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Author Topic: Gaming Mats...How Busy Do You Like the Printed Features?  (Read 1319 times)

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: Gaming Mats...How Busy Do You Like the Printed Features?
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2023, 09:33:36 AM »
I have a Deepcut ‘Steppe’ mat with squares, which is great (used for To the Strongest, For King and Parliament, and Rommel). I also have a Cigar Box mat with fields (but no roads). This is great for WW2 Normandy games, or indeed Napoleonic games. I also have home made mats for Darkest Africa, Wild West, WW2 air games, and a generic one for Saga, plus a plain blue hex mat from Hotz for sea games or Bag the Hun

Offline Panzer21

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Re: Gaming Mats...How Busy Do You Like the Printed Features?
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2023, 09:46:15 AM »
As most of the mats I've bought recently have hexes or grids it helps if the printing of other colours / features is not too strong; most have not been (I'm aware people are not always fans of hexes and grids), that said some of the cross grids can get a bit lost (which is the idea to some extent).
As long as the pattern is not too busy works for me; some I simply wouldn't buy.

What I have found is that pictures are often more flattering than the actual product, especially with the "cloth" mats. For preference, I'd go for fleece or the mousemat / rubber mats. These two exhibit less creasing as well.

Neil

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Gaming Mats...How Busy Do You Like the Printed Features?
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2023, 05:22:50 PM »
Worth noting that hexes are optional with Cigar Box Battle Maps - but check the website for details since I don't like using hexes so mine don't have any.

 

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