I have a 36x36 playmat. My problem is my table is 32 i was thinking about glueing yard sticks to the back to suport the the overhang. My question is how many yard sticks should i use to give good suport while still being able to roll up nicely. Does any one have any experaince in this?

My smart mouth says that if you have two inch wide yard sticks, just use 18 of them...

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Seriously though, go to your local lumber yard or big box hardware store and pick up two 24x 48 sheets of MDF and stash them in the back of the closet until you play. not as expensive as you might guess and the extra six inch edge around your mat will give you room for cards and stuff.

18 was my inital thought as well i was woundering about how does the gap between the the yard sticks play and if any one has tried it does it give enough suport

Seriously though, go to your local lumber yard or big box hardware store and pick up two 24x 48 sheets of MDF and stash them in the back of the closet until you play. not as expensive as you might guess and the extra six inch edge around your mat will give you room for cards and stuff.

I was going to suggest the same thing. It depends on how portable you want to be. Everyone that uses a rolled up playmat here, always have curling issues. What's the mat made from?

The mats made of a mouse pad material

Buy a 4x4 sheet of masonite at a hardware store, put it on your table, put the space mat on top. Now you's got the 36x36 play area with a 6" sideboard all around. You can also get a 4x8 and have them cut it at the store to what ever side you need. Masonite is great, it's thin (1/8" and 1/4" variants), fairly lightweight, and pretty resilient.

I don't even use a mat, I just painted the masonite black and flicked white paint on with a tooth brush.

From one 4'x8' sheet I have 2 36"x36" boards and 2 12"x36" boards, so I can set up:

3x3, 3x4, 3x5, 3x6, 3x7, 3x8, 4x6.

Eventually I'll print out some death star surface to glue to the reverse side.

We use a pair of mdf boards on a kitchen table with a mat on top it works just fine don't over complicate things.

Seriously though, go to your local lumber yard or big box hardware store and pick up two 24x 48 sheets of MDF and stash them in the back of the closet until you play. not as expensive as you might guess and the extra six inch edge around your mat will give you room for cards and stuff.

I was going to suggest the same thing. It depends on how portable you want to be. Everyone that uses a rolled up playmat here, always have curling issues. What's the mat made from?

I got around that problem by rolling it up backwards.

The biggest challange is space is ay a premim in my apartment i was thinking with the yard sticks id still be able to roll the mat up and keep it outta the way

The biggest challange is space is ay a premim in my apartment i was thinking with the yard sticks id still be able to roll the mat up and keep it outta the way

My best solution is to go out and buy one of the folding poster boards used for school projects and such. When folded they could be stored away and Im sure it would be cheaper than 18 yardsticks.

If space is a premium, maybe you can install a hinge on two 36'x18' sheets of plywood and place your mat on that. The problem with sticks or cardboard is that it will be flimsy and light. Anyone bumping it with a beer gut or knocking it while reaching to move a ship across the table will send stuff scattering.

You need weight to hold the thing down, especially if it is going to be hanging over the edge of a table.

I like the hinge ideal. Off to shop next payday. O am opem to other ideas