Little back story, so we have anywhere from 6-9 people at our games and the table we were using worked, however we were very cramped. Our DM just recently moved to a larger place which also in turn has a detached garage with a few rooms in the back. So a few of us, as a housewarming gift, decided to build a table for him. We passed around a few ideas and decided some sort of 'round' table works much better than a longer rectangular table. But dealing with a table large enough to seat 10 people was a bit challenging, so we came up with a table that folds in the center, and has a lazy susan on top that we can mount the game board on as well as move it around to each person when they are up in initiative, this way they get a direct view of the action happening and can move their minis where they choose without having to have someone else do it. We also added a lip around the top so that when you roll your dice, they don't roll off the edge. It isn't high enough that it'll bother your arms. There are 12 wing nuts underneath that hold the top down and the base of the lazy susan to the table, taking these off on requires your hands and a hammer to knock out the bolts, so it is pretty easy to move, the legs are the only thing that doesn't collapse into anything smaller.
Dimensions: 8 feet across at the largest points, stands around 30 inches high, weighs probably close to 400lbs. Each person has approximately 34" of space in front of them (not including going toward the center, this is just the size of each side, there are 10)
What sort of surprises has everyone else done for their DMs?
If anyone has any questions on the table, such as total cost of all materials (which I won't provide here as the DM frequents these boards), feel free to email me at materous85@yahoo.com
Very nice table. I'll be constructing my own game lair soon and am looking for ideas.