The Most Luxurious Board Game Table Ever! Rathskellers (The Phalanx) Review

foreign [Music] welcome back to the wolf pack I am so pumped to finally tell you about my gaming table it's been I've had this for 10 months now so it's definitely been through a lot okay it's been up and down stories it's been in moving trucks it's been in warehouses normally you don't put gaming tables through the ring like that but I really wanted to spend some time with it so I can really give you a comprehensive review which I'm going to do right now so first off full disclaimer I was at this table uh not for review actually it was actually sent to me by rascalers graciously for our Fire and Ice awards ceremony which you can check out the link right here and then afterwards it was to keep on my channel and to use and you know I am obviously very very fortunate and lucky and very very thankful for receiving a luxurious table like this to be honest I don't really have anything to complain about it so if you're looking for bad things about it you know I can't really tell you anything bad about it because I'm gonna be raving about this for the next hour or so minutes well bottom line I was not asked to make the this review video I'm simply making it because I've been dying to share this with you for the past 10 months so let's go and get started with my build and then my thoughts about each section As We Tour the table this table is the Phalanx literally a match made in heaven because it's modern it's sleek and it's so stylistic literally a perfect fit for the channel the dimensions for this table is 210 by 125 centimeters or 6.8 feet by 4.1 feet the build that I have fits up to eight players so there are eight stations in total and the wood that I chose is rustic oak the metal frame is a matte dark gray I didn't choose stain on the wood because I really liked how it looked without the stain this board here is Velveteen supposed to be like the professional texture for poker players or poker tables and also is 100 microfiber cloth and it's also supposed to be water resistant as well but obviously I haven't really tried we luckily haven't had any accidents to try to see whether or not it's water resistant but I'm sure it is it's also super nice it's really easy to pick up component cards you name it super easy pickup Rascals also put my logo right in the middle which is super super awesome and they also have their logo up top and then it's double sided so there are two hooks on this table board and you flip it to the other side it has oops a green side over here there's a whole array of colors to choose from I chose teal because this was actually the color of my logo initially but I'm kind of leaning towards black a lot more as the channel progresses so I'm a very I'm in a very very black dark move lately so I use this actually mostly for the gaming side and then the black side for filming now you may also have noticed that on the bottom of the table there's actually an acrylic mat this is used for like if you play D D probably or any other games where you need an acrylic topper where you can write on it they've included that as well here and there's also like suction pads that allows you to pick this up super easy next up let's cover the player stations which is freaking awesome so there are eight like I said in total there's a stainless steel cup holder and in the middle each player has a divot there's a longer divot and a shorter divot and there also is a border along the entire table for card holders each station also has its own designated charger I think this one has two wireless chargers one on this side and one on the other side of the table so there are two wireless stations and then underneath the table is a USBC and usba charging station in the corners now in three of the stations there's also this lid underneath the lid I usually just store pens but if there are any like bidding games we'll put their components in there and then reveal them at the same time that's our main use for them pens and forbidding games and on this fourth station over here it's a a ramp four rolling dice because there is an embedded Dice Tower this dice tower has two ramps that you can roll them in and then it rolls super smoothly like the dice doesn't travel too far with uh The Velvet team topper that's really nice because then the dice doesn't topple over different components as it's rolling out since it doesn't travel too far since we're on the topic of accessories rascos also included a brush to brush the topper that way it's nice and smooth since obviously if you brush it out of the way you're gonna have this gradient so this right here is to help clean the topper there are also two like DM stations which I don't use for dming since I mentioned before I don't play DND but these are so freaking handy how I use them is usually when I'm going over a game I'm learning it or if I'm getting ready to like script out a video I'll put it here and then have my laptop right on top so these trays will slide into the table you just push gently and locks in just like that they're a little silicone or rubber pieces on the bottom to help lock this into the table without damaging it and so there's two there's one with a matching color hand rest and this one has a bunch of divots as well for like pens and dice and whatever you need here there's also card holders on the very top car liners and then the other one doesn't have a hand rest but there are three divots on the left side and some room for some other stuff here as well along with some card holders now there are two other electronics that I want to mention about this table first off there is a power switch on this side of the table this is for turning on all the usbcs USB A's and charging your phone mobily Mobly Bluetooth speaker so let me tell you now they sound freaking good [Music] imagine this playing solo at night with that surround sound [Music] that's half volume the speakers in case you're wondering about getting them yourself these are the gaming lab upgrades so they have the JBL speakers and also the Pioneer 2 for the amplifiers they sound good like from underneath the table I love playing these speakers especially when I'm playing oh swarm because it really brings in a totally unique immersive environment just imagine this sound wave emanating from the bottom of the table and then up to the ceiling and then back up back down to the players so it's amazing I love the sound speakers Bluetooth also is super seamless like I said I've been using this for 10 months I haven't had a single issue with the Bluetooth as soon as you plug in the table turn it on you play a song and that's it I just go to Spotify or wherever music source that you're using hit play and it's done super easy now if you've seen my commercials you might have seen me using the table lights this is still in a prototype form so definitely contact rest colors if you're interested in using the LED system I'm still using a like a beta form of it so it's definitely not enough for me to be reviewing the lights themselves but I will say that every every time I turn them on when family friends are over and they're playing games they just like instantly always give me the same reaction whoa it is priceless and also it levels up my videos as well okay there are two other things I wanted to mention the legs so this table itself is super super heavy it's like I'm rough estimating here I think it's like 500 pounds it is very heavy like think about it this is like real thick wood some Industrial Steel so it is very very heavy and I move the table a ton which is again also not normal either because usually if you have this in a designated game room it stays there but I use it to film a lot in this corner and in my black backdrop Corner when I'm filming cinematics and stuff so in the slim off chance that you might be moving around your table as well Rascals did include a screw thread for you to mount different things on the bottom and I put wheels right here which makes it super easy because then I just roll it across these wheels I did purchase separately and I'll link them down below in case you're curious about getting some wheels for your table so this table also has the leaves in case you want to put it in like your dining room you can eat on top we use this for multiple things how we use the table leaves is that we actually set up the heavier games on the bottom and then on top I'll put up the lighter games that way once we finish the ladder game setup is super quick and then we just take that down and then take off the leaves and then we will reveal the heavy game for the day on the bottom again also a huge wow factor every time my friends and family come over to play these planks are so ridiculously smooth and sometimes we'll even slap on like the middle one in case we like are hungry during the game day and then we'll just eat here and then we'll keep playing on the bottom kind of slide it off to the side there are three pieces in total they are heavy though fair warning they are pretty heavy I'd say like maybe 30-ish pounds or so but so you can see what they look like in full foreign like they're heavy but again super easy because once you lock it in the middle here you just push it down now the last thing I wanted to mention before I go into my final thoughts rascout has also included this divider which is actually super super useful and how it works is you just put it right on the table it locks into place with the other leaves and then in case you like want to split off half the table and you're rolling dice the dice doesn't get stuck underneath the leaves but how I actually use it is a divider for showing two different games you might have seen this when I did it for andromeda's Edge versus dwellings of Elder Veil now we have a clean separation to see the two games and I'm gonna use it again to to compare Expeditions and Scythe which is the next video coming out on this channel and speaking of expeditions versus Scythe I set them up here that we can see a huge scale and what it would look like having both of these games set up on the table so in terms of work this is the most creative inspiration that I've had for a very long time and it has continued to inspire me that way I can utilize different parts of the table in ways that I would have never imagined for filming board games because then like even something as simple as this like the divider I put dice in there that way it gives some depth some height to it when I was filming the awaken Realms dice I love the card holders here because now you get a whole new level of depth as I'm using my gimbal it's like panel records in these card slits and then going into the table I can like dive into there that way it feels like you're at the table going straight into and being immersed into the game right over here I love having the Black versus teal because usually for like moodier games I'll switch I'll have the black on and then for lighter games I'll switch on to the like the teal side eventually I would love to have like a white cover too because white I think is really nice slate to use for filming as well the LED lights are super high quality too again it is a prototype form but it has really been able to illuminate all the pieces as you've seen in a ton of the b-roll that I've been shooting and it also has like animations and a bunch of other things that I haven't even messed around with just yet what I'm gonna play around with next to are like the leaves so then I can slide components from the top top and then reveal Things From The Bottom there's just so many creative ways that I can use this table and it has been amazing so in terms of the gaming standpoint of it of course everything that you need in the gaming table is here Pockets card slits the dice tower lights speakers everything that you need to bring a whole new level of immersion to your games is here it also looks super Sleek in case you want to use it as a dining table in case you want to use it for a food break like we do and probably my favorite part too is being able to set up all these games or like heavy games on the bottom putting leaves on top and then setting up another game right above that so it saves a lot of time one on game day when you're playing different games and different complexity of games so I absolutely love that dice tower lights The Velveteen being able to pick up cards super easy and components and even like charging stations for your phone cup holders like all of this brings such a huge wow factor and I and I kid you not I get to spend more time with my friends family because they want to come over and play games too that is the absolute best feeling and best thing I could ever ask for you I'm stressed okay you ready to reveal one two three oh what is that so having more time to spend with loved ones having like all this creativity to use for work that right there is an absolute dream overall if you are in the market for a board gaming table and you're looking for something modern very industrial like something that has a ton of functionality and brings a lot of wow factor look no further because the Phalanx is going to be a great fit for you and your family if you have any questions about this table let me know down in the comments below I'll be more than happy to answer anything and everything that you have thank you all so much for watching and for sharing this really fun moment for the channel and once again to ask us thank you so much for sending this over and believing in the finance vision and I'm so excited to be using this for all the future videos so with that said that was Discord and I'll see you all later

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Length: 13min 18sec (798 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 23 2023