Collins builds the world of the walking dead
Base boards
The walking dead is played on 20″x20″ play surface.
Thats an abnormal size and is done deliberately to make everything feel a bit claustrophobic. I have played it before on 24″ x 24″ boards as they are much more standard at game stores (2 foot by 2 foot sections make for better breakdowns on normal board size) and it does affect gameplay by making there much more space to run around the zombies.
to make these 20×20 boards I took a trip to the DIY store. I decided to go with 3mm hardboard and 18x34mm battening. I went with those dimensions because that’s what they had on the shelf.
I made a conscious decision to go with 3mm hardboard rather than 6mm MDF because its lighter and they’re not that big so it doesn’t need to be that strong/sturdy.
https://www.diy.com/departments/brown-hardboard-l-1-22m-w-0-61m-t-3mm/1696235_BQ.prd
by the way, if you don’t have a nailgun… get one! they’re amazing!
They’re quite easy to make (when you have a nailgun!) and I did use PVA glue on every join / touch point to help keep everything bonded together.
I managed to knock 2 out of the materials I had ready to have some interesting scenes sculpted onto them.
I already have an idea for what my first board will be!
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