Malifaux from the Ground, up!
10 Oct 23: I was going to make this stuff any way...
So, I’d had the idea in the last couple of months to get some stuff together for Mali, starting with a homemade mat or two.
The idea spawned from Malifaux’s game setup. The game uses one of four deployment types which are chosen randomly. Both players use the same type of DZ on opposing sides / corners of the table.
Determining a Scenario in Malifaux. But what I'm really focused on are the Deployment TypesHow do I get all of those onto a mat?
In playing games, it became apparent that where the actual Deployment Zone was didn’t always matter. But when it did, it really did matter. Certain Strategies and Schemes (VP scoring) need to be done inside the opponents DZ.
I don’t like obvious “this is a marking line” type markings on my terrain, so I wanted something that would be clear as a line, but was part of the terrain itself.
I started planning out where the lines would all need to be on one mat
All the lines...
Having made a couple of mats previously, I had a few ideas on what “should” work. I also knew what components I’d need. Most of it I already had on hand from previous projects.
- Painters Drop sheet – fabric, plastic backed
- Caulk tube – Initial estimate was 4, only 3 needed
- Cork Sheet 2mm – approx 2 A4 size sheets
- Acrylic paint – Cheap Dollar store stuff I used Red Ochre, Grey, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre
- Grass Sheet – Cheap dollar store stuff approx 3 rolls
- Twine – 1 roll.
Such a cool idea! Looking forward to seeing how it goes
Thank you! Hopefully you’ll enjoy the journey 😀