Help digital maps for skirmish games

[Sunjester]

I hope some of you wise gentlemen can help.

Can anyone suggest a SIMPLE means of creating digital maps for skirmish gaming? I am not looking for anything interactive, just a way of creating a map that I can print off, or email to players.

[Dice Roller]

MS Word?
Or what about drawing it with pen and paper, then scan it, and email it to them?

[Dice Roller]

Not Word, sorry. I meant MS Paint.

[Spinal Tap]

An acquaintance uses Inkarnate.

They have the paid for version, I believe, but there is also a free one. I'm unsure what features are missing on the free one.

[nozza_uk]

What about using PowerPoint?

[Easy E]

I use PowerPoint, but it is not easy. 

Possibly GIMP, but that is not easy to learn either.

[Elbows]

Are you looking for maps to "use" digitally, or just print?  If printing, how detailed/deluxe are you looking for?  You can find a lot of digital D&D maps which are intended for online digital tabletops (like Owlbear Rodeo, etc.).

[CapnJim]

When I need to create a map, I too use MS Paint.  I save them as jpeg images.  You can email it as an image, and import it into a MS Word doc, as well.  You can even email ti to your phone, and text it as an attachment!

[zemjw]

There is Hexographer - https://www.hexographer.com/free-version/, but it may be too zoomed out for skirmish games.

I picked it up in a Bundle of Holding, but, I have to admit, I haven't done much more than install it.

There's Campaign Cartographer, but it is definitely not in the "simple" category

In the free paint program category, Krita is also available - https://krita.org/en/

[Sgt_T]

I also use powerpoint.

I don't know what level of awesomeness you are aiming for, but basic stuff isn't too difficult.

For this What a Cowboy campaign map I just used basic shapes and a standard background.




For this Chain of Command map I included some fancy vegetation (free transparent background png images), but you can also use the standard available "thinking cloud" shape and fill it with a green colour to indicate trees or bushes.




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[Idle Doodler]

I'd recommend having a look at Paint.NET. I find it a lot easier than GIMP or Photoshop - it's essentially MS Paint with the ability to add layers, which saves a lot of headaches when finetuning an image!

[traveller]

I am a mapdrawing failure....I found it easier to build the table first, take a photo and paste it into powerpoint. Voila, map done 

[Elbows]

If you're doing fantasy gaming, Dungeondraft is really solid.