Soft play board (arena)

[fas723]

Hi,
After been playing this game since it arrived I have now figured out the worst thing with it is (don't get me wrong the game is awesome!)

It is the box size and that it is so heavy and "bulky" to carry aound. Why does it have to be like that? Since the board is so big, which it needs to be. If the board would be able to shrink somehow the box could have been made substaitialy smaller.

I would say this is the main reason why this game isn't played as much as it would be otherwise in our play group.

So, I would really encourage you to look into the possibility to release some kind of soft play board that just could be rolled up (like a cool scroll   ).

[dkartzinel]

I actually like this idea, it'd make traveling with Mage Wars easy.

[StormbringerGT]

Maybe a play mat?

[residualshade]

i would so be into a quality playmat that has a similar composition to the ones TCG use.

[Tacullu64]

I like the game board that came with the core set but, if AW put out a high quality play mat I would definitely buy it.

[xJEDIx]

Hello folks,

I use a PACK 216 for my Warmachine gaming and I tried to carry Mage Wars to our gaming afternoon in my bag. The board fits this case like a glove, I kept it on top to avoid any bent corners.



A nice way to carry your MW around!  

[Preacher]

I think a soft playboard would be a great addition. The box is huge and mine is already starting to get a bit battered.

If the game goes into any kind of tourney play, a soft playboard would really help with the game's portability. You'd only need to ferry around spellbooks, a baggy with counters in, the Mage sheet tucked into a spellbook and the soft board. Much better.

[Shad0w]

I have been working on a playmat style bored for a while now. It is not ready to go to print still have some stuff to go over with Bryan

[fas723]

Shad0w: Please let me know when you have something. I would like to pay for one asap!

[Locusshifter]

Gale Force Nine did the vinyl play mats for Dreamblade and they were wonderful.

Just putting that out there

[BR3AKR]

I'd like to toss in that I'd love a soft play mat as well (awesome idea). Once that's done I'd be able to just carry a dice bag (full of all the bits), my spellbook(s), and the curled up mat. Totally doable on the go.

[Koy]

While we're posting wish list items about the arena board, I'd love a large one.  For such a nice sized arena, the current board gets ridiculously cramped in a creature heavy duel!

[fas723]

Shad0w: Any news on this?

[DarthDadaD20]

I really like this idea.
http://magewars.com/jsite/forum/creative/3152-mage-wars-playmats
Having two halves of a board for each player being the size of a regular CCG playmat. That way each player can have there own personal touch on the arena, and AW can make ones for each mage, giving me more things I want to buy. They could just look like the regular arena, but just have some touches on the zones. Druid could have some flowers and vines, necromancer could have alters,books, and dead bodies, beastmaser could have burrows and fallen over trees, wizard with arcane carvings and circles, priestess with with shrines, warlock with cages and little demons running around. I want this SOOO bad.

[Shad0w]

Shad0w: Any news on this?

Gave my idea to Pat just waiting on official word. Maybe we can ask him? :whistle: