Poker table

A poker table is a "cerebral play"-type recreation building, usable by up to four colonists at once.

Acquisition[edit]

The poker table can be constructed once the Complex furniture research project has been completed. Each requires 50 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony), 50 Cloth, 25 Wood, 10,000 ticks (2.78 mins) of work, and a Construction skill of 6.

Summary[edit]

It must have chairs directly adjacent to it for colonists can use it. Up to 4 pawns can use the table at once, but up to 8 chairs can be placed around the table - 2 per side. Therefore, only 4 chairs are needed and they can be placed on only 2 sides, saving space and allowing the table to be placed in a corner if necessary.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Rec Power	99%	114%	130%	146%	161%	182%	234%

Analysis[edit]

Compared to other recreation items, the poker table is tied with the billiards table with a recreation power of 130%, the most powerful recreation object that requires no research past Complex Furniture (which New Arrivals already have). It is only beaten by the flatscreen television, with 10% more recreation power, and the megascreen television, with 30% more.

Poker tables, chess tables, and Game-of-Ur board all provide cerebral play, but poker supports up to 4 players and has a stronger recreation power before accounting for quality. As pawns get bored with recreation types rather than buildings, a high quality poker table can replace the latter two items. The only downside is that, like the billiards table, poker requires cloth.

Arguably, it is better than the billiards table because players at the billiards table move around while playing, and do not gain recreation while moving. Additionally, billiards only supports half as many concurrent players and takes up a larger area. However, as they provide different recreation types, it is rarely a decision of one or the other and more a question of which one to build first.

It is worth noting that blind pawns cannot use the poker table, which can be important when playing with Blindsight ideology.

Material table

Material	Stuff cost	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Wooden Poker table	50	0	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	163	100%	00,190,00
Granite Poker table	50	0	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	425	0%	00,365,00
Limestone Poker table	50	0	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	388	0%	00,365,00
Marble Poker table	50	1	055,140 ticks (15.32 mins)	300	0%	00,350,00
Sandstone Poker table	50	0	050,140 ticks (13.93 mins)	350	0%	00,330,00
Slate Poker table	50	0	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	325	0%	00,365,00
Jade Poker table	50	10	050,000 ticks (13.89 mins)	125	0%	00,535,00
Golden Poker table	500	20	009,000 ticks (2.5 mins)	150	40%	05,135,00
Plasteel Poker table	50	0	022,000 ticks (6.11 mins)	700	0%	00,635,00
Silver Poker table	500	6	010,000 ticks (2.78 mins)	175	40%	00,640,00
Steel Poker table	50	0	010,000 ticks (2.78 mins)	250	40%	00,235,00
Uranium Poker table	50	0	019,000 ticks (5.28 mins)	625	0%	00,475,00