Stop wasting time making 3x3 playmats. Nobody wants to waste time trying to line up two 3x3 playmats nor do they like the stupid looking line in the middle. Make 3x6 playmats or we will continue to use F.A.T. mats and other 3x6 options. You waste a lot of time and effort making these mats that don't even look good when combined because the textures abruptly end and you're left with this dumb looking line down the middle.
FFG Playmats Suggestion
1 minute ago, Hoffburger said:Stop wasting time making 3x3 playmats. Nobody wants to waste time trying to line up two 3x3 playmats nor do they like the stupid looking line in the middle. Make 3x6 playmats or we will continue to use F.A.T. mats and other 3x6 options. You waste a lot of time and effort making these mats that don't even look good when combined because the textures abruptly end and you're left with this dumb looking line down the middle.
I like the 3x3 mats because they’re modular. 3x6 pigeonholes you into only a large game, 3x3 works for smaller games AND games other than Legion.
1 hour ago, Derrault said:I like the 3x3 mats because they’re modular. 3x6 pigeonholes you into only a large game, 3x3 works for smaller games AND games other than Legion.
I guess I don't understand this approach. Since it's more possible to play a small game on a big table, than a big game on a small table.
Plus my games other than Legion are more in the 4x4 and 4x6 size so I wouldn't have much use for a 3x3 in another setting.
Edited by TauntaunScout11 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:I guess I don't understand this approach. Since it's more possible to play a small game on a big table, than a big game on a small table.
Plus my games other than Legion are more in the 4x4 and 4x6 size so I wouldn't have much use for a 3x3 in another setting.
If you only have a 4x4 kitchen table, a 3x3 mat is going to work better for you than a 6x4.
As for other games, Malifaux is 3x3, Kill Team is 2x2, Infinity is 4x4 (but plays fine or better at 3x3 generally), Walking Dead is 2x2 (as is Deadzone), small point games for RuneWars , Legion, and several others are 3x3 - if you aren’t playing these games, that’s more about your personal tastes rather than universal usefulness of a 3x3 mat.
Pretty simple, and I have no idea why FFG hasn't done this already for Armada. Why not offer both 3 by 3 and 6 by 3 mats? Appeases everyone.
Like the like the original poster, I do not like using two 3 by 3 mats. I hated them in Armada and I hate them in Legion. Will not buy.
1 hour ago, Thraug said:Pretty simple, and I have no idea why FFG hasn't done this already for Armada. Why not offer both 3 by 3 and 6 by 3 mats? Appeases everyone.
Is the tooling significantly different enough perhaps? That’s all I got for explanation.
The double mat doesn’t bother me much, but I get that is just my opinion. I agree if they could do both they should.
2 hours ago, sqorgar said:If you only have a 4x4 kitchen table, a 3x3 mat is going to work better for you than a 6x4.
Rubber game mat yes. Felt fits anything 
I will not buy... I like to spend that money on more miniatures!
Considering what MM was selling those mats for over the holiday sale, I am surprised FFG made mats again. At least the 3x3 format limits the risk when they don't sale. 3x6 is much harder to push out at such low prices and more expensive to ship.
Edited by MepIm perfectly happy with 3x3 mats and using 2 to make 6x3.
Lets me play a smaller game if I fancy it and the join line for bigger is virtually invisible and most of it can be hidden with terrain too.
6x4 mats are my preferred option, can be used for the larger wargames like 40k
3 hours ago, Mep said:Considering what MM was selling those mats for over the holiday sale, I am surprised FFG made mats again. At least the 3x3 format limits the risk when they don't sale. 3x6 is much harder to push out at such low prices and more expensive to ship.
In fairness, those mats are horrible in design compared to these. Way too busy with too much 3d printed on 2d
I have a 6x3 Legion playmat.
In hindsight I wish I'd gotten two 3x3s instead -- better modularity, portability, and easier to use for other games.
6 hours ago, ScummyRebel said:In fairness, those mats are horrible in design compared to these. Way too busy with too much 3d printed on 2d
Clearly they thought high enough of those designs to put them into production. Some times things you think are good go over like a wet noodle. At least they were 3x3 which made them easy to unload.
I've got a double-sided 6x4 from Gamemat.eu. It is by far my best wargaming investment to date (over a 15 plus year career in wargaming). It matches up in size with my 6x4, 3/4 inch thick 5-ply wood board. For Legion's 6x3 format it is an easy fix to rope some gimp to mark off the 6 inch exclusions - which provides the perfect amount of space for the game's cards. The same goes for Armada. One more quick line of gimp and I can play my X-wing on the same table. I'm also all over the fact that the 6x4 size is perfect for 40k and can be scaled down for LOTR as well. 6x4 works for me in a way that two 3x3s never would. I got into FFG games through X-wing and even through that I would never have bought a 3x3. As previously mentioned, it is way better to go down to a smaller area than up to one that you may not have. Or to liken it to a real life situation, as someone from a colder, Northern climate: you can always take it off if you have it, but you can't put it on if you don't have it.
does anyone use the rules for the terrain printed on the mat? I'd prefer a flat desert, flat grass, etc. Then add terrain pieces, otherwise if a 'hill' is printed on the mat, how do you play it?
1 hour ago, TheEldarGuy said:does anyone use the rules for the terrain printed on the mat? I'd prefer a flat desert, flat grass, etc. Then add terrain pieces, otherwise if a 'hill' is printed on the mat, how do you play it?
That was my big gripe with the original legion mats they did. How do you handle this?
With the new ones they’ve shown us, I think the only one that really could have special rules is the lava/Sullust. Maybe making trooper walks over the lava difficult, and saying you cannot place a mini base final position over some? Just a guess.
A mat is a mat, terrain is terrain. No over lap. Once you put terrain on those mats, they become very flat.
On 11/30/2018 at 4:13 PM, Mep said:Considering what MM was selling those mats for over the holiday sale, I am surprised FFG made mats again. At least the 3x3 format limits the risk when they don't sale. 3x6 is much harder to push out at such low prices and more expensive to ship.
Heh, i bought those mats, cause you know....$12 a piece? Yeah ill deal with the seam at that price. 😁
On 12/1/2018 at 4:06 PM, Mep said:A mat is a mat, terrain is terrain. No over lap. Once you put terrain on those mats, they become very flat.
That's always been a concern of mine. I got rubber mats for Legion but the graphic mats for wargames always seemed like they'd look weird with model trees and stuff on them. Interesting to hear someone has experimented and reached this conclusion.
Edit: Not Legion. Imperial Assault.
Edited by TauntaunScouti only use the images on mats as rough terrain that doesn't block LOS. That being said I also try to avoid mats with buildings printed on them for this exact reason.
18 hours ago, TauntaunScout said:That's always been a concern of mine. I got rubber mats for Legion but the graphic mats for wargames always seemed like they'd look weird with model trees and stuff on them. Interesting to hear someone has experimented and reached this conclusion.
Edit: Not Legion. Imperial Assault.
Imperial Assault is really a board game, not a miniature game, no matter what FFG tells Hasbro. So those printed map mats are really the board in that board game. You can add game pieces to those boards, like doors, terminals and crates to make it more interesting but those are game pieces not terrain. I know some people try to dress up IA even more, but no real reason too.