Battle Graph -- in my hands

[sgibson260]

I just received my sets today. I'm very impressed at the quality of the boards, and how quickly they arrived at my doorstep. I too was a little surprised at how much narrower the lines were on the actual boards I received, but they are dark enough to see easily from wherever you sit at the gaming table, so it's not a problem.

I'm excited about trying them out this week in a D&D game with my kids and my nephews. I'll let you know how they work out!

Steve Gibson
Burke, VA

 

[lrsach01]

Got my 3 sets last night and I'm pretty impressed. Each tile fits easily with the next. In a quick set up, the dry erase marker went on and erased cleanly without a problem. For me, 3 sets works pretty well given the size of my gaming table. In two weeks, my regular Sunday night game reverts back to my house so these will get a REAL work out then. But based on my preliminary test, I think I will be purchasing another couple of sets to cover all my bases.

here is a link to some pictures I took of 2 and 3 sets all laid out and comparing their size to a Paizo Gamemastery Flip Map.

Battle Graph Boards

 

[Thor Diantral]

Just picked up my 3 sets at the campus post office, 7 hours before me game. While some of the tiles don't fit as snuggly as I expected, the tiles still moves as a unit when pushed. Looking forward to playing with them tonight, but more so when I get back home and can take over an entire pool table. Something about 12 tiles in a row for an epic chase scene makes me excited.

 

[Ruined]

The Battlegraph tiles were a hit at my FLGS last night for the RPGA games. People accustomed to using Tact-Tiles were glad to see that these held up to standard usage. They're very bright under the flourescent lights, but it makes the dry erase lines stand out well.

All in all, I'm glad to have mine.

 

[lrsach01]

I had my first game play test of the Battle Graph tiles last night. We had a nice large space battle right from the top. I drew in the cliff side and water line the terrain demanded. The battle was going fine... 2 knights with cohorts, a noble elf mage, a druid, a dwarven fighter and a kender (oh yeah... running the Dragonlance Age of Mortals Campaign Path). Lots of ogres, LOTS of little vicious spiders and a couple HUGE spiders were the opponents. Half way through the battle, the real test came. One of my players spilled his drink all over two of the end tiles. The liquid leached under the tiles and all over the flip maps I stored under the tiles. I was pretty worried knowing the the wood material tiles don;t handle aqueous material well. But we had no problem. The tiles were quickly pulled up and dried. The flip maps were easily salvaged and the tiles were replaced... although my group had a bit of trouble restoring the "puzzle" like nature of the map.... but that isn't the fault of the tiles.

I've used my firends Tact-tiles almost exclusively for the past two years. Now I have an exceptional replacement of my own. Honestly, I prefer the Tact-tiles simply because of the plastic... much more durable and resistant. But the Battle Graph tiles worked fine and I consider my money WELL spent.

 

[Christian]

Finally got to test mine out in play: I give them a definite thumbs-up!

Biggest plusses: The white base color made markers of every color show up clearly. The grooved squares make drawing straight walls painless. And the easy locking of the tiles let me easily shift the boards around as the party moved through the dungeon, lifting up & quickly wiping old tiles, rotating the whole collection of boards on the table for best fit to the gaming space, and placing the new tile down in the direction they group had decided to move. The puzzle-piece design is perfect--they come apart easily when you want them to, but they don't come apart by accident.

Very nice product!

 

[Longtooth Studios]

We are very proud to have been able to share this product with the community. Thanks to everyone for the great reviews.

Keep your eyes open for the upcoming hex boards, and dry erase table counters.

The dry erase table counters are small 1" stand-up pieces that can serve many uses. They can be marked to represent any foe or stand in as a friend. They can be used to represent just about anything on the battlefield because you decide on the spot what goes on them.
They are also useful as handout condition modifiers that stand on the table remind everyone of the effects that are in play.
They are simple but very versatile.

Working on getting pics up tonight, and I may start a thread of its own.

Just another idea from our gaming table to yours.

Again thanks!