I’m used to seeing the Geeknson gang at UK gaming conventions and even their van parked outside them. I’m not sure I’ll ever be rich enough or need a new table to see the van parked outside my wee flat, but hundreds of Kickstarter backers have deliveries to look forward to.
The Evesham-based crafter is offering early bird deals and £420 off the Gwen gaming table, their latest geek furniture project, to impress the Kickstarter community.
The early bird tiers are about to run out, and there’s a lot on offer. There are LED lights, a wireless charger, modular fabric (your choice) to insert, a bin, a bottle opener on a rail, and beverage holders all designed to go with the table and discounted for swift movers.
The table comes in several sizes, the smallest being 100cm by 80cm and the largest 195cm by 122cm and Geeknson suggest that suits 8 to 10 players.
However, there’s also the Gwen HEX with six sides and 130cm by 150cm.
Stretch goals are unlocking more and more table accessories. There’s even a companion bench to hide things away inside. While the Kickstarter story isn’t great for accessibility, locking words into pictures so that screen readers can’t get to them does a good job of showing the table and assets to people.
Our modular design of the tabletop leaves is the tried and tested system found on our Megan Gaming Table, as well as our Handmade Bespoke Tables, available on our website. Our modular tabletop leaves system is easily removable in comparison to the double or triple topper systems, found with some other gaming tables. Also, thanks to their modularity they are much easier to store when not in use.
The early bird tier of £799 offers the medium four-player table, app-controlled USB lights, tabletop leaves and convertible legs for the table, plus stretch goals. Shortly, that might be as much as £400 more expensive.
It’s frustrating and understandable that Geeknson doesn’t say how much backer tiers will be after the early bird. It gives them flexibility, but I feel it puts some pressure on backers.
The large table is £100 more expensive for backers.
Legs are a thing, it seems because going back from convertible legs to fixed-heigh legs and the medium table means backers pay £200 more.
The larger table has fixed legs, starts off £500 more expensive, and goes up dramatically. Wood isn’t as cheap as well-managed sustainable woodland would give us, and Geeknson’s talent and craft come at a cost.
It’s not a terribly long wait for a custom-designed table, but this isn’t a John Lewis kitchen table order where one will arrive in days. John Lewis’s most expensive kitchen table this week costs more than £3,000 and many cost nearly as much with only 1 or a few review stars.
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