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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 3299580" data-attributes="member: 326">Hey Flexor! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />How does that change when you have a board (or more specifically as I mentioned, board pieces)? As far as I can see, the board only helps players visualise combat scenarios. I mean you only need refer to the board when a tactical situation arises.Well remember that I am suggesting board pieces for interiors, the tablecloth could be double sided - one side could have a (lightly gridded) outdoor theme (say an island for instance) while the other side could be blank with a grid.Even with a single boxed set I would say the possible combinations would be in the millions I think.I think this is where the allure of different boxed sets, minis and 3D furniture pieces lies. Don't think of each boxed set simply having different coloured patterns, try and think outside the standard fare.But each new boxed set is more than simply a few new boards, its new PC classes, new monsters, new NPCs, new spells, new skills, new magic items, new adventures.Well, if one board could cover a million possible scenarios, its going to be a while before you wear them all out.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> People here talk like its D&D versus one boxed set. But D&D itself is a minimum of 3 books, and we know everyone has more than that right!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Add up how many D&D books you have purchased. Convert that into boxed sets at a ratio of 1:1 per hardback. Then tell me you could ever exhaust or get bored with that much variety.I have approx. 20 WotC 3rd Ed. D&D hardbacks and about the same number of d20 hardbacks. The mind boggles at what you could achieve with 40 boxed sets!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> You can say that 100 boxed sets still wouldn't be as varied as what you could imagine and you would be right. But at the same time if you have EVER purchased a published adventure, supplement book, Dungeon magazine or other, what you are saying is that you don't rely on your imagination ALL the time...and I suspect that is the same for 99.99% of gamers.It would be better and I'll tell you why.The board/minis only add to the tactical experience, it takes nothing away from any roleplaying aspect as far as I can see.</blockquote>

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