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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 7563404" data-attributes="member: 6778044">We had those mats too, and I had some cardboard pieces for laying out dungeons that were 10’ x 10’ squares (with 4 5’ flagstones), but the rules weren’t centered around squares and such yet. They acted more as scenery and visual aids than a direct tie to mechanics.I call the Combat & Tactics/Skills & Powers era of 2e 2.5e (as do others) because it altered the game significantly and was a clear precursor to 3e and did introduce squares, etc.The main difference is that prior to that gridded combat was not the norm, and didn’t define the mechanics of D&D combat. After that point we started counting squares, debating diagonals, facing, flanking, altering dimensions to odd pixelated shapes instead of by regular shapes and dimensions, and moved toward the current system where everybody else stands still while you move and complete all of your actions.Even though we had the minis and visual aids, things were still more of a theater of the mind approach.</blockquote>