I have been looking at endless youtube games review channels and review sites and seen that increasingly the thing to have if you are serious about gaming is a gaming table. I’m sure everyone knows what I mean, one of those luxurious looking items, hewn from some expensive looking hardwood, looking like it was built to survive a nuclear blast, built in cup holders, dice tower, card holders and finally a smart looking surface made from the finest of smooth non-snagging man made materials, atop a surface so soft and cushioned that you would be happy sleeping on it, all topped off with some wholly unnecessary but ‘oh my god do they make it look cool’ LED lights. As described these things come at a price, generally a hefty premium over a respectable dining table and chairs, in the region of many hundreds if not several thousands of pounds/dollars for something approaching the specifications described above. I decided to try to replicate at least some of the gaming table experience as cheaply, and with as little skill and effort as possible.

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