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<blockquote data-quote="buddhafrog" data-source="post: 5073221" data-attributes="member: 86605">great tips everyone, thanks.I've printed my dungeon tiles .pdf's and glued them on chipboard (one sided so I more easily see what I have without flipping everything over).&nbsp; I bought black poster board that has pretty heavy ridges in it (a little like this <a href="http://www.centralcrafts.com/pp/Handmade_Papers/Petal_And_Plain/Ridged_Paper.html" target="_blank">Handmade Paper | Ridged Paper | CentralCrafts.Com</a> -- but BLACK of course).&nbsp; This holds the tiles pretty easily.&nbsp; I then bought a couple sheets of slightly 3-D alphabet stickers (100/sheet) and stuck them to the corners of each tile.&nbsp; Now, the tiles barely move at all, I don't have to stick/unstick each tile, and I can throw things up on the map very quickly.&nbsp; This has worked great for me.... (in the only one time I've tried it).&nbsp; But it was very fast and with no clean up.I think what I'll do is generally use the tiles for creating dungeons, making extra prints of the most useful tiles, to give that added feeling of &quot;what is around this corner... and will it eat me?&quot;&nbsp; I haven't yet, but I think I will start making the kids map out the dungeon as I place the tiles.&nbsp; I'll then let them sell/trade these maps in town for extra incentive.I've read many people who love the vinyl cheesy maps - but do they stay flat?&nbsp; I use the paper/poster maps and put the acrylic sheet over them both to let me use the markers, but even more importantly to keep these posters flat.&nbsp; Based on a recommendation from Icosahedraphilia (great podcast), I bought the Star Troopers Floorplans.&nbsp; They were only $6.99 and have 8 different terrains.&nbsp; This lets me give the impression of snow, heavy jungle, mountains, etc, but still have a blank map that I can draw on.I suppose with more practice and experience I will just become more comfortable and know how to best switch between methods.The one option I have no experience with and don't quite understand (even after many searches) is the Flip-mats.&nbsp; I've seen pictures of some of the actual maps (I like the tavern map), but how do they &quot;flip&quot; exactly?&nbsp; Do they stay flat?&nbsp; Why are they so useful?Thanks again, all!&nbsp; I'm going to be making a post today about Korean kids being exposed to D&amp;D for the first time -- they love it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="buddhafrog, post: 5073221, member: 86605"] great tips everyone, thanks. I've printed my dungeon tiles .pdf's and glued them on chipboard (one sided so I more easily see what I have without flipping everything over). I bought black poster board that has pretty heavy ridges in it (a little like this [url=http://www.centralcrafts.com/pp/Handmade_Papers/Petal_And_Plain/Ridged_Paper.html]Handmade Paper | Ridged Paper | CentralCrafts.Com[/url] -- but BLACK of course). This holds the tiles pretty easily. I then bought a couple sheets of slightly 3-D alphabet stickers (100/sheet) and stuck them to the corners of each tile. Now, the tiles barely move at all, I don't have to stick/unstick each tile, and I can throw things up on the map very quickly. This has worked great for me.... (in the only one time I've tried it). But it was very fast and with no clean up. I think what I'll do is generally use the tiles for creating dungeons, making extra prints of the most useful tiles, to give that added feeling of "what is around this corner... and will it eat me?" I haven't yet, but I think I will start making the kids map out the dungeon as I place the tiles. I'll then let them sell/trade these maps in town for extra incentive. I've read many people who love the vinyl cheesy maps - but do they stay flat? I use the paper/poster maps and put the acrylic sheet over them both to let me use the markers, but even more importantly to keep these posters flat. Based on a recommendation from Icosahedraphilia (great podcast), I bought the Star Troopers Floorplans. They were only $6.99 and have 8 different terrains. This lets me give the impression of snow, heavy jungle, mountains, etc, but still have a blank map that I can draw on. I suppose with more practice and experience I will just become more comfortable and know how to best switch between methods. The one option I have no experience with and don't quite understand (even after many searches) is the Flip-mats. I've seen pictures of some of the actual maps (I like the tavern map), but how do they "flip" exactly? Do they stay flat? Why are they so useful? Thanks again, all! I'm going to be making a post today about Korean kids being exposed to D&D for the first time -- they love it! [/QUOTE]

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