Set the Scene With Battlehex Terrain on Kickstarter
January 3, 2015 by deltagamegirl22
Rainn Studios has a pretty cool project up on Kickstarter right now- Battlehex: A Modular Hexagon Terrain System.
This idea is pretty clever in that it addresses both wanting to have your tabletop look interesting and different each time you play as well as the time old question of "where am I going to store all this stuff?" Battlehex is a system of 60 finished hexes that will cover up to a 6 foot by 4 foot area. There is no painting or clips required for use and they can be stored just as easily as they were set up. What I really like about this is that it essentially does the same thing that a game mat does, but gives you the option to change the look and customize it every time you play.
Is Battlehex something you'd like to bring to your tabletop?
sweet… and I could bring that…
no way those tiles are not going to move when you bump them…
This has already been done quite successfully – http://www.kallistra.co.uk/?page=8
I’d have expected something a bit more complicated from someone called Heath Robinson! 😉 Although there are similarities, there are significant differences with this and the Kallistra Hexon sets. A quick comparison: – Materials: BattleHex = Board // Hexon = Polymer Plastic – Hex Size: BattleHex = 9″ point to point // Hexon = 10cm side to side. – Tiles: BattleHex = Single Hex; Hexon = set of sixes or individual special tiles. – Finish/Design: BattleHex = Printed designs // Hexon = plain or flocked. – Features: BattleHex = Printed Features // Hexon = Special tiles to overlay/insert. – Table… Read more »
@Dawn – Thanks for the write-up! @coxjul That is a great comparison! I agree, I think there is room for both (I’m not biased, haha). Honestly, though, we don’t intend for this to be the end-all be-all terrain system, but we think it would be a great benefit to the hobby. The ease and portability of the BattleHex system is a hude advantage. I also wanted to let everyone know that we recently unlocked a set of elevation risers that can be used to provide elevation to your terrain. Also, we developed a set of templates that can be used… Read more »
Just got this email through this morning:
“The GameMap: A Terrain System is the subject of an intellectual property dispute and is currently unavailable.
This project’s funding and the countdown to its deadline have been stopped. If the project becomes available again, the countdown will continue and the deadline will extend past the original deadline for as much time as the project was unavailable.”
Hmmmmmm….
Update from the designers: Hi everyone! I’m sure many of you are wondering about the intellectual property dispute that temporarily closed down the campaign page for a few hours last night and this morning, and so we wanted to fill you in on what happened. After launching the campaign, we were approached by another company who asserted that they had trademark rights to the battle hex name. Since we had little invested in the name, we let them know that we would rebrand after the campaign. However, due to an unfortunate miscommunication, a dispute notice was filled with Kickstarter. We’re… Read more »