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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #277

Druegar wrote:

Harlax wrote: We are no longer taping the mats down.

And I hope we never tape them down again! Doing so resulted in a sticky mess the next time the mats were used. Not to mention, tape doesn't stick well to the slick plastic tables.

That all said, if someone has a clean and easy method of preventing the mats from moving, please share.


I don't know about the dynamics of sticking to the slick plastic tables, but this kind of tape:

www.amazon.com/s?k=painters+tape&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Is designed to be easy to remove and leave no/minimal glue residue.

Accordingly you could use large amounts (e.g. tape all the way down one side of the sheet and wrap it under the table. This would also have the effect of dividing the table into "zones" for each player.

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #278

Have they been rigid before...are there thoughts of making more solid (and maybe even with slight token depressions...just a thought...not married to it.
~Rebecca

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #279

Dragon6483 wrote: Have they been rigid before

The first two versions were laminated cardstock--a lot more rigid than the current version.
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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #280

Maybe some rubber type of stick on to go on the corners....wont stop them from being lifted up but should help sliding around.
Fall down......Go boom!

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #281

Some coaches like players to spin their mats so the text and tokens are face up to them.

And weird people like me prefer them “upside down.” I have a system, it works for me. YMMV.
D&D teaches all the important lessons in life - the low blow, the cheap shot, the back stab, the double cross. - Jerry Marsischky

Let them trap us. We have our swords. - Elric of Melnibone.

You try to get them to play the game, but all they want to do is play the rules. - Ardak Kumerian

I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend - Faramir

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #282

Matthew Hayward wrote:

Druegar wrote:

Harlax wrote: We are no longer taping the mats down.

And I hope we never tape them down again! Doing so resulted in a sticky mess the next time the mats were used. Not to mention, tape doesn't stick well to the slick plastic tables.

That all said, if someone has a clean and easy method of preventing the mats from moving, please share.


I don't know about the dynamics of sticking to the slick plastic tables, but this kind of tape:

www.amazon.com/s?k=painters+tape&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Is designed to be easy to remove and leave no/minimal glue residue.

Accordingly you could use large amounts (e.g. tape all the way down one side of the sheet and wrap it under the table. This would also have the effect of dividing the table into "zones" for each player.


My friend uses that to tape down the D&D maps when we do adventures at GENCON. Easy on and easy off.

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #283

I wonder if TD could get a good deal on bulk player mats (like the mouse pad style/MTG card mats)....I mean, I would buy my own :)
~Rebecca

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #284

Dragon6483 wrote: I wonder if TD could get a good deal on bulk player mats (like the mouse pad style/MTG card mats)....I mean, I would buy my own :)


Someone, I think MasterEd, sells something like that.
D&D teaches all the important lessons in life - the low blow, the cheap shot, the back stab, the double cross. - Jerry Marsischky

Let them trap us. We have our swords. - Elric of Melnibone.

You try to get them to play the game, but all they want to do is play the rules. - Ardak Kumerian

I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend - Faramir

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #285

www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVL7J5M/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07GVL7J5M&pd_rd_w=iXoII&pf_rd_p=a64be657-55f3-4b6a-91aa-17a31a8febb4&pd_rd_wg=7W0rC&pf_rd_r=4H4010AWWA5JBWREF5GT&pd_rd_r=648eb024-5f15-4d96-92a5-3a084b09340e&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNM1VQV1FINktLQVEmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MzQzMjcyOUQ2QjdITUpLNEVKJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1NDI4NzkyNzA3VURFV0NIMUk5JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

The trick is that you have to increase the friction on the underside, not necessarily use something that's sticky. The link is just an example of silicone's application for no-slip table mats. BONUS: Easy to wipe off/sanitize.

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #286

As you think about solutions, remember that when we pack up, the mats are placed into a big stack. Anything that causes them to stick together in that stack is going to be problematic.
D&D teaches all the important lessons in life - the low blow, the cheap shot, the back stab, the double cross. - Jerry Marsischky

Let them trap us. We have our swords. - Elric of Melnibone.

You try to get them to play the game, but all they want to do is play the rules. - Ardak Kumerian

I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend - Faramir

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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #287

Harlax wrote: when we pack up, the mats are placed into a big stack. Anything that causes them to stick together in that stack is going to be problematic.

^^This^^

Furthermore:
  • Anything that makes the mats thicker (or replacing them with neoprene mats) creates a storage space issue.
  • Any "solution" that requires an adhesive substance to be applied to the table is a no-starter.
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Time to start the 2021 Token dev process 5 years 5 days ago #288

Can't speak to if it would be financially plausible but 3M command strips work AMAZINGLY.

I hang all of my calendars, arrow quivers and metal art on my walls with them. They hold wonderfully and then fully release with no residue when you pull the tab.

www.amazon.com/Command-Refill-Strips-20-Strips-GP023-20NA/dp/B0751VFF2P

Druegar wrote:

Harlax wrote: We are no longer taping the mats down.

And I hope we never tape them down again! Doing so resulted in a sticky mess the next time the mats were used. Not to mention, tape doesn't stick well to the slick plastic tables.

That all said, if someone has a clean and easy method of preventing the mats from moving, please share.

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