Hi everyone. To start, I'm not a wood worker nor have I ever used any wood designing software in my life. I'm simply a person who is working on creating the perfect custom board game table to fit my and my friends needs.

I'm currently working on a project for a board game table. It's based off the origins game table.

To begin. I requested someone from fiver to sketch me the table with multiple modifications:

1. Remove the table legs and add 2 bases in the middle. This should allow more leg space or area for larger chair if needed.
2. Change the shape to hexagon like shape to fit 2 more players (8 max players comfortably)
3. Raise the middle layer 2 inches (from 4" to 2") as we don't really require it to be too deep.

Now the results that yielded from him were actually not bad at all but I have a few doubts about the stability. Since the table will be mostly held by the bases, it means the main middle board will be holding all the weight of the heavier parts of the table. This causes some doubts over the rigidity of the table.

I want this table to live long and handle people placing their weight on their side of the table without shaking it one bit.

Currently it's went through 3 iterations and I'm hoping the 4th one could finally be the last.

iteration 1: the problem here was that I did not have this type of base available as the plan was to have it in metal.

iteration 2: after giving the designer the specs of the table base I wanted. I noticed that maybe the middle layer can't handle the weight.

iteration 3: here I decided to stop over engineering things and go back to the original design. Unfortunately, because of the table design, the brackets to attach them need space therefore, the legs were moved slightly into each other reducing the space for the 2 people sitting.

My sketch: I know I'm a great artist but hear me out. What if the base was the same shape of the table(but obiosuly smaller and was connected (from the top part) with each internal edge of the table with a 45 degree triangle to help with making it more robust and handle the weight.

I will be dealing with a local carpenter to make this happen.

If you guys have any other recommendations for me or guidance please let me know.