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25/07/2015 at 12:32 #28098
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ParticipantI was reading the “Joy of 6” thread, and for whatever reason, the question of table size for 6mm games popped into my head. The smallest table that I’ve ever run a game on was a 2’x2′ table for a 20mm Vietnam game. In recent years, maybe a third of my 15mm games have been on 6’x4′ tables, but I’ve never run a 6mm game on less than 9’x6′, and through the years, probably 85% of them have been on tables ranging from 12’x6′ to 16’x5′. It just sort of struck me as ironic that my smallest scale games have frequently been on my largest tables. Now most of them have been WWII and post war games with lots of tanks moving around, and shooting at range, but it still strikes me as kind of surprising.
Anyway, how big are your typical 6mm game tables?
25/07/2015 at 14:30 #28101grizzlymc
Participant1.25 X 1.6. When I win the lotter 1.8 X 4.
25/07/2015 at 14:35 #28102Rules Junkie Jim
ParticipantI use a 90 x 60cm MDF board. I can use the dining table, which is 5′ by 3′, but I very rarely do these days. I mostly use 6mm for skirmish gaming though, and 3mm for larger scale battles.
25/07/2015 at 16:02 #28105Norm S
ParticipantI find myself in the same position as Rules Junkie Jim, though at the upward end, limited to 4′ x 3′.
My main scale is 10mm, with bases typically on a 40mm frontage.
I have 20mm and 28mm currently on my painting table!!!! I am probably deluding myself.
25/07/2015 at 17:16 #28107Mr. Average
ParticipantI’ve played games happily on all sizes of table. If space is limited, I play in metric instead of Imperial units, and you can extend the relative size of the table in terms of maneuvering by making the terrain more dense. Like RJJ above, when I want to play larger scale games I play with smaller scale vehicles, so for big battalion-to-regiment scale games I play with 3mm scale anyway. As squad to platoon size, I play on 24″ x 24″ to 36″ x 36″, maxing out at about 48″ x 60″.
25/07/2015 at 19:49 #28111Angel Barracks
ModeratorI found 3′ x 3′ to be too big.
2′ x 2′ to be too small if using armour.
2′ x 3′ to be just right.😀
25/07/2015 at 20:05 #28113Bandit
Participant25/07/2015 at 20:28 #28114Mike Harrop
ParticipantThe smallest I use is 2.5’x3′ and the largest 6’x4′ which requires all of my cut up sections of my MatOWar to be used in conjunction.
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26/07/2015 at 10:38 #28120John
ParticipantI use four 2’x4′ to run various sizes of table in 6mm, and yet usually it seems like there is never enough space . . .
To model the effect of Nuclear weapons on the wargaming table, apply jerry can of fuel to board, light match and stand well back.
26/07/2015 at 10:53 #28121curlerman
Participant1.2 meters x 0.9 metres in my bunker so it’s my winter table of choice. In the summer I mount a 6 feet x 4 feet table in my garage. The play is the same but the size of the games changes.
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web http://www.angelfire.com/games4/bobsgames/hair_curlers.htm29/07/2015 at 10:13 #28253Shaun Travers
Participant2’x2′ for WW2. It fits into the map drawers I use for long term gaming setup. My children are getting older and I am thinking of upscaling to 3’x2′ but I am not sure I will be able to handle it 🙂 I normally do 20mm WW2 at the same ratio (1:10) on a 4.5’x5′. To play on 2’x2′, I simply convert 20mm rules from inches to centimetres.
29/07/2015 at 11:38 #28254Thaddeus Blanchette
Participant3×2 for me, usually.
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29/07/2015 at 13:24 #28256bishnak
Participant6’x4′ or 8’x4′.
For me, using smaller scale minis just means I can play bigger actions on the same sized table. It doesn’t mean I reduce the size of my table…
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http://tinytanks3mm.blogspot.com.au/29/07/2015 at 17:44 #28268Steve Johnson
ParticipantFor CWC it used to be the standard 6’x4′ table. This worked well for the longer gun ranges compared to BKC. Somehow it also looked right and gave the feel of a large scale battle.
30/07/2015 at 07:43 #28283Sparker
ParticipantRecently played a 6mil desert game on a 4’x 4′ and it still felt like the wide open spaces with plenty of room for manoeuvre…
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