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

[jeffh]

That picture is hysterical.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Throw me in with the camp that doesn't really see the need. In all the years I've played, I never once felt the desire to have cup-holders or rolling areas or anything of that nature. The only problem I've ever had is cramped quarters and/or a table that was a bit too small.

Also, there's no IKEA in Syracuse, I didn't hear of it until one of my roommates from Downstate NY told me about it. In fact, there isn't one at all in Upstate NY. Closest one is Long Island, or maybe South Philly. Amusing tidbit though - the one on LI is technically "IKEA Hicksville."

 

[TheAuldGrump]

If it were like this I would be sorely tempted.

The Auld Grump

 

[kenobi65]

If it were like this I would be sorely tempted.

Alas, if it were like that, I doubt IKEA would carry it.

 

[crazy_cat]

I already have a very practical gaming table from Ikea.

My SO and daughter like it so much that they have asked that I keep it in the dining room, and I have agreed to this, and to share it with them, so that they can use it for stuff like eating dinner, doing homework and other non D&D related stuff when I'm not gaming.

It's great - it provides all the features me and my gaming group could possibly require - a flat surface on which we can roll dice, put books, put drinks, put food containers, look at maps and whatever other bizzare requirements we come up with

Pay money for a custom "gaming" table - just how gullible are some people?

 

[Knightfall]

Just some pie in the skying here,

If you could buy a prefab gaming table would you? What would you want it to do? How big would you want it? Please add your comments.

Jack

No my gaming group already has a hand-made gaming table. One of my player's built it.

KF72

 

[Pants]

I'm not even certain what a "gaming table" would offer than a normal table wouldn't.

Cheeto dispenser, super-dice-bounce surface, and special DM stick to hit players with.

 

[Silver Moon]

No, but I would buy one designed for the Pirates collectible card game.

 

[Thurbane]

When we played back in school, one of the guys had this awesome round table we played on. Nothing particularly unusual about it except that it was freakin huge. At one point we had a game with ten players, and there was still enough room for everyone.

I'm currently trying to set up my dining table with some kind of permanent battle grid for us to use...if IKEA (or anyone) carried something useful at a good price, I'd have no problem buying it...

Coincidentally, I live 5 minutes walk from the biggest IKEA outlet in my city.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Pay money for a custom "gaming" table - just how gullible are some people?

We're not talking about a normal table with a new label, Y2K-Jumper-Cable style, and a tripling of the price.

Sure, if there's tables with an extra level for maps and drawers, and all that, great. But There's really not many of those around.

If IKEA make such a table (doesn't have to be a special gaming table, I'm sure there are one or two other applications for those) for a reasonable price, I'd go and get one.

Of course, if they'd charge an arm and a leg for it, or if it were indeed just a table with nothing special except a fancy name, they woudln't sell two of them.