I am looking to build a few large tables for use in a commercial application. Basically bar height tables which will see daily use (Table top miniature games being played on it). The thing about the top is that it will not typically see much wear as it'll always be covered by something. The edges of the table will subjected to scuffing and a lot of touching.

I am thinking that paint is a quick and easy repair for semi-annual touching up, vs a film finish. Also not looking to spend a lot of money on the raw materials. So "paint grade" wood sounds like a winner.
Catch being that I want it to be durable from dinging. So pine is pretty much right out. (At least for the high wear areas).

Any thoughts?

Here is an example of this type of table I snapped a pic of (out in the Seattle area.)
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