NEW: Dry-Erase Map Tiles
At GenCon, I released a new product that has cross-system appeal: Dry-Erase Map Tiles. These 1-inch tiles come in packs of 12 (three each of red, yellow, green, and blue), and their glass surface makes them perfect for dry-erase markers.
I had only a limited stock of these available at GenCon, and they sold out in less than 2 hours! Since so many out there didn’t get a chance to pick up a pack, I’ve made a point of getting them back in stock right away. Best of all, at $2.99 per pack you can afford to get extras if you need to run a particularly large battle!
Here’s the complete item description:
 Dry-Erase Map Tiles - $2.99
These dry-erase map tiles come in 1-inch squares, perfect for any game that uses miniatures and battle maps. These smooth-edged tiles are made of glass and come in an assortment of colors. Their weight helps them to stay put on the battle map, and the possible applications are limited only by your imagination:
- In a large group of similar miniatures, number the tiles to keep track of which is which.
- Use tiles of different colors to represent different conditions (blinded, fatigued, bloodied, etc.) on individual figures. The tiles can stack on top of one another, so a single miniature could have multiple conditions. Alternatively, you can mark multiple conditions on a single tile, adding or erasing them as needed.
- Use tiles to mark individual squares on a battle grid to represent miscellaneous items — such as containers, treasure chests, or traps — once the players discover them. (After they learn the contents, you can add a note to each tile to identify it.)
- Use tiles to identify the target of an effect, such as a fighter’s mark in D&D 4th edition or the target of a mind trick in Star Wars Saga Edition.
- Use tiles to represent the altitude of characters and items that are flying, levitating, or hovering.
- Add tiles to an existing battle map to identify items and features that have changed, such as a broken-down door, a smashed wall, or a collapsed floor.
One pack will easily handle most battles, and even the biggest and most epic conflicts will rarely need more than two or three. Add one to your game master’s toolkit today! |
Did you buy our dry-erase map tiles at GenCon? Have any other ideas on ways to use them during your game? Add your thoughts in the comments section!
New Product: Map Tokens!
At GenCon Indianapolis, we are introducing a new miniatures accessory: map tokens. Here’s the description of the Bike/Swoop Token:
| When you have a character mounted on a swoop, speeder bike, or other Large-size vehicle, these tokens make your job a lot easier! In the center, they identify their purpose (”BIKE/SWOOP”) and the Challenge Level adjustment you’ll need to apply. Around the edge, all major adjustments to game statistics are listed in an easy-to-read shorthand (e.g. “HP 40″ means “40 hit points”). Best of all, when you stand a miniature on the token, its base doesn’t cover these stat adjustments.These tokens are not a substitute for the actual rules themselves. For example, you will need to have read the rules to understand the shorthand adjustments, and a few minor details won’t fit on a token. Hopefully, though, they will cut down on your need to flip back and forth between pages while you’re trying to run your game.
The durable tokens are made of metal, and a plastic layer protects the printing on the token’s surface. |
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In addition to the Bike/Swoop Token, there is a Speeder/Skiff Token (for Huge vehicles), a Squad/Swarm Token (for use with the optional rules for squads in the Clone Wars Campaign Guide and the rules for swarms/packs in Threats of the Galaxy), and a Mass Combat Unit Token (for use with the optional mass combat rules in Clone Wars Campaign Guide).
Any tokens left over after GenCon will be available for purchase here starting Tuesday, August 18th. If you have any additional token ideas, feel free to share them in the comments!
