Chessex Role Playing Play Mat: MEGAMAT Double-Sided Reversible Mat for RPGs and Miniature Figure Games - 34 1/2in x 48in

by Chessex

Product Features

• Useful for nearly every roll playing game (RPG) and miniature game available today
• Mat is reversible and have both 1in squares on one side and 1in hexes on the other side
• Chessex mats are made from expanded vinyl to bring you the highest quality mat currently available
• Chessex Role Playing Play Mat: MEGAMAT Double-Sided Reversible Mat for RPGs and Miniature Figure Games - 34in x 48in

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015IUAAG
• Item model number: 97246
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 months and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,973 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #17 in Toys & Games > Games > Game Accessories
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Product Description

Chessex Megamat with 1in (25mm) Square and Hex reversible, mats are made from expanded vinyl bring you the highest quality mat currently available. The Mega mat measures 48in (122cm) x 34in (87cm)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product (Chessex double-sided megamat with 1" squares and hexes), May 25, 2011

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majikthise "..." (Earth) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Chessex Role Playing Play Mat: MEGAMAT Double-Sided Reversible Mat for RPGs and Miniature Figure Games - 34 1/2in x 48in (Toy)

As everyone else here has said, this Chessex megamat is excellent. It's much better than tiles, which are (a) expensive, (b) unique (your players will start joking about having been in this forest before), and (c) unstable at the table. This mat has enough friction on both sides that it basically sticks to a smooth, flat surface, so you'll never jostle it out of position. (No guarantees for jostling the minis on top of the mat, of course.) And it's just the right size to fit on a dining table for 6+ people.

A few tips on how to get the most out of this mat:

(1) Clean it thoroughly between sessions. I usually give it a once over at the end of each gaming session, but then I take it home and clean it again (wet paper towels are sufficient). You'd be surprised how much ink can stay in the mat's fibers even though it's not visible.

(2) If you must store it rolled up, roll it so that the side you use (squares or hexes) is on the outside. That way, when you unroll it at the table, the curl goes downward and into the table, rather than upward away from the table. This makes it easier to flatten.

(3) These Expo wet-erase markers (Expo Vis-A-Vis Wet Erase Markers, 8 Colored Markers (16078)) work great on the mat, and you get twice as many colors for less than an additional $2 compared to the Chessex brand proprietary markers (Chessex Role Playing Play Mat Marking Pen: (4 Pack) Staedtler Lumocolor Water Based Overhead Projection Markers). (I remember reading some reviews of the Chessex markers saying that their red marker left permanent marks in the mat. I can't confirm that personally, but I can confirm personally that none of the Expo markers have left permanent marks. Of course, I always wash the mats off immediately after our gaming sessions, but our sessions can go 5 hours...)

(4) If, as in my case, your mat does not live in the same place where your gaming sessions occur, I strongly recommend picking up a carrying tube. I just picked up an Alvin Ice Tube 37" (for example, Alvin Ice Tube 37 Inch Blue) for this purpose, and it's great. Besides allowing me to throw away the flimsy and battered thin plastic sleeve in which the mat was originally mailed to me, the tube is also fairly wide in diameter (2.75 inches interior), which means the mat doesn't have to stay so tightly coiled up in storage.

Game on!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Did I Live Without This?, November 27, 2009

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Todd A. Davis (Spokane Valley, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Chessex Role Playing Play Mat: MEGAMAT Double-Sided Reversible Mat for RPGs and Miniature Figure Games - 34 1/2in x 48in (Toy)

I picked this mat up in preparation for a Savage Worlds campaign. The system, like many others coming out recently, is geared toward using miniatures to help visualize the situation. It seemed a convenient way to keep track of the immediate area instead of shuffling papers around and redrawing people at key points. Little did I know I would never be able to go back to doing things the old way again.

The pens they suggest are perfect, leaving no marks behind. The squares are 1", which is the standard for most miniatures systems out there. If you plan on doing a lot of drawing on the map and redrawing, you may need to rinse the wet cloth you use. When you wipe off the ink, it has to go somewhere!

This has also sped up our games tremendously, and has people saying how much they feel like they're more involved in the action. It also encourages them to use tactics, and eliminates any confusion on where people are when that becomes important. In all, I now have trouble figuring out how I'm ever going to play or run a game without it!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a big mat for big dungeons, July 8, 2010

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Edward W. Osorio "Raven_Knightwing" (Oakland,CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Chessex Role Playing Play Mat: MEGAMAT Double-Sided Reversible Mat for RPGs and Miniature Figure Games - 34 1/2in x 48in (Toy)

ok, so i bought the smaller mats and they were great, though my problem was that they were too small for some of the dungeons i ran, and as a DM i like to keep things moving and less time to redraw everything, and i used the tiles but they're expensive and to me unnecessary and get in the way most of the time and get knocked out of place easily as well. this will solve those problems. its big and will work for other Role Playing Games as well (on the back side it has hexes). its durable and i also bought wet markers (DO NOT USE DRY MARKERS IT WILL BE HARD TO WASH OFF). you can get those wet eraser markers anywhere or buy them on here. that's the cool part about it is whenever my friends want to stop or finished the adventure i just clean the mat roll it back up and put it in the packed tube it came in, you can use just a wet cloth or paper towels or baby wipes to clean it up.

if you're thinking of getting this don't hesitate and buy it. i'm planning to get another one i only bought one and i love it. it's easy to store and less preparation as well. if you get or have the D&D Dungeon Delves book this will definitely help instead of buying the required tiles as well.