I actually thought a second about that considering the game-table company geekchic that goes to gencon every year, but at this point I am not sure I could handle customer service on that one, lol.  The materials cost about the following

Jatoba raw wood-  $300
2 white oak base 4x8 plywood sheets- $65
2x2 underbase frame support- $30
vinyl map - $150
Lacquer - $10
Suede material for dice rolling box and compartments - $16
Spray adhesive- $12
labor- ….many weekends lol

yes, i know.  I used to paint small pewter figures for a different game (it’s a D&D nerd here) and because I enjoyed painting them so it might be up next.

thanks, i look forward to many many games on this table.

Thanks for all the comments, it really was a labor of love.  I have previously built a large island kitchen counter top out of the same wood which is Brazilian cherry wood (Jotoba).  I basically took two of my passions and combined them in woodworking and board-games (AA is favorite).  The wood is naturally beautiful and only requires me to put a clear lacquer for the finish.  I do plan on putting an 1/8 inch acrylic glass on top to preserve the map itself from any scratches.

@ CWO Marc  - thanks for help on why posting images wasn’t working, I will do my best to post concise and on point  to get to my 10  minimum hehe.

@ Young Grasshopper - thanks for the map and suggested printing of material for it, the vinyl matte worked great from print shop.

@ LHoffman  - we have played several times without the finished table you see above and find that most of the time we are standing looking over and talking about various plans and strategies.  Only occasionally do we sit down and even then we do ok with the leg room, but we do bang a knee every now and then.  The idea is to be able to play pool and or play AA.  The table itself is padded underneath so as to not damage the pool table felt.  Although the game table is very heavy and bulky to get off , not sure how many times it will be moved hehel.  We will be playing this all weekend with YG Halifax rules as I read over those and really like the issues it addresses.

Thanks again for all the previous tables that have been built as they definitely have given inspiration and belief in building a great table.

Kcheu

Table that I’ve been wanting to build since 1984 dreaming as a kid…. �I have seen pretty impressive tables at gencon and a lot of tables in this forum gave me some inspiration. �Young grasshopper’s table I liked the most and it follows his design with the map he worked on. �Hope you like as I will be breaking it in with my two boys and some friends this labor day weekend.

I can’t seem to attach the images as I haven’t posted enough in the forums or some other issue is going on, but here is the link to look at.  I can’t post links yet, so you need to put “https” in front of each file to see the link.  Maybe later I will have permissions to past links or directly show the images… :?

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thanks

how do I post an image here?  do you have to get permissions from the admin?