Malifaux from the Ground, up!
12 Oct 23: Preparations
Malifaux uses a 3′ by 3′ space to play in. I’ve the mat an extra 2″ wider in length and width to allow for a border around the play area. It’s also to secure the mat down while working.
To secure it down I use a staple gun to staple each of the four corners, making sure that the material is fairly taught and flat.
Then a run of duct tape is run along the edges, trying to keep to a 1″ margin. Don’t pull the ta[e taught though, or the tension will pull itself up. It just needs to hold the material down securely while working.
Once this is done, I marked out the table Quarters, then went through plotting out the rest of the DZ lines. I drew these out with a Sharpie, a meter long steel rule and a 30cm steel rule for the small work.
Table Quarters, each square is 9". These form the Flank Deployment, by using two opposing L-shapes in the corners.
8" Standard Deployment lines added.
12" Wedge DeploymentThis leaves the “fun” task of adding the Corner deployment arcs. I don’t have a compass large enough to create a 12″ arc. I figured that my 30cm held in the right part of the corner, bracing the Sharpie at the end would do. I marked where I wanted the arc to touch on the tape then set about manuevering to find a good spot. It mostly worked.
Lines laid down! Next step is to plot out how I'm going to actually mark those lines. 
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