a table is a table....

Banshee

 

[Nikroecyst]

Side slots for drinks, side hanging dice bag pouches, bowls that could snap on or off parts of the table (snack bowls), upturned edges to help prevent dice from leaving the table, large surface area for maps and battle mats, VERY sturdy frame (im heavy and tend to lean), dm seat at head of table inserted into the table to allow for table space on both sides, built in speakers underneath the table surface, paper and pencil slots underneath each player's side of the table, chairs with side and under frames for books and laptops, DM side book/laptop stand, all on a plastic or stain proof surface and a light weight and resonalbly easy to carry frame.

If ya got that, I'll pay almost anything for it. But, iffin ya ain't got that, I don't wannit.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Yeah, I think so. Assuming, of course, that I had a home with room enough to put it in, or that it could double as a dining table if you threw a tablecloth over it.

When I was younger and my father played cards more often, he would talk about building a dedicated card table - hexagonal, with drawers on each side that could hold chips, cupholders, et cetera.

 

[Ranger REG]

Didn't Norm Abrams built one as a New Yankee Workshop project?

 

[delericho]

I voted "no". Not out of any great distaste for IKEA (although I've never stepped foot within one of their stores), but rather because I don't host a game, and don't foresee hosting on at any time in the future.