![]() Each tile is five sheets of foam core thick, which–in addition to helping make it more resistant to wear and tear–prevents the foam core from curling when coats of glue and paint are applied. Each tile is measured out 9″x9″, which translates into six-by-six HeroClix movement squares. “Foam core.” You’ll be hearing a lot about that stuff in this post seeing how so much of the map–including the tiles–are made from it. Let’s take a closer look at one of those tiles… Urban jungle, forests, deserts, castles…build an enormous battlefield (like the 42 x 24 movement grid above), all the way down to a 6 x 6 grid if you wanna play in a phone booth. This big honkin’ map doesn’t exist as a single game board: it’s comprised of smaller game tiles that, when placed end-to-end, create whatever setting you like. This shot is identical to the Galactus photo above, just minus all the clutter. We’ll come back and cover those objects & obstacles in a bit, but first let’s focus on the base map… Let’s get rid Galactus, the Avengers, the buildings, the cars, all that stuff. This 3-D customizable board is my most recent and, to get a better look at it, let’s rearrange the map and get a wide shot…Įeesh, never a shortage of giant creatures trying to wreck the joint. So, after a handful of bouts on traditional HeroClix maps, I went about creating my own. The more the battlefield looks like something out of a comic book, the more I can lose myself and get into the game. HeroClix maps! As fun a game as ‘Clix is, the standard paper maps have always been one of the least appealing aspects for me. has to take some responsibility for his…uh…hmmm, I think I’m losing my audience. Tho, in Godzilla’s defense, the case can be made that he only exists thanks to the radiation dropped by American bombs, meaning that while he IS technically a Japanese monster, the U.S. But to be a FOREIGN monster and attack U.S. If the big G was a hometown boy, then fine, pick an American city, go on a rampage. Guy Gardner’s biggest problem with Godzilla trashing New York…? He’s a tourist. fantastic non-Marvel/DC old gregg parademon penguin power pack ragdoll rattler rick flag secret six shadowpact son of satan soviet super soldiers spider-man squadron supreme storage toyman ursa major valkyrie vanguard werewolf by night white tiger wolverine x-men zabu zombies alex power aquaman arkham asylum atom avengers barriers black condor black lightning blue devil brain captain america cards clock king colonel america conan darkstar dc defenders dials eclipso equinox fantastic four figures fixer flash rogues flight stands freedom fighters gee golden archer grodd hate monger hellcat hulk iron man jack power jla julie power killer moth legion of doom lightspeed man-wolf maps & boards marvel marvel zombies mass master master man masters of evil melter metallo mr.
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