The Playmat

[Sprenger]

[Mr. Domino]

Superhot. You know, I'm actually kind of glad in a way that they're not putting slots for the cards on these, because I can totally use them for other games at some point, instead of the constant stream of fantasy-themed playmats.

[dudeenriquez]

Agree. Need roll Borg mat!

[almostmeek]

I think with this game and REDBG they missed a major opportunity with the mats

I would have liked to have seen a mat that was laid out more like the example of board setup in the rule book, that i would have bought. These mats are more generic and really don't add anything to the game

it is really too bad

[captin timothy f adams]

awesome pic I hope they come out with a second mat like this I love the borg.

[Mr. Domino]

how would having the board layout printed on the mat add anything more to the game? Its an extremely simple layout, so I don't think anyone's really going to have any problems remembering where everything goes. Like the Magic playmats that have become so popular lately, these are just designed to give you a great graphic in your playspace that makes the overall game experience a bit more flavorful. Its an experience-aid, more than it is a play-aid.

[ImmortalJedi]

I think with this game and REDBG they missed a major opportunity with the mats

I would have liked to have seen a mat that was laid out more like the example of board setup in the rule book, that i would have bought. These mats are more generic and really don't add anything to the game

it is really too bad

I'm thinking of making a transparent overlay to cover the playmat that has the layout marked on it from the rulebook. I think it would help players just starting out and learning the game. Eventually, when the overlay isn't needed any more, we can play right on the graphics.

[almostmeek]

how would having the board layout printed on the mat add anything more to the game? Its an extremely simple layout, so I don't think anyone's really going to have any problems remembering where everything goes. Like the Magic playmats that have become so popular lately, these are just designed to give you a great graphic in your playspace that makes the overall game experience a bit more flavorful. Its an experience-aid, more than it is a play-aid.

I was more thinking if they did it similar to the YUGIOH mats and had the layout ghostly over top of an image possibly.

Also being a major board gamer i like structure lol, not as much remembering but it would have made teaching nice, as you would have all the jargon names printed on the mat.

I may just get a custom play mat made that has that on it

[Cryix]

I was more thinking if they did it similar to the YUGIOH mats and had the layout ghostly over top of an image possibly.

Also being a major board gamer i like structure lol, not as much remembering but it would have made teaching nice, as you would have all the jargon names printed on the mat.

I may just get a custom play mat made that has that on it

I was thinking an lcars type mat with the game layout would be cool and then last night i had a crazy brainstorm.

I bought a hotz mat a long time ago for The Star Wars Starship battles game with 1" grid marks on it and a star field. Guess what?

It works SUPER AWESOME for this game. Each card fits very nicely in the center of a 2x2 grid block; the felt keeps them nicely in place without making it hard to pick up; the starfield looks AWESOME.

Here's a pic of my wife and i starting a 2-player Enterprise Edition Borg Scenario (no we did not win )
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It worked out so well last night. I highly recommend something like this for anyone who wants something different than the official game mat.

[qurgh]

How could you not win with a Peak Performance in the starting Starbase?

I'd love to see an official LCARS playmat with the sections laid out, maybe with mini-bridge mats for each player.