Static Zombie

Tables

Once upon a time, the Sultan game table would have replaced the pupils in my saucer-wide cartoon eyes. But that time was long ago, when ironically I couldn't have afforded it. I wonder who their demographic is. Are there enough adults with polyhedral dice bags and $10,000 to spend on a game table? Seems to me that most role players are young and poor. Then again, this isn't a mass market item, so even a few sales would probably make these folks happy.

The Sultan looks lovely and impressive, and if my tastes overlapped more with the miniatures-and-character-stats set I might be tempted. But for board gaming, that table misses the mark. I love the drop-down food trays and under-the-table cup holders, but the desks really don't add any value. Storage drawers are a great idea. The whiteboard inner surface, however, seems fraught with problems. Whiteboards can get persnickety with age and refuse to erase cleanly. When they do erase, they leave market residue behind-- residue that will happily stain any cards or other game components that get placed there. Over time that market dust will accumulate on the periphery of that horizontal surface, so cleaning is a real issue.

My ideal table-- assuming it's not a Surface, would, I think, be circular and expandable. It would have under-the-table cupholders and storage for pads, pencils, etc. It would have a button/LED built into each seating position, flush with the table, that functions as both a lockout buzzer and a first-player randomizer.

And it would cost less than $10,000.