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the maps seem a bit small though….

has anyone tried using the green felt with hexes painted on? I dont remember the company that makes it, but I think they use them for Battletech a bit.

I have been using a sheet of vinyl with a hex grid on it…it’s not all green, but I can use dry-erase markers and create my own terrain.

Even when I was in top shape I think I would have gotten winded after the first 200 meters, especially if I was carrying gear and a firearm.  Units would move semi-cautiously even when in a hurry.  I still don’t see it as being realistic, but sometimes you have to sacrifice reality to gain better game mechanics.

@surfdog:

i palyed a few games on the plastic maps and got tired of it, i wanted a 3d game board i took a 3x6 piece of plywood cut it in half and covered it with dark green felt, i decided on 4" hexagons,

Word, that’s the route I’m going on. I hope to have a hexed battleboard ASAP, and there’s a TON of 15mm WWII terrain out there on the net. I’ll just nab some of that. The mats the game comes with are OK to learn on, but to perpetually game on these drab, flat maps that have roads mostly going on one direction… blegh.

-=Grim=-