Map Question

Maybe you could try laminating material that you can get at office supply stores?

Just a suggestion; I haven’t tried it myself…

Also, I think if you store the maps flat and not folded up, they will lay flat when you play.

since my last post i did a few new things. i went to kinkos and had to large pster sized hex grids printed up. i kept it just black and white. you can do color but it isnt cheap. i then scaned in all the different types of terrein theier is (ie swamps, water, trees, crap like that) i printed about 10 pages of each in color, and cut them up into hex’s. some as singles and some as groupings. the point is that i can cjange them when ever i want. i then got a peice of plexyglass that fit over this thing. after a while with that i bought a bunch of diff. colored dry erase markers, i use them to show disruption/damage/destroyed. its a hell of alot easier than pciking up those little dots all the time. and when donw just wipe it off. its easy and very effective.

I have a total of sixteen map tiles, so today I bought photo mounting glue (spray form) and eight pieces of poster board.
(This was sorta messy by the way)

I sprayed one side of the Able tile.
I stuck it to the poster board and flattened it out.
After waiting a minute for it to dry, I cut it out along the lines.
I turned it over and sprayed the empty side of poster board.
I then placed the other side of the Able tile on it and smoothed it out.

The only warning I have is - Make sure you have both sides of a tile showing!

The plexi thing worked great at GenCon. My buddy suggested cutting the single large piece into three or four smaller pieces to make it easier to transport.

If you want custom maps Chessex makes some nice “write on”/“wipe off” 2" hex mats (they make 1 1/2 " and 1" Hex Mats as well). To match the scale of the maps the 2" Hex Mega Mat woudl work.

Here is the description:
Using water-soluble overhead-projection pens (NOT dry erase, grease pencil, or permanent markers), you can write on the vinyl and remove later with water when the adventure is done.

http://www.chessex.com/mats/Battlemats_MegamatsReversible.htm

Sizing: Battlematâ„¢    = 26” x 23½” (66cm x 60cm)
Sizing: Megamatâ„¢        = 34½” x 48” (88cm x 122cm)

96259 Reversible Battlematâ„¢ 2" Squares and Hexes $19.98
97259 Reversible Megamatâ„¢ 2" Squares and Hexes $34.98

Rock Rock On!! good stuff, thanks!