Modular LED Game Table Ledges ============================

A series of screw on ledges to turn any old table into an immersive game table!

The goal for this project was to make a series of attachments that could turn our dining table into a game table for tabletop games. I wanted to be able to set these up quickly and easily, as well as be able to fit them on a wide variety of tables. The implementation of the modular LED strip came later in development, but I'm so glad I added it.

The project consists of a base and screw with a hole for a module. I've included many modules as well as a template module if you'd like to make your own! There is also a special dice tower base and module for rolling dice directly onto the table! Every base has a ledge for an LED Strip and LED Cover.

Bases

The Bases included are the following: + Game Table Base: The standard base for the table with a module hole + Game Table Card Base: The standard base for the table with a module hole and slots to hold a few playing cards + Screw: Used to screw bases onto tables + Dice Tower Base: Special base for the dice tower module + Corner Base: Base for corners, held to other bases via magnets NOT GREAT WITH WEIGHT + ESP32 Corner Base and Case: Corner base and Case for holding an ESP-WROOM-32. Using WLED for controlling LED Strips + Various LED Covers: Covers to help diffuse the LED Strips on the bases + 34mm Spacer: Can be used to fill gaps if you have them, wouldn't recommend

Modules

The Modules included are the following: + Card Plate: A plate with a few card slots + Control Module: A module to house a Raspberry Pi and 5 inch screen for controlling WLED + Cup Holder: Cup Holder modules, holds your cups + Deep Dish: A deep dish to hold snacks or mysteries + Dice Tower: To be used with the Dice Tower Base, roll some dice! + Phone Holder: Scroll through some TikTok or somethin during the session + Plate: Blank plate to make your own module or just cover some unused module holes + Screen: Screen Cover for the Control Module, the screen will go into this! + Tray Plate: Thin plate to lay on the bottom of the Tray or Deep Dish Module, gives it a cleaner look + Tray: Like deep dish, but smol

The Build

As said before, the project uses a series of bases and modules, the numbers or each will depend on the size of your table and your needs.

Each base measures 150mm wide, so measure before you start printing!

Each base will need 6 magnets super glued into the side holes and a Screw, magnets will work okay, but after 3 years, have noticed some fall out.

LED Strip is optional, can just print covers and glue them to the front if you don't want to go down that rabbit hole. Each base will have a strip along the top lip, at each end, a male and female JST connector tucked into the slots on each side. This is so that once a base is made, it can be use in many different configurations without having to tear the LEDs out every time.

Parts

+ 8x3mm Magnets + WS2812B LED Strip + JST SM 3 Pin Connectors + 5V 15amp AC to DC Power Supply + ESP32: Any model will do, research WLED before committing to LED install as playing with electricity is dangerous. + Hosyond 5inch IPS LCD Touch Screen Display + Raspberry Pi 5: Running Node Red Dashboard and Flows for controlling WLED and music

LED NOTICE

It would take an entire blog post to explain LEDs, WLED, Node Red, and how they work in my version of this install, so please use your best judgment when committing to the LEDs and do plenty of research. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments if you're curious how I achieved something, but I have no intentions in typing out an entire build guide.

WIP

This project is still seeing changes and will be updated whenever I make changes to the core bases.