Here are some pictures of the new Deformable LED light I installed over my upstairs game table. One lamp provides more than enough light to illuminate my 58" x 72" games table. It was only $14 from Lee Valley, is easy to install, removable / portable, uses very little electricity and relatively inconspicuous. It also required a hanging socket with hooks and a long cord from Amazon.
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| The Lamp suspended to the season |
Having slipped on some back ice just before Christmas my back was not up to bending over the standard 29" high folding / banquet table I use for miniature games. If yo think about it these 29 to 30 inch tables are designed for sitting at for dinning. A more appropriate height would be that of kitchen or bathroom counters designed for standing at which are around 34" to 35" high. The early proponents of modern day wargaming like Donald Featherstone and Terence Wise advocated higher tables between 36" and 42" high in their books. So I tested a 37.5" high table for my first Fantastic Battles 1.2 game of 2023 (see separate post in my blog).
The experiment worked well, the table was stable, the risers did not get in the way and there was less bending. The only minor downside was it does limit how far across the table you can reach, a small price to pay for less back discomfort.
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| Table extender & riser combination used to achieve 37.5" height. |
Below is a picture of the activation tiles / counters I use for Fantastic Battles 1.2. I bought them from the Dollar Tree, they costed only $1 plus tax for a packet of 26 in 4 colours (medium royal blue, green, purple, fuchsia) and measure 20mm x 18mm x 5mm.. They are marketed by Craft Medley and I have also seen them in black and white.. I add number stickers to them to keep track of the number on the table but this is not essential. You can of course paint them, and I have painted some of the fushia counters dark red. Sadly I did not see any on my last visit to the Dollar Tree, but they may have just been put in storage to make room for seasonal decorations.
https://www.dollartreecanada.com/
However if you can't find them at the Dollar Tree you can buy a pack of 100 from Amazon for a higher price, but with a different mix of colours (red, orange, white, green and light blue), see link the below.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09MZGVSRB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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| Tiles by Craft Medly from the Dollar Tree |
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| Tiles sold by Amazon |
