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I've been kicking around the idea of doing a small encounter board for my D&D and other RPG games. Most of my RPG encounters take place over a small area compared to the amount of space needed for a war game. Most of the time I set up my RPG encounters on a 4x4 foot war game table or larger. I wanted something smaller that I could place on my gaming table instead of off on another table.
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I picked up a 33x50" Ready Grass Vinyl Mat from Woodland Scenics and a 20x30" poster frame from Walmart. I think I spent about $20.00 U.S. on the project but I don't have the exact figures.
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I laid the cardboard poster backing from the frame on the grass mat then traced the size. After cutting the mat I was mostly done.
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I used some tacky glue to glue the mat down to the cardboard backing then placed some heavy books on and let it set for a couple hours. I recommend against using a water based glue for this to prevent warping. I did have some slight bubbling with this but that worked out okay because the board looked more natural with the slight rolling surface rather than if it was perfectly flat.
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Looks pretty good with terrain and figures on it. Just exactly what I was hoping for. The frame separates it nicely from the table and I think it might prevent dice from rolling onto the board so easily.
I plan to make several more of this for different types of terrain including one with a flat black surface for laying down dungeon tiles.
"Simple Encounter Board"
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