Tabletop formats ?

[Illustrange]

Ive had a gaming"table" when I was younger, wich was I think the warhammer recommended size.

Now I am planning out to make one again, both to play games and also test my own, but I cant find any articles or rules considering table size.

so a couple of questions :

and to be clear Im talking about a board, not *playing on the dinner table* as I dont have a dinner table

What size do you use ?

considering the following games what are recommendable sizes (they are in order of interest.) :

Malifaux (offcourse )

Helldorado

Hordes/Warmachine

Legend of the High Seas

Deadlands : the Great rail wars (if it still exists.)

Mordheim

Alkemy

Dark Age

and perhaps a little addition to the info, I prefer as much terrain as possible, I dont like empty-field gaming.

would an abundance of terrain including different levels (like in necromunda.) require bigger or smaller table than usual ?

Im not looking for necessary exact answers, more reference info to get a good view on this part of gaming. and also because its an interesting topic.

oh an pictures of gametables welcome too

[goblyn13]

4ft x 4ft (about 1.2 meters square) would be around the right size for all the games, it allows for a decent terrain setup without having to have anything massive and still leave plenty of room for setup and play.

[DeafNala]

The standard WHFB & 40K tables are 4'X6'. Mordheim is 4'X4'; I believe that the 4'X4' is also the size for WarMachine & Hordes. The other games I'm not familiar with, but I'm sure one of helpful folks on the forum can give you the lowdown on them.

BTW ,if you are into Mordheim check out this forum: http://www.boringmordheimblog.blogspot.com/ : This is Tom's Boring Mordheim Forum, a really cool place for Mordheim related stuff;i.e., scenery, minis, general discussions. Really nice, friendly folks. It's tied with Wyrd as my favorite hangout; highly recommended.

Edited April 15, 2008 by DeafNala
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[orkydave]

In our store, we find 4x4 boards are fine for the majority of games.

Larger games (say 2000pts for example) usually a 6x4, and for the really big games we use an 8x4.

These are for Warhammer and 40k.

[Moavoamoatu]

I use a 4x4 table as it is the standard size for most games. If you need a smaller one, just use the 4x4 one.

I made a folding table as it is easier for transport.

You can see it here (the last photo) :

http://alkemy.webkido.com/index.php?topic=407.0

[goblyn13]

I use a 4x4 table as it is the standard size for most games. If you need a smaller one, just use the 4x4 one.

I made a folding table as it is easier for transport.

You can see it here (the last photo) :

http://alkemy.webkido.com/index.php?topic=407.0

Nice work on the fold and everything, any chance we can see how you built the hinge side?

[diehard]

Another 4' x 4' proponent here. Bearing in mind that I basically play skirmish type games nowadays. Back in the 40K days i had a game room with a 4' x 8' table. One of the things I really like about the 4' x 4' format is the option of choosing one of four deployment zones. And a game using the two sides from the first game is a totally different game without resetting the board.

[steelcult]

I've played pretty much everything on either 4x4 or 4x8 tables - including Wooden Ships and Iron Men - whole lotta ships on a 4x8 table that is.

[onimusha]

I made a table in my gaming room 200 x 120 cm ( approx. 80 x 48"), this way I can have big battles and have two games next to each other simultaniously with 3 other friends.

For warmachine and Anima Tactics the standard is 120 x 120cm ( 48 x 48")

[EricJ]

4x4 is small enough to be practical to play on, and big enough to add an appropriate perspective to the minis to allow them to fit in their space. It's sort of become the standard it seems for small/mid sized games for a good reason. Likely not something that will change I don't expect, and the reason it will almost certainly be the standard for wyrd as well.

[Morf]

I use a 4x4 table as it is the standard size for most games. If you need a smaller one, just use the 4x4 one.

I made a folding table as it is easier for transport.

You can see it here (the last photo) :

http://alkemy.webkido.com/index.php?topic=407.0

That is easily one of the best boards I've seen! Awesome man!

[ThunderhawkerMinis]

I love that ruined building with the tree growing out of it!

[Moavoamoatu]

Thank you.