Two Modes

My wife and I designed a custom 2-in-1 dining and gaming table, and worked with a local carpenter to bring it to life. Since then, the table has been at the center of the family and friend groups, away from screens and other digital devices, fostering intentional interpersonal connection.

Planned features:

• Easily removable / positionable leaflets

• A "gaming vault" under the leaflets to keep game components (such as dice) within the table and off the floor

• Slots along the outer walls of the gaming vaults for temporary storage

• Cabinet storage under the table for games and other items (such as cup holders)

• Open slot just under the gaming vault for temporary storage for items like game boxes

• Aesthetic design along the sides of the cabinet storage

• A thin slot along the inner upper walls of the gaming vault to act as a rail system

• Cup holders with metal hook clip which hook into this rail system

More Views of the Completed Table

The board game shown above is "Arcs" by Leder Games. Featuring custom 3D-printed component holders which fit nicely in the original board game box when it is time to store the game (see Entertainment/Decor for more about 3D-printing).

Action Shots

One of the people in my gaming group designed his own board game, named "Fight Your Friends" (name pending), akin to fighting video games. We are playtesting the game in the above videos.

Cup Holders

The cup holders above are attached to the slot along the inner upper wall of the gaming vault. Each cup holder is composed of a metal hook clip which securely attaches it to the edge of the table. The regular cup holders have holes to fit my custom holders below.

I used Vernier Calipers to take measurements of my mugs / cups, and designed custom holders by programming parameters in an OpenSCAD script. I added slots for the mugs / cups that had handles. I then designed the bottom parts of the holders to fit the holes of the wooden cup holder pieces, adding a lip around the circumference when the top diameter was smaller than the wooden cup holder holes. Finally, I added a label along the side of the model to identify which mug / cup fits in that holder. The results are shown in the previous videos. (see Entertainment/Decor for more about 3D-printing)

Also shown are the cup holders in action. The latte cup goes into the 3D-printed custom part, which then goes into the wooden cup holder. There is a separate wooden cup holder for stemmed thin glasses (like the champagne glass as shown above).

Leaflet Holder

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