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For me, a dedicated game room with windows. Though I dig the gazebo idea. 
What kind of room do you want to game in?
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Whimsical
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How about we design the perfect gaming room?
It should be large, sound dampened, cool (temperature-wise), well ventelated, and very well lit. But the lights should be controlled by a dimmer in case a horror game is run. Possibly a stereo (with remote) for ambient music. The gaming table should be large enough for gamers to put their books, character sheets, and dice on it while leaving enough room on the table for a battlemat. Each player and GM should have a comfortable chair with enough room behind them for people to walk around the perimiter of the room without having to squish themselves or the seated gamer. Easy access to cold water, beverages, snacks, a refrigerator and a microwave. A bathroom should be far enough away so that sounds and smells don't enter the gaming room. A miniature case should be close to the GM. The GM may want to have a computer close by. Secondary gaming books should be in a nearby bookshelf. There should be cool fantasy, sci-fi, and/or anime artwork on the walls. Ideally, a copy machine should be available to use somewhere in the building.
The best gaming room I have played in is the conference room at Microsoft. Excellent high-quality office chairs, large table, nearby office supplies and copy machine, free pop and juice nearby. A monitor display to view computer displays or DVDs. No noise distractions.
My GM has created a small table that he places on top of the regular table for the Chessex battlemat. He cut it to be exactly the same size as the battlemat, and it is high enough so that you can open your gaming book directly under it. It has worked out very well. Everyone has enough room for their gaming stuff in front of them. We can put unused stuff directly under the battlemat table, like snack bowls or food plates.
The DVD of the movie Knight Chills has a special feature where the producer of the movie showcases his RPG gaming room which was featured in the movie. It is very cool. His gaming table is a surface with slots where the square grid lines would be. He then can insert scenery pieces such as walls into the slots and create beautiful 3-D gaming scenes quickly. He also painted the walls of the room so that they look like old dungeon walls.
My local gaming club rents two office rooms in an office building just for gaming. It's primarily used for RPGA game days, but it is used during the week for what would normally be home games. This has been an excellent gaming room.
So, what elements would be part of your perfect gaming room?
It should be large, sound dampened, cool (temperature-wise), well ventelated, and very well lit. But the lights should be controlled by a dimmer in case a horror game is run. Possibly a stereo (with remote) for ambient music. The gaming table should be large enough for gamers to put their books, character sheets, and dice on it while leaving enough room on the table for a battlemat. Each player and GM should have a comfortable chair with enough room behind them for people to walk around the perimiter of the room without having to squish themselves or the seated gamer. Easy access to cold water, beverages, snacks, a refrigerator and a microwave. A bathroom should be far enough away so that sounds and smells don't enter the gaming room. A miniature case should be close to the GM. The GM may want to have a computer close by. Secondary gaming books should be in a nearby bookshelf. There should be cool fantasy, sci-fi, and/or anime artwork on the walls. Ideally, a copy machine should be available to use somewhere in the building.
The best gaming room I have played in is the conference room at Microsoft. Excellent high-quality office chairs, large table, nearby office supplies and copy machine, free pop and juice nearby. A monitor display to view computer displays or DVDs. No noise distractions.
My GM has created a small table that he places on top of the regular table for the Chessex battlemat. He cut it to be exactly the same size as the battlemat, and it is high enough so that you can open your gaming book directly under it. It has worked out very well. Everyone has enough room for their gaming stuff in front of them. We can put unused stuff directly under the battlemat table, like snack bowls or food plates.
The DVD of the movie Knight Chills has a special feature where the producer of the movie showcases his RPG gaming room which was featured in the movie. It is very cool. His gaming table is a surface with slots where the square grid lines would be. He then can insert scenery pieces such as walls into the slots and create beautiful 3-D gaming scenes quickly. He also painted the walls of the room so that they look like old dungeon walls.
My local gaming club rents two office rooms in an office building just for gaming. It's primarily used for RPGA game days, but it is used during the week for what would normally be home games. This has been an excellent gaming room.
So, what elements would be part of your perfect gaming room?
Brown Jenkin
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diaglo said:the Dreaded Gazebo.
that thing can take some damage.
I'm not sure about the Gazebo thing myself. Sure it is nice enough most of the time and can take alot of damage but eventually it will come back to bite you when you least expect it.
Brown Jenkin
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I didn't vote because there was no other. I like our current situation where we have a dedicated game room that isn't a basement. We have a giant gaming table with a lazy susan battlemap in the middle so everyone can reach thier miniatures without getting up. It was originally a den but not any more. It also has a door to the backyard where a few bad dice have been thrown for punishment. You don't get that in a basement.
Altamont Ravenard
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Voted for dedicated basement. It wouldn't necessarily have to be a basement, but that's the place there's less likely to be any distractions.
Big table with confortable chairs. Dry erase, gridded surface that covers the whole table. A few extra small tables. A big bookshelf. Appropriate decoration. A big place that the cat can't get to for mini's. A fridge. A stereo. Appropriate ventilation. A computer nearby for reference, but I probably wouldn't use it much during a game.
Dreams. Expensive Dreams.
AR
Big table with confortable chairs. Dry erase, gridded surface that covers the whole table. A few extra small tables. A big bookshelf. Appropriate decoration. A big place that the cat can't get to for mini's. A fridge. A stereo. Appropriate ventilation. A computer nearby for reference, but I probably wouldn't use it much during a game.
Dreams. Expensive Dreams.
AR
I voted basement, but actually, I just finished remodelling my attic into a gaming room December! I put two of those 30" by 8' conferrence tables side by side for a good 5x8 gaming table and surrounded it with 9 high backed leather office manager chairs. Behind the DM seat I put two 3' wide by 6' high bookcases. We also put in a fridge and watercooler. Its my dream space!
Speaking of which...we just lost a player so *might* have space for one more EXPERIENCED D&D 3.0 player who is 18 or older and has not played the Iron Fortress or Bastion of Broken Souls Modules AND lives in or near South Central PA. I'm in the Chambersburg/Mercersburg area. Our game is every other Sunday from 1PM until usually about 5 or 6, and we provide dinner afterwards....
...E-Mail me via the address listed in my profile.
Speaking of which...we just lost a player so *might* have space for one more EXPERIENCED D&D 3.0 player who is 18 or older and has not played the Iron Fortress or Bastion of Broken Souls Modules AND lives in or near South Central PA. I'm in the Chambersburg/Mercersburg area. Our game is every other Sunday from 1PM until usually about 5 or 6, and we provide dinner afterwards....
...E-Mail me via the address listed in my profile.
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Orius
Unrepentant DM Supremacist
Dedicated basement of course, or at least a room set aside for gaming. There's have to be a great, kick-ass gaming table in the center of the room, of course, preferably with cup holders or something so slobs don't spill stuff on books, maps, etc. Several bookshelves stuffed with my books and magazines. Space for minis and dice. Wall space for game-related and fantasy art posters. A good stereo setup for playing music, preferably the soundtracks for Conan the Barbarian and The Lord of the Rings.
I think that just about covers it.
I think that just about covers it.
