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<blockquote data-quote="Similkameen" data-source="post: 5071288" data-attributes="member: 79812">In our games, it is up to the party to map their progress - paper/graph paper.&nbsp; If they don't then when the dungeon is too complicated, they may or may not find their way out.&nbsp; So it is a lesson learned.&nbsp; With nine year olds, I am not sure that they can handle the mapping as well as the game.&nbsp; It might be friendlier to give them a copy of the areas they have mapped (without all the nice DM notes).We use tiles - either square or hex (hex by preference) - when we are in an encounter.&nbsp; We may capture some of the map on the tiles - rooms, tunnels, doors, stairs, and some furniture, or water, pits....&nbsp; This is usually just to elaborate and make a particular encounter clearer to understand.&nbsp; It is easier for the players to understand when they can't see the monster behind the pillar, or that they can't attack around a corner.We do use doors - open or closed makes a difference.&nbsp; We use thin strips of tiles, or pencils/pens to delimit wall.But essentially the tiles are used to make it easier to visualize in combat or in another situation where understanding terrain and environment are important.&nbsp; For elevation, we usually place a different coloured tile underneath that creature, or place a die with the appropriate number beside that creature.&nbsp; (A creature 10 feet up in the air, would have a 2 on the die, for 2 squares up).&nbsp; A creature on a red tile means it is under the bridge, as opposed to on it.Sometimes we get very elaborate, putting in elevation and lots of features, and other times we do it very simply.&nbsp; It really depends on our mood at the time of the game (and the complexity of what the DM is presenting).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Similkameen, post: 5071288, member: 79812"] In our games, it is up to the party to map their progress - paper/graph paper. If they don't then when the dungeon is too complicated, they may or may not find their way out. So it is a lesson learned. With nine year olds, I am not sure that they can handle the mapping as well as the game. It might be friendlier to give them a copy of the areas they have mapped (without all the nice DM notes). We use tiles - either square or hex (hex by preference) - when we are in an encounter. We may capture some of the map on the tiles - rooms, tunnels, doors, stairs, and some furniture, or water, pits.... This is usually just to elaborate and make a particular encounter clearer to understand. It is easier for the players to understand when they can't see the monster behind the pillar, or that they can't attack around a corner. We do use doors - open or closed makes a difference. We use thin strips of tiles, or pencils/pens to delimit wall. But essentially the tiles are used to make it easier to visualize in combat or in another situation where understanding terrain and environment are important. For elevation, we usually place a different coloured tile underneath that creature, or place a die with the appropriate number beside that creature. (A creature 10 feet up in the air, would have a 2 on the die, for 2 squares up). A creature on a red tile means it is under the bridge, as opposed to on it. Sometimes we get very elaborate, putting in elevation and lots of features, and other times we do it very simply. It really depends on our mood at the time of the game (and the complexity of what the DM is presenting). [/QUOTE]

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