The new huge ships on the horizon I was wondering how many can support a 6'x3' playing surface?

I play on our kitchen table, and if I put in the middle extending piece it puts me at 5'7"x3 so I'm about 5 inches short of 6' so I think it'll be doable.

In all honesty though I'm sure it's not an easy thing for a lot of players.

I hope for future releases they don't recommend bigger play areas

use the floor

Ya that works I guess.

All I can think of is this:

I'll need a big bit of black cloth, but I built a table for 40k/Flames of War, that's 4x6 so all I need to do is lay something over the top of the "grass"

Nope. Not even on the floor without moving some couches. But my primary play locations. LGS and parents house with my younger brothers both can. We have a table that is almost exactly 6 by 3 with a 2 inch border around it just right for cards turned sideways. Works wonders.

I have a 12' conference table at work. Bring. It. On!

I have a 12' conference table at work. Bring. It. On!

Heck, you can play two games at once!!

use the floor

Sure, this works. Sadly, me and a number of folks I play with are rather stiff and uncomfortable after spending a game or two hunched over a 3' x 3' play area. I'm in the market for a bigger gaming table, but until I find one I can fit in an apartment, I'm with the OP. A 6' x 3' gaming area isn't the easiest play space to comfortably accommodate.

I have a 12' conference table at work. Bring. It. On!

Heck, you can play two games at once!!

I work for a retreat and convention facility. I could pull out the 6' tables and run about 30 games if so inclined.

/Not trying to brag...

Go to the hardware store, buy a sheet of 5/8" plywood. Have them cut it into two 3'x3' sections. Buy 3 Butler Tray hinges:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=40209&cat=3,41241,41261

Inset the hinges on the edges and the middle.

Paint the hole thing black, get yourself two mats or 1 big matt.

Now you can play on any size table.

The new huge ships on the horizon I was wondering how many can support a 6'x3' playing surface?

No problem. Years ago I selected the dining room table with games in mind.

A table tennis table is nice as well.

The table I built was fairly cheep, and I made it so I could fold it up and store it. So provided you have room to set it up somewhere, you can store it pretty easily when it's not in use.

Start with a sheet of plywood and cut it to the correct size. Screw some 1x4's to it to form a frame. Use some 2x4's for legs and attach them with carriage bolts, then you can lossen the nut and fold the leg up into the the frame.

The whole thing then takes up 4ft x 6ft x 5in.

I followed the same path dvor did. One of my secret requirements for our new dining room table was it needed to be slightly bigger than 72" by 36". The one we have is about 80" x 40". It's awesome and seats eight!

use the floor

I may look at doing what some mentioned and get some plywood, and screw some hinges to it, but then the only place I can play is in the garage.

Only problem with that is is not heated so she would get pretty cold in the winter time and I'm not going to buy a portable heater.

Fire paranoia.

Well my kitchen table will do for now.

My cousin also has a large poker table that can seat 12, and other friends has a large dining room table.

As much as I love this game, having the required space to sit comfortable can be a challenge

I use a 6' x 2.5' folding table that folds in half so it is only 3' long in the stowed position. On top of that I put a piece of 3/4" plywood cut into two 4' x 4' halves. The wood is sturdy and bulky enough that it stays put just fine without any type of connection needed either to the table or between the halves. Then I just roll out a piece of cheap black felt on top and I'm ready to go. The 4' x 8' play area gives a generous amount of free space along the edges to set your pilot cards and tokens etc. All told, the entire setup cost no more than $60 and it stores nicely under a bed.

Materials:

Table from Walmart - $25

Plywood cut to order from Home Depot - $25

3 yards of 6' wide black felt from local fabric store - $10

Friend of mine has a 12' x 5' table we use... so it's cool there, but if I game at my place... a floor will have to do.. lol.. but I'm too old to go crawling around on the floor.. lol.. might not get back up

It's worth pointing out, I think, that there are lots of 3'x3' play surfaces floating around, because they're used for lots of different minis games, and you can put two of those together for a 3'x6' surface and support organized Epic play. If the area had been 4'x4' or 4'x5', FFG would have effectively been telling gaming venues that they need to invest in new equipment in order to support Epic play.

Yes that is true but still being able to house a table that size can be hard for some.

Even folding tables.

My wife and I use to live in a 2 bedroom apartment and there would be no way I could use another table.

Even a folding table would have been hard as we out grew that apt pretty fast.

Even now that we have a house, just seems like a lot of work. Lol. Maybe I'm just being lazy.

Well my kitchen table is.just shy of the actual size so I don't think 5" will make a huge difference.

Only thing is at the start of the game there won't be much room if any to put our cards/upgrades/shields

I have a lot of projects on the go this spring, but when time allows I may look at getting something and maybe build a folding table with a nice felt on it that is 6x4 and just have it so it can sit inv top of the kitchen table

why not get a board that can sit on a table and store behind a sofa or such?

Even get one in 2 halves and hinge it together?

BINGO!

If you have a table that will support a 3x3 playing area, just get a 6x3 piece of plywood put on top of the table. Problem solved.

I thankfully have a dining room table big enough for a 6x3 playing area. I was once strong with the Floor, but age has caused my powers to weaken.

A little tip...

If you use plywood, you'll most likely want to cover it with something, like cloth or the like. If you use staples to do so, make sure you cover them with something or else you could scratch the heck out of your table...

Which if you have a wife would most likely upset her.

No problem! I have a regular gaming table set up in the basement, that is 5' x 6' (actually, it is two 30" x 72" folding tables cover with an old Army blanket (for ground-based wargames) and/or Black felt (for space games) or Blue felt (for naval games). I got the tables discounted due to minor cosmetic damage but that don't bother me none .

My kitchen table is 64" x 41.5"

I can lay a 3ft mat out with plenty of room on either (rounded) end for ship cards, rulers, dice, etc.

Now I'm looking for a table extension and maybe card tables for cards/etc.

I'm not complaining, but this game is getting expensive!!

We already play larger point games on a 4 x 6 so this is nothing.

We have been playing high point value four player games with 3' x 6' game space since wave 2. Sometimes we use flat capital ships too. The 3'x6' space works well because it is two 3'x3' mats, you can reach across the table, you can play on a pool table, and you can play on a large rectangular kitchen table.

When we play four players, we start from all four edges. The game takes much longer with high point values on the table. So you don't want to start from the short sides and take multiple rounds for first contact.