For the most part, though, a card tables job is to make it easy to play games.
Card games, yes, but other games too (at least today).
Thats why card tables come in several different sizes.
They have specific jobs to do, and they need to be the right size for those jobs.
Because to this, the average size for card tables is right around three-foot square (3636 inches).
Though, many tables are 3434 inches or 3838 inches.
One of those shapes is a circle.
But they go up in size significantly, commonly up to 72 inches.
The most common size for an octagonal card table is 48 inches across.
Its hard to play cards on a table where some players have to reach further than others.
A common size for rectangular-shaped card tables is 36x72 (3x6).
(Though 48x92 4x7.7 is also fairly common.)
Just watch out when shopping for rectangular tables.
The standard dimension of an oval card table is 84-96 in length and 42-48 in width.
To sum up, here are the standard sizes of card tables in every shape:
