When I first tried the game and liked it, needed a mat; LGS owner showed me this one and the rest is game after game history....
Fav Playmat
I like my gripmats. I have three. My experiences with the company were much better than what was previously posted.
I ordered one mat online. It came as promised. I found another at retail, but when that one turned out to be a less grippy kickstarter version, BFR games gave me a deal on a scratch and dent mark 2.
For me the only downside to the gripmat is that it doesn't train you properly for playing on FFG ice rinks at tournaments.
3 minutes ago, Arschbombe said:For me the only downside to the gripmat is that it doesn't train you properly for playing on FFG ice rinks at tournaments.
God, ain't that the truth. I try to be careful, I really do, but I'm a big dude with big hands, and I bump ships. On the GripMat, no problem. On mousepad mats, like FFG's, it's a Slip-n-Slide.
I've really liked my 3 FAT mats, no complaints. FFG mats (own 3 of those too) are good, but a little slick (punishes us bumpers), GF9 mats are very economic, but will scratch easy/often, so you can't let that bother you.
Gripmat for me. Anything other than a basic star field is too busy, too distracting for me.
The new Steele open mat. Or last years Steele open mat. Toss up.
I have a gamematz "Azul Starfield" vinylmatz mat, looks cool, has ok grip. Its the only mat I have so....
Hoth and endor look pretty sexy together 
After winning a store tournament a few months ago, I had my pick of any of the playmats for an award. It came down to Hoth or Bespin and I chose the Hoth scenery and I absolutely love it.
However, prior to having an official playmat, I use to play on these rubber mats that I found at work. I work in a paper mill and one day I found a 5-foot tall stack of these mats that they use to protect the reels of paper as they load then on the train cars. I immediately knew I could use them for X-Wing.
The only thing I had to do was cut them down to size, which isn't difficult with a utility knife and a straight edge and they're really not any heavier or thicker than an FFG mat. They roll up nicely into a tube and the rubber flecks in the mat look like stars a bit.
Even better, they are extremely slip-resistant. You can almost hold the mat at a 45° angle to the table top and the ships stay put.
Edited by Darth Onyx
Mmm.paper mill.......Packer sign....
Hmmm...
Hello fellow Wisconsin-onian-ite.
Bought one (mousepad material, as FFG does, http://www.deepcutstudio.com/product/wargames-terrain-mat-planets/) at DeepCutStudio and wasn't disappointed. Great quality, good choices, and they have 6x3, 4x4, 6x4...
Edited by StefanOn 3/2/2017 at 0:10 PM, Parakitor said:I posted this in another thread:
Bad mat
I really like the FFG mats because they're thinner than the HC&D supplies mat. I'm going to pick up my Starkiller Base Mat this week. So pumped!
EDIT: The middle mat is from HC&D supplies, and can be found here, among other places.
I played on this ****er at regionals and it nearly cost me a game. I didn't want to get tractor beamed onto a rock, so I dialed in a different maneuver than I wanted because no rocks where in the area. After completing my move I noticed the mustache rock was right ****ing beside me! So, yeah, I got tractor beamed right on it.
I recently got the Hoth mat and I love it. Decent grip, and it looks gorgeous. Thought the perspective would be weird but it's actually quite cool than just a boring looking planet 
1 hour ago, Velvetelvis said:Mmm.paper mill.......Packer sign....
Hmmm...
Hello fellow Wisconsin-onian-ite.
Yep, Wausau. How about you?
Fave mat plus fave ships:
Appleton good sir.
2 hours ago, wurms said:I played on this ****er at regionals and it nearly cost me a game. I didn't want to get tractor beamed onto a rock, so I dialed in a different maneuver than I wanted because no rocks where in the area. After completing my move I noticed the mustache rock was right ****ing beside me! So, yeah, I got tractor beamed right on it.
I recently got the Hoth mat and I love it. Decent grip, and it looks gorgeous. Thought the perspective would be weird but it's actually quite cool than just a boring looking planet
Awful! I had a similar experience. At Store Championships my shuttle had a focus token which, if I had remembered, would have killed Zuckuss and drastically changed the tied of battle. But alas, I looked and saw no token, so I assumed I had forgotten to take an action. Didn't find it on the mat until the following activation phase and I was LIVID!
I like the original or bespin. None of these weird visibility issues.
I bought one of these before the official one was announced, and I was the envy of every player at the shop:
Black yoga mat.