However, the extent that this affects negotiation is not well known. The purpose of this chapter is to organize what is known, identify opportunities for research, and provide insight to negotiators on how to “set (and even build or choose) the table”. In this chapter I divide the influence of the physical environment on negotiation into 4 categories 1) location; 2) physical structure; 3) physical stimuli; and 4) symbolic artifacts.4 Within each of these aspects I review the related studies, which suggest implication of each aspect. Where possible talk about the direct effects of the physical environment but often times I will argue for indirect effects based on research that links the physical environment factors known to impact negotiation including affect and the confidence. As such the current chapter to show that the physical environment is an important factor in negotiation