Looking for the Best Game Rooms & Ideas.

[Perram]

Hello,

I've begun the process of creating a dedicated game room for my groups to come and play at. I got tired of traveling to the game store every week.

I've been looking around for the other game rooms that exist out there, and quickly found this gem:

Make: Online : Ultimate D&D room

As well as this one from Role Playing Tips:

http://www.roleplayingtips.com/images/organized_gameroom_back_wall.jpg

So...

What belongs in an awesome game room? Do you have pictures of your game room? How much should it looking awesome play into things?

(By the way, I'm working with a 10' x 16' room for my dedicated game room, but want to see all of the ones you guys know of, big or small...)

 

[Dimitri Mazieres]

I'm afraid the links are broken (check URLs)

 

[Perram]

I'm afraid the links are broken (check URLs)

Thanks, should be fixed now.

 

[jimmifett]

Things often overlooked for a good gaming room:

Hidden ceiing speakers, linked to a cheap sound system, controlled by DM
laptop for background music.

Small fridge for beverages.

Trashcan.

Small sink/wet bar (to wash off the cheetos/chips/dry erase stains).

Adjustable lighting and dimmers.

A fan (cieling or otherwise), as a warm room with stale uncirculating air will put players to sleep.

Clock.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

A Sultan gaming table:
- The Sultan

 

[Dice4Hire]

I prefer my gaming rooms with people in them...... :-D

 

[Wik]

You know, I remember walking into a gaming room years ago, when I was around eight or nine, and being completely floored. One whole wall consisted of shelves, filled with painted metal miniatures organized alphabetically (A painted giant snapping turtle, with a rider, sticks out in my memory). There were also game maps posted on another wall. This was around 1991 or so.

Really, I think a games room should have space for miniatures (if used), as well as shelving for all appropriate books. A mini fridge is a great idea.

There should be room for players to store things like dice, character sheets, pens, and pencils and know such items are not going to be moved (something I'm prone to do, unfortunately, when cleaning my house). A window is nice, as a large group in a small space can create a bit of a.... funk.

Comfy chairs are a MUST - much more important than the table or anything else. I prefer playing at a coffee table - if you do that, you can set up couches for the players! But then, I don't really like playing at the table.

I'd make the place look respectable, and well-made up. Were it my game room, any nerd aids (ie, game maps, posters, etc) would be framed... because I hate unframed art on the walls (seriously, my futurama postcards look MUCH better in a cheap frame!). Keep the space as open as possible, and make sure you don't get carried away with decorations, as they can distract.

Whether you want to do flat screen TVs and/or stereos is entirely up to you. A laptop with appropriate gaming resources is rarely a bad idea, though.

 

[Gilladian]

my current game room has lots of shelves, but could use more! A raised (fabric cutting table) platform for the DM, with a monitor on a swing arm so it can be rotated to show artwork to the Players.

Nice chairs (I use padded dining room chairs) for the PCs, and a barstool with a good back for the DM. Big windows let in lots of daylight (but with shades to block the sun). A ceiling fan keeps the air moving.

An 8' folding table for the players gives them plenty of room, and allows for a BIG battlemat.

Not much space on the walls for art, but always nicely framed (yes, it does make a big difference!). One piece is a hand-painted watercolor done by a good friend.

Unfortunately, this room is also my craft room, so half the wall space is taken up with cabinets and shelves for all my polymer clay craft and jewelry making tools. If I could only have another 100 sq. feet of space!

 

[Stormonu]

This pic is a few years old....

View to DM


View slightly towards right



Looking right from the player's side


Not shown: To the left are two filing cabinets filled with Dwarven Forge pieces and a bookcase loaded up with 40K minis.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

I like that idea of a map mini-table atop the game table. Lets the map and books/sheets not interfere with each other. I can't tell how many times we've had to push books out of the way of minis or the DM's drawing of rooms.

A good game room needs convenient places to stow paraphernalia we all tow with us and need nearby within reach