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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey all, please direct me to any community that would better serve me for this question and I will gladly delete here and move it there.

My conundrum: I have an old dining room table that is 30” high, 71” long, and 37.5” wide. It’s in my basement and sits against the wall when not in use and can be pulled out for room to sit on all sides.

I have 5 adult players and am adding a 6th to our table. It’s fine except for needing room for snacks and player accessories (sheets, dice, dice trays, etc).

I thought about getting a larger table that is foldable.

My other thought is what kind of accessories could I get that would help them be able to place things on the table but also leave room for my mat and miniatures? Is there anything that I could clamp on? Are there stands?

What options do I have? Money isn’t an object here, but I don’t want to have to break the bank if there are other options that I could do cheaper.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You put so much effort into your post but my simplistic answer is: we put TV trays next to the players. Like the kind you use while sitting on a couch, not lap trays - the ones that have legs down to the floor.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That’s a good idea as well. How does that work when there are 3 adults on one side at a 6ft length table?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have four total at an oval-shaped table, so I dunno. Check out a few things; see what might work for your particular situation. You may even have to try a couple different things.

You could get a foldable card table if you need something larger, for example.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking initially was a larger foldable table - like an events table

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have 5 people at a smaller table for my games, so we just use less trays, and they share. One for me as the GM, and one per two players

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. Can you explain more what this looks like and/or what trays?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I just have little rattan tables, about a foot square surface area, but any TV tray-like table would work. One between each set of two players, and one next to me at the head of the table