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Necroghast

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So I\'ve been thinking about building a multiple level gaming table. The top would be the surface with a few levels of underground stuff underneath. How do you think I should go about making it look like its underground but still have it accessable for gaming? I was thinking I could give it 3 sides with the sides done to look like dirt, but again that would make it a little unaccessable for gaming. What do you think?
 

Trevor

Brushlicker and Freak!
or make multiple tables. Its pretty hard to have multiple levels on gaming tables that are easy to game on.
 

BPI

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The only way I can think of doing it is the old ceiling pulley solution (like a kitchen airer, eg http://www.ecowashinglines.co.uk/product/CIS-DKM) that people use to stash their model railways.

Base level sits on existing table/trestles & is the dungeon/cavern. The built up walls of the area are of an even height so that the next level can sit cleanly on top.

Next level rests atop the base dungeon & is roped up so that it can be raised out of the way or just a couple of feet. Probably find that players need to stand to access it but seated can still access lower level. (Rigid vertical guides required on 2 corners to prevent swinging?).

If this isn\'t all too ambitious pop a 3rd \"ground\" level table on top, which is presumably where the adventure will begin. You could always have lift off hills from this top section that reveal chambers beneath for when the action has half the group entering a dungeon & half cowering behind a hedge on the surface.

I\'ve seen an adventure run using a stack of 3x3 polystyrene squares (washing machine top & bottom packaging I reckon, as I have some at home!) that had been roughed into dungeon layouts. Each time the party goes down a staircase you remove a layer to reveal the next stage. Cardboard sheets placed over top to obscure special rooms you want to keep as a surprise. Good fun but a huge amount of prep time for a single game, perhaps someone who runs tournament games could justify the effort.

Good luck, B.
 

Necroghast

New member
What do you think about something like this?
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The levels would be held up by the pipes going from the bottom and the three sides could be folded down for accessabililty. But when they were up, it would look enclosed as if its underground. (It will be an industrial thing so I think the pipes will fit with the theme)
Sorry for the small picture by the way, I couldn\'t get it bigger for some reason.
 

NGArtStudios

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In theory it looks like a great idea, it all depends on what you would be using the table for. If your thinking about RPG games and such then this would work well. But as far as larger games go such as Warhammer I think it would be very uncomfortable moving units around, getting accurate measurements, etc with the top layers on even if the sides swing open.

I think when it comes down to it for the larger war games it\'s a lot easier to just make separate tables, each representing specific levels. Not only is it easier to move units but also makes it easier to reach across the board.
 
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