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Up on PCB-DEV they’ve got a DIY surface-like electronic gaming table. The demonstration version was created to play physical games on the board against opponents on freechess.org.
Here’s a video.
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I used to work with a guy who made his own multitouch surface for around $150 worth of parts. He then wrote some apps for the table, including a jigsaw puzzle app that could take any image and turn it into a puzzle.
His kids loved it.