My wife and I built our own board gaming table for €579
My wife and I have wanted a dedicated board gaming table for our basement for a long time. We finally built one together, and I wanted to share some pictures of how it came together.
The base is a 220 × 105 cm spruce panel, 27 mm thick, which we had cut to size at a local hardware store. We ordered the metal legs from Amazon and bought the fabric for the playing surface from a local fabric shop.
The frame and accessories are 3D-printed parts from Gameframe. We went with black for the frame and gold for the trays, cup holders and corner dice towers. The printed parts use almost 20 kg of filament altogether. We also added an LED strip around the inside edge.
Here is our material cost breakdown:
- Wooden tabletop: €150
- Table legs: €109
- Fabric: €52
- Gameframe parts: €238
- LED strip: €30
- Total: €579
One of my favourite additions is a separate wooden panel that sits on small supports above the main playing surface. We can leave a board game set up underneath and use the upper level for miniature games. The game below stays visible and accessible.
There is also comfortably enough room for War of the Ring and all its bits, which was a pretty good test for us!
Putting it together bit by bit was a fun project to share. Having our own gaming table down in the basement feels like a little dream come true.