Tile thickness?
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Archon Shiva
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Did you order an extra set of tiles? Some types of masking tape do a great job of holding stuff from underneath and leave almost no residue - the green stuff used for painting comes to mind. It would probably not damage the underside of tiles, but I'd feel safer if I had a dedicated set for each side.
Another idea, if the tiles are a bit think, is drilling small notches on the sides and making a sort of peg board to play on, if that makes any sense.
Or maybe playing on a felt surface or somesuch. I thought of a boxed area, but map sizes aren't constant...
Short answer is, I have no idea what the answer is to the question you actually asked, but I hope my suggestions can help or inspire you.
Another idea, if the tiles are a bit think, is drilling small notches on the sides and making a sort of peg board to play on, if that makes any sense.
Or maybe playing on a felt surface or somesuch. I thought of a boxed area, but map sizes aren't constant...
Short answer is, I have no idea what the answer is to the question you actually asked, but I hope my suggestions can help or inspire you.
Rather than the extra tiles, I pledged for two full games. (I received a surprise refund at the just right time!) But I would still prefer not to risk marring the surface. The tiles are 250 MM square, and I thought about making double and triple wide sections and hold them together with Velcro tape. If the tiles are thick enough, I may try placing rare earth magnets to hold them down to to the magnetic paint. Again, there is a risk of marring the playing surface.
The felt is a good idea as long as it does not hang over the edge of the table, somehow I will catch it and wreak havoc on the zombie apocalypse. My nerve that give positional sense are the most affected, so I have the grace of a very drunk man. Maybe a felt piece with edge stops backed by Velcro? This brainstorming is really helpful!
The felt is a good idea as long as it does not hang over the edge of the table, somehow I will catch it and wreak havoc on the zombie apocalypse. My nerve that give positional sense are the most affected, so I have the grace of a very drunk man. Maybe a felt piece with edge stops backed by Velcro? This brainstorming is really helpful!
Archon Shiva
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Yeah, I did that too, then at the last minute when the survey came in I converted an extra Eva and white dice to a set of extra tiles. So I guess I'll have a huge town. Or maybe I'll change it again once the pledge manager is working.
My girlfriend suggests a puzzle mat, which is a bit like felt but has a gripping surface underneath so I stays in place. It can even be rolled up with the puzzle (but probably not the map) in place.
You could make a set of tile-sized frames that attach together, assemble the correct number, then put the tiles in the recessed portions. I have no idea how you'd make the frames in the first place, though. Lego?
My girlfriend suggests a puzzle mat, which is a bit like felt but has a gripping surface underneath so I stays in place. It can even be rolled up with the puzzle (but probably not the map) in place.
You could make a set of tile-sized frames that attach together, assemble the correct number, then put the tiles in the recessed portions. I have no idea how you'd make the frames in the first place, though. Lego?
Skittlebrau
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Cut a piece of pegboard to fit your tabletop, get some wingnuts and strips of wood, build a map, align the wood to the edges, and tighten down.
I'm sure it could get more detailed than that to do it right, but it just sort of came to me as an idea.
I'm sure it could get more detailed than that to do it right, but it just sort of came to me as an idea.
Scorpion0x17
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Something I'm considering making (because I've realised my largest table is a tad smaller across it's width than 3x 25mm, and quite a bit smaller along it's length than 6x 25mm) is a felt-lined modular playing board, made up of a number of square boards, of two different sizes, and a number of slightly oblong boards.
Most of the boards (the oblong ones) will have a lip along one side, for edge boards, four (slightly larger sized square ones) will have a lip along two sides, for corner boards, and a few (25mm x 25mm square boards) will have no lip, for centre boards.
These would then have rare-earth magnets embedded in the sides to hold them together when in use, and could be configured to hold any size playing board (I might even make one board with a lip round all four sides, for a single-tile-size board, just for completenesses sake!)
Not sure of what material to use, yet - possibly MDF - but that would be quite bulky - or possibly thick card - though that would be a tad flimsy.
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Ooh... Actually, I've just realised, I could do it with eighteen 25mm x 25mm boards, all with magnets embedded in all four sides, and then eighteen 25mm long strips, with a width equal to the thickness of the boards plus the thickness of the game tiles, also with magnets in them, which would then go around the outsides of the playing board...
Most of the boards (the oblong ones) will have a lip along one side, for edge boards, four (slightly larger sized square ones) will have a lip along two sides, for corner boards, and a few (25mm x 25mm square boards) will have no lip, for centre boards.
These would then have rare-earth magnets embedded in the sides to hold them together when in use, and could be configured to hold any size playing board (I might even make one board with a lip round all four sides, for a single-tile-size board, just for completenesses sake!)
Not sure of what material to use, yet - possibly MDF - but that would be quite bulky - or possibly thick card - though that would be a tad flimsy.
EDIT:
Ooh... Actually, I've just realised, I could do it with eighteen 25mm x 25mm boards, all with magnets embedded in all four sides, and then eighteen 25mm long strips, with a width equal to the thickness of the boards plus the thickness of the game tiles, also with magnets in them, which would then go around the outsides of the playing board...
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Archon Shiva
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If you get the thickness just right to for the tiles to sit smooth with the edges, it should be awesome.
Separate strips sounds like looking fro trouble, though. On the other hand, if you go for completeness, you also need three-lipped boards, for L-shaped maps and so on.
Separate strips sounds like looking fro trouble, though. On the other hand, if you go for completeness, you also need three-lipped boards, for L-shaped maps and so on.
Scorpion0x17
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I so hadn't considered l-shaped boards. But now you've mentioned it, I guess there's all sorts of non-rectangular, tetris-like, possible board shapes...
Separate side strips would cope with all those configurations (though having thought about they'd need to be less then 25mm long, to cope with 'inner' as well as 'outer' corners (unless I had some with chamfered ends))...
Oh, and I think with enough magnets they stay held in place ok.
I had gotten into drawing up plans and checking on all kinds of wild ideas when my wife asked about using a couple of silicon baking sheets. While she doesn't get the fun in over-engineering a solution, she has a great idea! I am going to try a game of Settlers and see how that goes.
But the thickness question also got me thinking about the reusable tiles. I think I will get several plexiglass sheets cut to size and use small binder clips to sandwich paper between them. I can also use wet erase markers if the need arises.
Edit: fix spelling, durp!
Edit 2: Archon Shiva, your girlfriend had a similar idea to my wife's and I did not grasp the significance. My apologies!!
But the thickness question also got me thinking about the reusable tiles. I think I will get several plexiglass sheets cut to size and use small binder clips to sandwich paper between them. I can also use wet erase markers if the need arises.
Edit: fix spelling, durp!
Edit 2: Archon Shiva, your girlfriend had a similar idea to my wife's and I did not grasp the significance. My apologies!!
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Scorpion0x17
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I hope you replied "Don't be daft woman! This is man-stuff! Back to the kitchen with you!"
No way! The woman reads minds!! And she knows where I sleepI hope you replied "Don't be daft woman! This is man-stuff! Back to the kitchen with you!"
Maybe <grin>
Actually, it was a disease akin to Guillain–Barré
Really, both are a problem. The clear sheet may solve both, I'll just need to add a little blue tack to the bottom of the minis. We'll see about where the tokens fit in. On a related note, I've started on free standing doors. I'm taking pictures and will post if they turn out.
Scorpion0x17
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LOL
Love that!
"I'm worried about sending everything flying... ...and I'm making more stuff to send flying"!
Of course! Usually the disturbance is localized, but sometimes I'll overbalance and really mess up the game. Besides, what else am I going to do until August or September?
Ive not tried this personally, but I have it on good faith that the following will work very well:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10109491/
Its cheap, and a very good size / cuttable.
I plan on getting a couple of these, for if nothing else, to keep my games off the table surface.
Thats how the contamination spreads (read: spills, sticky tops).
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10109491/
Its cheap, and a very good size / cuttable.
I plan on getting a couple of these, for if nothing else, to keep my games off the table surface.
Thats how the contamination spreads (read: spills, sticky tops).
