Hex Minimap Tiles Project & Sample

[InkwellIdeas]

Inkwell Ideas is excited to work again with Dyson Logos this time on a set of hex minimap tiles! Below is a sample map we've made using art from his Autumn Lands maps. You can get these tiles in a zip file here. Dyson will be creating a set of new custom tiles for our upcoming Hexploration Decks crowdfunding which will include a set of 50+ (depending on stretch goals) 3"x3.46" hex minimap tiles (three 1" hexes across).

The set is one part of the Hexploration Decks crowdfunding coming in the next few days/week. The other half is a collection of 4 decks of location generator cards--and possibly a 5th deck if the project hits another stretch goal. Most of the cards in the deck feature evocative art of a place (coastal city, barrow mound, swamp hut, magic tower, etc.) on one side, and charts of ideas for that place on the back. Some cards list extra themed (haunted, historic site, etc.) charts of ideas that can apply to the other cards. A handful of cards give advice on creating a player-drive campaign (hex crawl, sandbox, point crawl, etc.) The crowdfunding link above also has a link to download a 54 card sample deck!

 

[InkwellIdeas]

Do you like the color map better? See the prior post for a link to get these 25 sample tiles!

 

[GMMichael]

I think I see Waldo!

Yes, I like the color tiles much better. This looks like a great project for GM-less / GM-sharing games. Are there rocks ahead? "If there are, we'll all be dead!"

 

[aramis erak]

also looks good for last minute prep.
until i see prices… i can’t commit. but, yeah…

 

[InkwellIdeas]

also looks good for last minute prep.
until i see prices… i can’t commit. but, yeah…

Sure, I can share that a bit early... Keep in mind we do plan stretch goals where we're going to put any quantity price breaks we get into more for the project. So if we need to print 500 instead of 250, our price goes down by 10-15%, we'll add 10-15% more tiles. Or with the card decks we're planning a 5th deck as a stretch goal that will be free/no extra cost for everyone getting the original 4 decks.

Anyway, for tiles we're initially doing 56 double sided 3"x3.46" tiles for $40. They will be on thick cardstock and laminated for reuse/dry-erase. They feel like a driver's license. but we hope/expect to add more by 8's--64, 72, etc. While they will be double sided, a handful will be grid only in case you want to draw something very custom, and a bunch (15?) will be ocean/sea only--so just the grid and a light blue.

As I wrote they will be dry erase so you can sketch in roads, rivers, & coasts--you could also use sharpie/permanent maker if you want to keep your changes. And new (just updated the zip file linked above) the little map features (towers, forts, cities, etc.) will be separate images you can add to the map. We'll provide them as stickers. If printing them yourself, you can use a bit of glue or roll a loop of tape. Or add them to the copies of the images.

The card decks are $15 for each deck of 54 poker sized cards. As I wrote above, a major stretch goal is to increase that to 5th deck--at no extra cost. (Note the 4 decks are already 90% written and the 5th is fully planned/specced and we can finish it in a month.)

 

[aramis erak]

Sure, I can share that a bit early... Keep in mind we do plan stretch goals where we're going to put any quantity price breaks we get into more for the project. So if we need to print 500 instead of 250, our price goes down by 10-15%, we'll add 10-15% more tiles. Or with the card decks we're planning a 5th deck as a stretch goal that will be free/no extra cost for everyone getting the original 4 decks.

Anyway, for tiles we're initially doing 56 double sided 3"x3.46" tiles for $40. They will be on thick cardstock and laminated for reuse/dry-erase. They feel like a driver's license. but we hope/expect to add more by 8's--64, 72, etc. While they will be double sided, a handful will be grid only in case you want to draw something very custom, and a bunch (15?) will be ocean/sea only--so just the grid and a light blue.

As I wrote they will be dry erase so you can sketch in roads, rivers, & coasts--you could also use sharpie/permanent maker if you want to keep your changes. And new (just updated the zip file linked above) the little map features (towers, forts, cities, etc.) will be separate images you can add to the map. We'll provide them as stickers. If printing them yourself, you can use a bit of glue or roll a loop of tape. Or add them to the copies of the images.

The card decks are $15 for each deck of 54 poker sized cards. As I wrote above, a major stretch goal is to increase that to 5th deck--at no extra cost. (Note the 4 decks are already 90% written and the 5th is fully planned/specced and we can finish it in a month.)

Thanks. That’s just within my price point. At the hurting end of it, tho’.