What are you working on today?

[sorcerersapprentice]

Working on a Minecart & Track set.

[knightkrawler]

@ KK. Just picked up on the 3.7cm change to your board squares... that explains the issue had me worried there for a second mate.

I'm that guy from Germany who ordered last week. You asked for a reaction and I have to say I'm satisfied. Top notch design and material.

[sorcerersapprentice]

@ KK. Just picked up on the 3.7cm change to your board squares... that explains the issue had me worried there for a second mate.

I'm that guy from Germany who ordered last week. You asked for a reaction and I have to say I'm satisfied. Top notch design and material.

I greatly appreciate the feedback. Thank you. Out of curiosity, would 1.25in (3.1cm) floortiles suit your modified board or would they be too small? It would be possible to transfer the designs to a larger template - only I am not sure the scale would reflect accurately in comparison to the miniatures?

[Edit] or maybe 2 x 2" (5.08cm)

[knightkrawler]

3.1 cm would be OK I guess. In the case of traps it's about the tile not being completely invisible when a mini is on there (I use 25 mm and 30 mm round bases) and about clarity over that the square is in fact occupied by that trap, for example. With these small tiles it just doesn't look right because I can almost fit four of them into one square. A mini should also safely stand on the tile. 31 mm would grant all that.

[sorcerersapprentice]

Okay, I'm designing a new board. It will use two quad-boards measuring 18 x 18" each. HQ has 28 x 22 squares, so there is room to make the squares bigger than 3.1cm and add more rows too. Can I ask what is the ideal size?

I can make and print tiles sized to 1.25" (31mm) and then make a board with tiles measuring 32mm - 33mm.

18" = 45cm. 45cm / 3.3cm = 13.6. , so each quad board would have 13 squares - join them to make 26 x 26. squares of 3.3cm each.

But I've gotten off topic, so I'll post more in project forge.

[Anderas]

One is agreeing that 28mm would be sufficient to play without knocking the models over. After, the bigger the better it is - as long as you have a table supporting the Board and furniture fitting to the squares. These two factors limit the practical size to 30mm max. I think KK is a real exception with his 3.4 cm board.

Having more rows is ok, as long as it is one or two more rows. If you add too much, the games get too long. Take Flints Board as maximum.

[sorcerersapprentice]

One is agreeing that 28mm would be sufficient to play without knocking the models over. After, the bigger the better it is - as long as you have a table supporting the Board and furniture fitting to the squares. These two factors limit the practical size to 30mm max. I think KK is a real exception with his 3.4 cm board.

Having more rows is ok, as long as it is one or two more rows. If you add too much, the games get too long. Take Flints Board as maximum.

HQ has 616 squares. Mine would have 676 which is about 2 extra rows and 52 squares at 3.4cm.
@ 30mm it would be 15 x 15 squares. x2 = 30 x 30. which is... 900 squares?

But, instead of trying to fill the boards entirely with squares - I could make space for something else... make waiting/entrance points outside the dungeon map on the borders where figures can be set at the beginning of each game to start from several points for instance.

[knightkrawler]

I think KK is a real exception with his 3.4 cm board.

Its 3.7. More common are 1.5 inches (around 3.25 cm) and 3.5 cm, which I'm not too far off from.
I think one reason for people not playing these sizes is there being no tiles readymade for it, which is my whole point. But I think one could easily scale up exisint tiles for whatever square size provided he has the file and a program and some knowledge about it, right?
It is big, yes, which is the biggest reason for people not going that big, but that's why I'll mount modular pieces of the board.

[sorcerersapprentice]

I think KK is a real exception with his 3.4 cm board.

Its 3.7. More common are 1.5 inches (around 3.25 cm) and 3.5 cm, which I'm not too far off from.
I think one reason for people not playing these sizes is there being no tiles readymade for it, which is my whole point. But I think one could easily scale up exisint tiles for whatever square size provided he has the file and a program and some knowledge about it, right?
It is big, yes, which is the biggest reason for people not going that big, but that's why I'll mount modular pieces of the board.

I'll start making a re-sized 1.25" (3.1cm) tilepack with all the floor tiles that went into the Heroquest Chest.

[Anderas]

Until now it was a good day for me
Working on some Models. Wizards of Morcar, Zombie, Pinup.