What exactly are the Playmats?

[Steve Jackson]

Standard Melee and Wizard maps, but with the 1.5" hees. Decoration both around and within the hexes, for the "arena" look.

I detect some confusion between the neoprene mat and the dry-erase megahexes. Do not be confused :) They are different things.

Yes, megahexes appear in two stretch goals now, and with support will appear in more, because it's good to have even a few, but More is Better. So everybody please hit that Facebook like button.

[larsdangly]

While we're on the general topic, I'm a little confused about what the dry erase megahexes are all about. Are these small objects that are intended to be laid on top of a larger hex map in order to add terrain to the play area, or something else?

[Buzzardo]

Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

Standard Melee and Wizard maps, but with the 1.5" hees. Decoration both around and within the hexes, for the "arena" look.

That's what I figured. Thanks for clarifying. Dyson does good work (I've followed him for years on Google Plus, where we are both active).

Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

I detect some confusion between the neoprene mat and the dry-erase megahexes. Do not be confused :) They are different things.

Will the dry-erase megahexes be the Melee and Wizard maps or are they a stack of megahexes that we can arrange however we like? Either would be good to have.

[JLV]

I'm wondering if the dry-erase megahex sheets will be like the ones in the original AW/AM/ITL books -- sections of corridors, individual hexes, small chambers, One really BIG chamber, etc.

[philreed]

Originally Posted by JLV

I'm wondering if the dry-erase megahex sheets will be like the ones in the original AW/AM/ITL books -- sections of corridors, individual hexes, small chambers, One really BIG chamber, etc.

Yes. These are diecut, 1.5mm chipboard pieces you can use to build maps. Hexes the same size as those on the Melee/Wizard boxed game maps.

The playmats are not compatible with the megahexes or paper game maps. The playmats are for those players who want a larger, more elaborate playing surface to use Cardboard Heroes or miniatures.