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Up until today I had pretty much dismissed these as gimmicky garbage. But today I actually had a look at the physical product and I have to say that I'm now intrigued and want to subscribe to the newsletter.
Of course, I'm pretty bloody late to the party (as usual) and there are now a bunch of sets out. Since I can't afford to buy all of them at once, I'd like to know which ones are the best and also which ones people have bought multiple copies of as they get used at the table a lot.
I mostly use the tiles from the regular dungeon sets, i.e. not the caverns or wilderness (though those have seen some use, too).
While not perfect, they are definitely very useful. I'm always missing accessories, though, they should have MANY more of those. And some more uneven room tiles (i.e. not 2x4, 4x4, 2x8, etc ; but 3x3, 5x5, 1x4, etc).
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For me, Ruins of the Wild is easily the best. I got two sets, and kind of wish I had a third one. After that, it's a toss-up between the yellow sandstone ones and Caves of Carnage.
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ps - Don't pay more than $15-$20 for any one set.
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Considering Ruins of Wild is the only outdoor, of course it is popular. I am waiting for Sinister woods myself, as I bought two of the Wilds one, and owuld like more outdoor variety.
Hmm, so far it seems I should first get Ruins of the Wild, Caves of Carnage &
Streets of Shadow.
Although it'd be nice if there were more votes
I voted for those 3 plus Lost Caverns, Dire Tombs and Hall of the Giant Kings. THese give an excellent mix of dungeon corridors, rooms and props. I have 3+ sets of every release to date and find I use these 6 the most. I'm eagerly waiting for Arcane Towers and Sinister Woods. I was disappointed they discontinued the Star Wars line.
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I only voted for Ruins of the Wild since it's the best by a wide margin. And yes, I'd like them to release a lot more wilderness tiles and I'm looking forward to the Sinister Woods one.
The next best would probably be Caves of Carnage.
I'd considered Streets of Shadow but refrained from buying it because it seemed I'd need to buy at least 3 or 4 sets of it before it would become actually usable. Currently I'm using poster maps for city encounters. I also didn't like the sewer side of the tiles.
I prefer erasable battle-mats to dungeon-tiles since the latter tend to be too fiddly for my taste and there's just too much variety to dungeon rooms when you want to recreate maps from published modules.
I'd considered Streets of Shadow but refrained from buying it because it seemed I'd need to buy at least 3 or 4 sets of it before it would become actually usable.
I worry that the newer sets are designed with the expectation that you buy more than one copy. The example maps printed in Arcane Towers, which came out yesterday, all use two copies of the set! At first glance, each set gives you four quadrants of a circular room that you can use to build a single floor of a round tower, but instead of giving you four copies of two different styles (one for each side of a tile), they give you two copies each of four different styles. Sigh, I had been hoping to get away with just one copy of each set.
Yes, you will need two sets of Arcane Towers to make some configurations look right. I realized this after I picked it up today and will likely pick up another set. I think Arcane Towers is one of the better dungeon tiles sets WotC has released. Trying to draw large circles on a battlemat is a bit of a pain. Also, the crenelated wall tiles will come in handy.
I voted for Streets of Shadow, Ruins of the Wild, and Arcane Towers. I have all the gray rectangles I need for basic dungeon design from the other sets, and the three I voted for have the most utility for laying out anything I don't want to draw.
Yes, you will need two sets of Arcane Towers to make some configurations look right. I realized this after I picked it up today and will likely pick up another set. I think Arcane Towers is one of the better dungeon tiles sets WotC has released. Trying to draw large circles on a battlemat is a bit of a pain. Also, the crenelated wall tiles will come in handy.
Seriously? Looks like I will be making a hobby store run when mine come from Amazon. I love towers, so this is a set I have been looking forward to a lot.
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