Sand Table

[Mark]

Who has ever played on a sand table?

DIY Sand Table - Phoenix Wargaming Club

 

[darjr]

Is spray paint or some other hardening/painting thing used for the textures in the sand?

 

[Mark]

It's just wet sand, molded to mimic the natural undulations of a landscape, then covered as necessary with flock and other ground cover, with trees and rocks and such added in as well.

 

[jdrakeh]

I've played on a sand table, yes. My friend actually had one in his living room for years, until he got engaged and his SO made him ditch it for something more practical.

 

[EATherrian]

I've played on a sand table, yes. My friend actually had one in his living room for years, until he got engaged and his SO made him ditch it for something more practical.

That's a sad story friend. We weep for his loss.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

More practical than a Sand table? Like what?


Formal dining: remold the sand to conform to the fine china, and not a bit of it will even think about falling off the table.


Non-gaming parlor entertainment: flatten out the center section...packing it down hard. Dig a hole at each corner and one equidistant down the 2 longest sides. Play pool. Bonus: you can repair a gouge in seconds.

Non-gaming sports: practice getting out of sand traps, even when its storming outside!

And remember, its great for cat sitting too!

 

[jdrakeh]

More practical than a Sand table?

I know, we tried to tell her, but she wouldn't have it.

 

[Dyson Logos]

The only time we played on a sand table (my second OD&D group), the DM would flip the massive plywood lids onto his table and we would use it as a regular table. A few times there were whole miniature battles going on in there that we'd look at prior to game setup.

 

[Mark]

Non-gaming sports[/B]: practice getting out of sand traps, even when its storming outside!

Your backswing is going to destroy the chandelier.