A New Kickstarter Brings the Magic of Magnets to Our Tables
May 10, 2013 by dracs
We've all been there, sending our miniatures over a hill only to have them all fall over, or the hill constantly moves around so you're no longer sure where it started. Well a kickstarter has been set up to solve these problems with that miracle which is magnets!
This kickstarter looks to create a set of magnetised terrain and tiles to help keep your gaming safe and upright, rather than everything toppling over every time you knock it with your elbow.
Here's what the Kickstarter mission statement itself says:
Our mission is to produce a quality table for the average gamer. We want to produce a quality gaming table that ALL gamers can afford. Not only that but a table where your models don't slide every time you move them onto a hill. The hill also doesn't slide when you move across it. Where trees can be placed anywhere and not fall over.The trees don’t need a base to put them onto.
Do you guys think this kickstarter could be worth investing in?
Is it going to interfere with magnetised figures/weapons/bases, though ? One wonders…
I hadn’t considered that, good point. Ha, would be awesome if they repelled magnetised arms so that they end up floating around the mini like they were Rayman. Yeah I don’t understand magnets
It have to be rather close to repel small magnets used for weapon swapping. If you place magnets on the bottom of your bases they will never fall over. I did that for my historic range so I could transport them in a metal tool case, even had them upside down on the lid 🙂
I must admit that I’m surprised this has never been done before.
Hi guys,
My names Dustin, I’m the starter of the above kickstarter. First of big shout out to Adam for doing a review on the table. The table itself is actually not magnetic. It has a core that magnets will stick to. I did this because of early concerns over wiping laptops, and the pull might be too strong and damage the table or model. @Manpug, honestly I’m really surprised it hasn’t been done as well. It’ll be rough following right after secret weapon beautiful tables, but I’m giving it a shot.