A quick post.
At the Broadside show, 2024, some battle mats were being sold off cheaply. There was a nice hexed one going for £5! I snapped it up. Despite that the mat was only about 2 feet wide, it was too good a bargain to miss.
So, with a sharp pair of scissors, I have managed to produce a mat which is just slightly smaller than 6x4.
This nicely opens up remote games where gridded tables seem to work best. Now, I'm off to adapt some of my rules for hex play. Happy days!
Hexes are the future! Good find!
ReplyDeleteAs you are well aware Jonathan.
DeleteReally great Richard!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteA bargain for a battle mat. The fleece mats are great
ReplyDeleteIt was too good a bargain to refuse.
DeleteWe all like a bargain, and this looks like a very practical one.
ReplyDeleteVery practical indeed.
DeleteToo good to pass up, especially as it ended up being just under 6' by 4' after your modifications.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence. I'm very pleased with it.
DeleteJeez, five quid, why wouldn't you, Richard! 8 (or 7) foot by 2 seems odd dimensions, and may explain the price, but you solved that pretty easily. Personally, I am not a huge fan of squares or hexes, despite having played lots of TtS, but I can see the obvious advantage they provide for remote games where you have to be able to see and judge locations and distances etc on a small screen. They do cut down on "discussion" of firing or movement distances too, even during FtF games!
ReplyDeleteA great bargain for sure, Keith. It was an odd size but I immediately saw an opportunity. For online and naval/aerial play, I think hexes/grids is a practical solution. For F2F, I would prefer an open table.
DeleteAn absolute bargain and too good an opportunity to pass up, that's for sure! And of course you can turn it over and have a Winter mat too:).
ReplyDeleteGood idea Steve. Might save on the gas bill.
DeleteNice hex mat, Richard. I have one which works great for Ancient naval games,
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean. I need a blue one for my 17th century naval games.
DeleteA definite bargain and as you say great for remote gaming!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain.
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