Thursday 18 June 2020

DBN card table!

I mentioned that I have been on the look out for a second hand folding card table to use for DBN battles. My Daughter spotted this one for a mere fiver locally and today she bought it round for me. I had seen several on eBay in the £25 to £45 mark secondhand, but postage added another £15.00 or more to the cost, so this was a real bargain, in fact we gave the chap £10.00.

I wasted no time in re-covering it with the S&A scenic material, an easy job. Just needs a good clean up underneath but it's a nice stable little table and perfect for the job. This gives me the flexibility to set up anywhere in the house. It measures 2'6" x 2'6" (750mm x 750mm), just right for 12 point + DBN.

Of course I placed a few scenic items on it for the photos.






22 comments:

  1. Lee,

    That is an excellent find, and I am very envious.

    I’ve been looking for a card table to ‘convert’ so that I can use it for PW games, as 75cm x 75cm would mean I’d have an 10 x 10 square grid of 7,5cm squares.

    I’m sure that it will give you many, many hours of fun ... and was well worth what you paid for it!

    All the best,

    Bob

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    1. Hi Bob,
      It was indeed a lucky find! There are plenty of them around on ebay but to find one so local and so cheap was a surprise, and in such good condition apart from some wear and tear on the green covering but I had planned to replace that anyway.

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  2. Excellent work, I am sure it will give you great service.

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    1. Many thanks. I have great plans for the table!

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  3. Bargain and spot on for what you had envisaged, what a great size.

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    1. Cheers Norm, it's just perfect for DBN.

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  4. Very smart Lee, of course if you had another one you could play even bigger battles!

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    1. Thanks Ian, what I like about DBN is that you can fight Quatre Bras or Plancenoit (as just two examples)on a 2 x 2 board. I think the DBN Waterloo scenario requires a vast 4 x 3!

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  5. Nice! I'm on the lookout for one of these too. They are hard to find at a decent price as you say.

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  6. A great find and looks great

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    1. Thanks Neil Scott, I very nearly bought one for £25.00 plus postage, glad I was patient.

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  7. a real bargain !! and ideal for limited space, well done and with a couple of these even bigger games

    cheers Old John

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    1. Cheers John. If I want to fight bigger battles then the dining table is fine :)

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    1. Wasn't it just Steve! The guy did not want to take the extra fiver but my Daughter insisted. It's a very solid piece of furniture, just needs a bit of TLC on the woodwork and it will come up like new.

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  9. A smart looking table and very functional.

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    1. Thanks Peter, it's perfect for DBN battles.

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  10. What a ripper Lee. So clean a beautiful with your terrain atop it too!

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    1. Thanks James. This was just the look I as after when I started the project and the figures also have a slightly bright finish to match!

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  11. Great find, I have one of the same type which was my grandfathers and so is now 55+ years old. It's been used for games, painting, side table for dice/ etc. And is still going strong enjoy.

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    1. Thanks Graham, the tables are very versatile I agree.

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