Global Gaming Table Threads and Pictures

Well at this point it appears that whatever you do should be as beautiful as the tile job.

I do a lot of work with wood so I’ll punch in my 2 cents worth…

1) Poplar is a good material simply because it is strong and dent resistant.  Downside is that it takes stain very poorly so you’d have to condition all the components first prior to applying stain.  Also depending on the variety the grain of the wood can have a lot of green that also ends up looking strange with coloured stains.

2)  Maple  is an idea material for any cabinet/furniture.  It is super strong and resilient and takes stains beautifully.  Only down side would be cost.

3) Oak  is always a beautiful material for finished furniture and would give your table a very traditional feel.  Again only downside would be cost.

4) Cherry  this would give you a truly unique finish.  Cherry would give durability and be one of the most visually dramatic finishes.

There are a huge variety of exotic hardwood also available if cost is of no concern,  some of which would make this truly a one in the world type piece (not that it already isn’t).

Curious,  and maybe I’m just missing something, but how are you going to handle the sea zone divisions?  Are each of the tiles meant to be a sea zone?  I guess I need to go back and take a closer look.

Unbelievable work.  You must have the patience of Jobe.

@Hepps01:

Curious,  and maybe I’m just missing something, but how are you going to handle the sea zone divisions?  Are each of the tiles meant to be a sea zone?  I guess I need to go back and take a closer look.

Thanks for the wood working tips Hepps01! I am definitely wanting a high quality wood finish. From your suggestions it sounds like I need to find a lumberyard with a bigger selection of wood types.

To answer your question, yes each tile is meant to be it’s own seazone. I have always been a student of history and have felt that the current seazone designs offers little in the way of naval tactics and maneuvers especially since WWII had some of greatest naval battles of all time. With this grid system and tweaks to unit movement abilities I am hoping to make naval combat a little more interesting.

I am still testing my rules but I think I can keep ship movement at two or possibly three zones per turn to keep the balance of the game. Using an atlas to design my board and consistent seazone sizes also has the benefit of providing true distances between destinations. I really wanted the Atlantic and Pacific to be a great divide between the US and other territories.

MajorTaylor87 where are you in the real world?  I ask because I have access to several exotic woods companies.  So if you’re in close proximity to me I could hook you up with materials connections.

Regarding your sea zones….

I like the concept of greater movement flexibility.  But wouldn’t it have been better to stagger each course of sea zones? That would have eliminated all the 4-way intersections and allowed for even more freedom of movement around the worlds oceans.

@Hepps01:

MajorTaylor87 where are you in the real world?  I ask because I have access to several exotic woods companies.  So if you’re in close proximity to me I could hook you up with materials connections.

Regarding your sea zones….

I like the concept of greater movement flexibility.  But wouldn’t it have been better to stagger each course of sea zones? That would have eliminated all the 4-way intersections and allowed for even more freedom of movement around the worlds oceans.

Hepps01, I live in McKinney TX. Where are you from?

Staggering the seazones is something I had not considered. I may have to play test it to see how it works our. For this board I will have to stick with the grid since it is already layed down. I had considered Hexagonal sea zones, but sourcing or cutting tile in that shape proved difficult.

I think I may have found a way to make the grid work through movement rules by allowing ships to move diagonally. Either with unlimited diagonal movement or with allowing only one of the two or three movements to be diagonal.

Where are you from?

LOL.  That would be not close!  I’m from Toronto Ontario Canada.

Yah I’m sure you’ll find a way to make it work. Just a suggestion.  But now that all your tiles are glued down I can understand that its a bit too little to late.  :wink:

But as far as the sourcing of materials goes…

What I did was phoned all the retailers in my province and asked for very exotic woods.  After about a dozen phone calls many of the people I talked to pointed me in certain directions.  That led me to other dealers… and so on and so fourth.

If you have a “Lee Valley Tools”  locally (I think they are North American wide) that would be a great place to start.  They specialize in many cabinetry and wood working tools.  The staff there are often times woodworkers themselves.  So chatting with them regarding specialized species of woods is probably going to get you a contact immediately.

What ever you do… do some research!!!  Buying things like dimensional finished woods is dramatically more expensive if you go to your local Home Depot!  The smaller dealers tend to have much better prices.

@Hepps01:

Where are you from?

LOL.  That would be not close!  I’m from Toronto Ontario Canada.

Yah I’m sure you’ll find a way to make it work. Just a suggestion.  But now that all your tiles are glued down I can understand that its a bit too little to late.  :wink:

But as far as the sourcing of materials goes…

Yeah Toronto is pretty far away. Thanks for the advice on sourcing some materials. I will be sure to put it to use!

@MajorTaylor87:

Hello everyone, I have made good progress on my board and posted some new pics if anyone is interested. The tile work is just about done, only a few islands left. Next I will be moving onto the table design.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73326585@N03/

I am not sure what wood to go with yet for the table. I know I want to stain it a dark cafe brown. I have seen redwood, and poplar at the local home improvement store that look very nice. Any suggestions?

Wow, incredible.  Looks like the board weighs … 75 pounds?  :mrgreen:

Wow, incredible.  Looks like the board weighs … 75 pounds?   :mrgreen:

Haha, yeah it is pretty big and heavy. I haven’t weighed it yet but I plan to before I build the table. This is definitely not a portable version.

Awesome there Grasshopper.

Love that table YG!

Cool, we gotta make that happen.

Hi guys, I hope everyone has an awesome christmas time.
Please take a look at my custom table for global 40.
I got it from my father in law and my girlfriend.
I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I did  :-)

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thats it. First game will be on thursday with some great buddys.
I´m really looking forward to it!

Nice Table Rob!

Excellent table Robson,

Great attention to detail, and you really know how to spoil your fellow players. Looks like you have the 2nd edition board, I can’t believe that WOTC didn’t fix the dark convoy symbols…. crazy. Are you playing some kind of house rule using Canada as a separate nation?

Thanks YG glad you like it
The Canadian units are just for a better look, they are used as normal on UK turn  :-)
For the same reason I use the finnish and neutral units, oil markers, canadian roundels, hellcat fighter and the red mongolian units. Now the only thing missing are the combat dice from fmg and some strict neutral units.

…oh I forgot, yes thats the second edition board. I was also hoping that they worked on the symbol issue. Perhabs they use it as a argument for the 3rd edition. Thats WOTC style  :-)
But I will be happy if I get the combat dice I ordered November 2011  :-D

Sweet, I like what you did.

Robson,
  Awesome looking table. I was wondering where did you find the two tiered storage thingies. Me and a couple of buds are building a table and are looking for something like that. We are stationed overseas so maybe you could point use to an online retailer?? Thanks. Again good looking table