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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 8105957" data-attributes="member: 7025282">It really depends on how you use it.the best use imho is to quickly set up big encounters.&nbsp; I had a simple bunch of walls prior to this and we played as usual until a bigger encounter (then we would “build” the room.As to what you see, this was a set up for a mini con in my basement for pals.&nbsp; Not used due to COVID sadly!the other thing is that you can cover rooms with paper.&nbsp; I had some black cardstock scraps that work ok.&nbsp; You still know the shape of the table of course!so my take is that premade dungeons can telegraph some, even if covered.&nbsp; Building rooms however doesn’t which might be the way to go for most.for this ‘con’ though I wanted as little game time work as possible and had it preset.&nbsp; But it’s modular materials and you can make an area on the fly.of course depending on your detail, this can get laborious.&nbsp; I have crates, treasure, furniture etc.i can throw in there.&nbsp; For quick and dirty Needs I can see it could be overkill Of course but it’s a fun experience even if just used sometimes.I will tell you what sparked the idea.&nbsp; Years and years ago we drove to gen con in Milwaukee 1990 maybe?&nbsp; And some folks had some AD&amp;D games set up with foam or cardboard encounters and it blew my mind.&nbsp; I thought I would like to do that one day.it only took me 30 years!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 8105957, member: 7025282"] It really depends on how you use it. the best use imho is to quickly set up big encounters. I had a simple bunch of walls prior to this and we played as usual until a bigger encounter (then we would “build” the room. As to what you see, this was a set up for a mini con in my basement for pals. Not used due to COVID sadly! the other thing is that you can cover rooms with paper. I had some black cardstock scraps that work ok. You still know the shape of the table of course! so my take is that premade dungeons can telegraph some, even if covered. Building rooms however doesn’t which might be the way to go for most. for this ‘con’ though I wanted as little game time work as possible and had it preset. But it’s modular materials and you can make an area on the fly. of course depending on your detail, this can get laborious. I have crates, treasure, furniture etc.i can throw in there. For quick and dirty Needs I can see it could be overkill Of course but it’s a fun experience even if just used sometimes. I will tell you what sparked the idea. Years and years ago we drove to gen con in Milwaukee 1990 maybe? And some folks had some AD&D games set up with foam or cardboard encounters and it blew my mind. I thought I would like to do that one day. it only took me 30 years! [/QUOTE]

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