Board Game Tables
What Makes a Real Board Game Table
A board game table earns the name below the surface. Lift the removable top off any of our three tables and you find a recessed game vault, a sunken play area a few inches down, so a game in progress stays exactly where you left it. The lid goes back on, and the room gets its dinner table back.
The rest of the anatomy follows from that one decision. Player stations give everyone a place for cards and a hobby tray. Cup holders sit below the play plane, so a knocked-over drink can't reach the board. Dice bins keep rolls contained. The accessory rail system lets you add what your group actually uses. The play surface itself is your choice of speed cloth or velveteen: quiet under dice, easy on cards, and built to take years of Saturday nights.
Most people find their way to a purpose-built board gaming table after trying the alternatives. A card table that wobbles. A fold-out that lives in a closet. A topper laid over the dining table that has to come off before anyone eats. Each of those solves part of the problem, whether it's stability, height, or looks. A solid hardwood table built for the job solves all three at once.
Choosing Between Our Three Tables
The Dresden is full dining height, seats six, and has the largest recessed play area we build. This is the table for households where the game table and the dinner table have to be the same piece of furniture. Full specs are on the board game dining table page.
The Firefly sits at coffee height, at living-room scale, with storage drawers underneath and mid-century lines. Built for couch play, shorter games, and smaller footprints. See the board game coffee table for dimensions and finish options.
The Mimosa is compact and card-and-tile scale, sized for a den, a nook, or a four-player sit-down. It has the smallest footprint of the three and is the easiest to work into a room that's already furnished. More on the hardwood playing card table.
If you came in looking for something specific, we've grouped the same tables by how people play them: D&D tables, MTG tables, and the family game table collection.
Hardwood, Built to Order
Every table is built by hand in our Edmonds, WA workshop from solid walnut, cherry, white oak, or maple. You choose the hardwood, and it's finished by hand here in the shop. These are heirloom-grade woods with the grain left visible and a finish that shrugs off sleeves, dice, and the occasional dinner plate.
Built to order means what it says. Nothing is sitting in a warehouse waiting. Current lead time is [TK] weeks from the day you order, which is the honest cost of a table made one at a time by the people who build it. Shipping is free anywhere in the continental US, and each table arrives in pieces sized to clear a standard 32-inch doorway, so getting it into the room isn't a project of its own.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a board game table cost?
Our tables run from $3,695 to $4,800. Across the wider market, board game tables for sale start around $1,100 for entry-level builds and climb past $30,000 for large custom commissions. Ours sit in the middle: solid hardwood and made to order, without the bespoke-commission price tag.
What size should a board game table be?
Start with the play area, then check the room. A dining-height table seating six needs roughly three feet of clearance on every side once chairs are pulled out, and the recessed play area is always smaller than the overall footprint. All three tables ship in pieces that clear a standard 32-inch doorway.
Can a board game table be used as a regular dining table?
Yes. The removable top gives you a full, flat solid-hardwood surface for meals, homework, and everything else the table does the other six days of the week.
Can I leave a game set up between sessions?
Yes, and it's the feature most people end up loving most. The game sits in the recessed vault, the top goes back on over it, and a half-finished campaign waits untouched until next weekend. No packing up, no photographing the board before dinner.
Are your board game tables customizable?
Yes. Choose your hardwood, your stain, your leg style, and your play surface fabric, then add the accessories your group uses: cup holders, dice bins, DM shelves, player stations. Every table is made to order, so those choices get made before we start building.