"How much space needed around the tables?" Topic

I would like to know how much space should be allowed around both a gaming tables and a painting/modelling desk also the space between two gaming tables. If possible a minimum distance, comfortable distance and ideal distance between an obstacle and the table, between two tables in use.

At present I have 78cm (30 ¾ in) at my painting desk. That is comfortable and I would say that it is minimum seated distance. I have no real idea around the games table as we have masses of room but this may change.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

x42

A few feet, little more for seating/sofas etc. My new shed is 30 x 15 so plenty of room around a 6 ft wide table!

Tally Ho!

This has come up in the past.
I have a table that is 15 feet long. The room is 20 feet wide. Two and a half feet at each end works standing. However, passing a person at the ends is difficult. It is impossible if one is hefty. One person has to get out of the way.

If you have chairs, I think three and a half feet is the minimum. Four would be better.

Tom

I might go a little narrower than Garryowen, but not much. Three feet to play seated, but more if you want people to pass back and forth undisturbed.

Between two gaming table should be at least six feet.

Thanks for the ideas so far.

A bit of background. We have been acquired some extra space where we can use rather than using the billiards table with cover. The table(s) will be 1.2 x 2.4m (4 x 8 ft). We are still negotiating the space the most probable at present seems to be 5 x 5 m (16'6" x16'6) and I want to have a good idea on what we can do when we get the space.

x42

3 feet
Or between tables minimum of 4 feet

3' on all sides, as a minimum.

You also need space and tables for people to unload and sort their figures, dice, tapes, rules and assorted paraphernalia.

YOu also need room for scenery boxes and the like (maybe storable under tables).

3 to 4 feet minimum around the table so players can get by one another. Five to 6 feet in between tables so you aren't backing into each other ( assuming tables are running long side to each other. More on all sides is better.

Some gamers need more room than others. I think you need to budget at least three feet all the way around.

My old place had about 2' which was not enough. Our game group has a few larger members (myself included) and although we could fit everyone had to shuffle when someone needed to get out. In my new house I have a ton of room and put 4' all the way around the table. Even with a larger guy sitting down a large guy can get by behind them.

Is there the right space to do a parquet pattern where the short end of one table faces the long end of the next?

This might allow you to eek out a little more space since I would expect most games to run where the "sides" play along the long edge of the table and don't cross the short end often. You might even be able to butt some short ends up against the wall as long as there is sufficient space on the other three sides for good access.

Depends on how many tables and the shape of your room.

I was hoping to get two tables in but the suggestions seem to say at 5m square we will only get one. Perhaps butting the short sides of the tables against opposite walls I'll get something to work (part inspired by etotheipi).

I can hope for larger 5m on one side is fixed but a little larger on the other might be negotiated but probably not,

thanks all

x42

Why not just try it out? Adjust to your comfort level.

Rallynow the tables will be fixed made to the matrons spec kitchen type counters with storage under so fixed once in place.

x42

You also need to think of people exiting the room for a comfort break – so if as you say it is ~16'6" that leaves 1'6" between the two tables (8' long) even when they are right next to the walls at either end which is (sucks in gut) narrow even for a normal person, and runs the risk of people knocking the tables with the consequent results of figures and scenery being knocked over.

Either you have to reduce the size of the tables, or limit it to one larger one with enough room round the sides.

If the tables are staggered and on opposite walls we could put 3 ft to the long sides of the tables taken from opposite walls that would give each table 3 ft one side 9'6" the opposite way round for each table and give a gape of about 4'6" for pee break exit. I think that might work. I'll draw it up properly tomorrow,

Table size is fixed no control of it.

x42

More?

I would strongly recommend scaled tables in a scaled room before you to anything permanent. Better still, mock-up tables before you put the real ones in place. That said--

Table A has an 8' edge against the west wall, while Table B has an 8' edge against the east wall? Admittedly an awkward reach. OR

Table A has an 8' edge against the west wall, but Table B has a 4' edge against the east wall. Now you only have one awkward reach.

Staggered might work better, but again, half a day of scaled rooms or mock-ups might save you a lot of annoyance later.

looks like only one table. To day I'm going to model all the possible rooms in AutoCAD and see how it looks but not hopeful for two tables.

x42