Griffin
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Back in 2013 I made the first Barrel of Kong. It was an experiment in creating a cabinet with high spousal-approval factor. A simple, practical but visually appealing format that people wouldn't mind having in their homes and allowed them to enjoy whatever games they chose to put in it.
It was cheap to build, accessible for people with basic wood skills and space saving, as a result people built 1000's of them and are still making them to the present day.

I always wanted to take a similar set of requirements, but create a modular solution that was more geared toward game rooms. Where someone may have a dedicated space but also needed to accommodate a social area where people could hang out, chat, have a drink etc etc.
I wanted to design a modular system that fulfilled all of the following needs.
- Space efficient design - easy to line up or arrange in any number of ways
- Build one in a day or a lazy weekend
- Uses smaller common cut sizes available at any DIY store, easy transport of materials
- Under 22" wide, 24" deep, 48" high - low enough that the room doesn't feel visually cramped if units are in the middle of the floor
- Horizontal/Vertical CRT support
- Made from a single 48" x 96" sheet of wood, or a few smaller common sizes.
- Bar height for seating with stools or standing play.
- Foot rest for littles
- Easy access
- Light up marquee
- Upper display shelf
- Optional glass flat top for cocktail table style practicality
First quick and dirty sketch (side profile).

The idea is to be able to line up as many of these as you want and create an optional continuous tabletop surface (if you don't mind the spilled drink/food risks associated with the cocktail aspect of that option). So it would basically be a bar made of machines that you could sit at, use as a bar and play if you like.
It was cheap to build, accessible for people with basic wood skills and space saving, as a result people built 1000's of them and are still making them to the present day.

I always wanted to take a similar set of requirements, but create a modular solution that was more geared toward game rooms. Where someone may have a dedicated space but also needed to accommodate a social area where people could hang out, chat, have a drink etc etc.
I wanted to design a modular system that fulfilled all of the following needs.
- Space efficient design - easy to line up or arrange in any number of ways
- Build one in a day or a lazy weekend
- Uses smaller common cut sizes available at any DIY store, easy transport of materials
- Under 22" wide, 24" deep, 48" high - low enough that the room doesn't feel visually cramped if units are in the middle of the floor
- Horizontal/Vertical CRT support
- Made from a single 48" x 96" sheet of wood, or a few smaller common sizes.
- Bar height for seating with stools or standing play.
- Foot rest for littles
- Easy access
- Light up marquee
- Upper display shelf
- Optional glass flat top for cocktail table style practicality
First quick and dirty sketch (side profile).

The idea is to be able to line up as many of these as you want and create an optional continuous tabletop surface (if you don't mind the spilled drink/food risks associated with the cocktail aspect of that option). So it would basically be a bar made of machines that you could sit at, use as a bar and play if you like.
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