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My first impression is "damn, this thing really is 30lbs.!"



Opening the carrying case...





The 2'x2' panels are really sturdy and seem like they could take a lot of punishment.



There's tons of detail all over the tiles, mostly skulls and bones...





Here's a quick set up in a 6'x4' configuration (nothing new) and a 4'x4' configuration...




Size comparison...






And a models eye view... (You can see my latest project in the background - Genesis Chapter Dreadnought.)



A few more notes:

Rolling Dice - Thankfully the surface of the RoBG is firm and is very pleasant to roll dice on. No bouncing!

Pack Up - Getting all of the tiles back into the case is super easy. I didn't have to struggle or try to solve some puzzle to make it fit.

The Case - Very thick and sturdy. I don't feel like the tiles are going to rip it if one catches on the material.

~As for the skull pits... I was beside myself when all I saw were pictures, so I don't blame anyone for disliking them, but once you see the board in person, they're not so bad. Besides, they can be covered up with a crater or some other piece of scenery.

god that pit of skulls is ugly.....


still seems to pricey for something you have to paint and flock yourself....

Great pics. And that thing is only $290? What a deal!

olympia wrote:Great pics. And that thing is only $290? What a deal!

Sir I don't know where that is a deal.

I got mine and like it a lot!!!! I want two more flat board to make a more open terrain. I hope someone sells the boards individually on ebay. I might still get a second board to play bigger games on. I am really not interested in a foam board which gets gouged all the time. This board is superior.

Foam board is $12 US. The sheet is 4x8' so you cut off 2' at one end. You then take the 2' section you cut off and scupt it with a hot wire knife ($30-40US), or a sharp utility knife ($5-10US), to make hills. You glue those hills to the board with some white glue, or you do the smart thing, and leave the off.

Total cost $17-$62.

If you want it to snap together you can buy some dowel rods, and poke some holes in it. Maybe about $5-10.

If you want a carry case, just buy a Sterlite plastic tub at wally world, $10-20.

Really I don't see the deal here, unless you've got no spare time. It's a very nice product, I've love to have one if the price was about a 1/3 of what it is, but I don't believe that it's a good value for the money.

Saw one being played with at my FLGS a few days ago. The skull pits were the source of much amusement..."most planets have magma under the planet crust, but in 40k the tectonic plates float on a sea of skulls"

The board I saw was obviously fairly new, and already the outer corners were white from plastic fatigue a some were slightly split. Might look nice painted, I suppose, but not worth the cost IMO.

I honestly kind of like the board. Maybe I'll pick one up. Despite some negative readings people give, it seems worthwhile.

Its unfortunate that they didn't include something rather then sheets of plastic so that the boards don't rub together in transport, I can see flock and paint rubbing off pretty easily during storage/ transportation.

Got mine on friday. I've basecoated and painted rocks so far. Next step is the endless skulls....

Oh, and I put a tea towel between sections when storing.

My pixie-sized girl lugged that thing around town for me as a surprise. That carrying strap isn't that useful.

Weight aside the sections are nicely done, with exception of those bloody skull pits dotting them. Thankfully they can easily be covered up with some of those vac-formed craters.

It seems the problems I have with the board are all down to price. It looks OK and does its job pretty well. A good piece of design.

But it isn't perfect, and for £150 I would expect something gold-standard perfect.

For £75 - £100 I would be prepared to compromise, but for £150... it is just too much for something that isn't perfect in every way.

It seems the endemic GW disease. They produce a "good enough" product, but then price it as if it was world-beating, when it simply isn't.

If you have £150 lying about with nothing better to do with it, then its a good enough purchase and will save you time and give you a nice playing surface. Personally though I can think of a whole load of better uses for £150 - such as buying into Uncharted Seas for instance.

it was stated in the WD [yes i can hear you, "OMG you actually buy that S***] that they were working on making themed tiles, eg river or really rocky and so on.

As stated above the real problem is the price, im a student in OZ and it costs over $500AUD and i just dont have that much money, and i always spend money on building my armies rather than save for stuff like that

My local GW has done one up painted and flocked to use as one of the gaming tables in store.

It looks nice, and they have been selling quite a few but its too rich for my taste, and I prefer the (more) flexibility of a flat board with moveable terrain, to anywhere on the table.

Glad you like it. The price is too steep for me.

200 euros is dirty expensive... I just got a circular table and a couple chairs in full plastic for my 2 year old son at ikea's for 1/4 of that price... There's no justification for that price tag... well there is its GW's.

Looks good, but way too expensive for what it is. Even if I was daft enough to fork out the £150, my girlfriend would go spare. Come to think of it, she went spare at the weekend when I bought an Ork Trukk for £18, so God knows what her reaction would be.

My friend and I are going down the MDF route - a 4' by 6' board for £10.

I would like to get one, but that a crap load of cash right now. I have a fully functional board but this would be nice to create quick battlefields.

Not a big fan of all the skulls, but a little green stuff can cover those easily enough.

Yeah those skull pits can also be turned into cool little mini swamps and bogs

My preface: I don't think it's worth the price.

Now, without addressing the price issue...

I played in a tournament at MiniatureMarket here in St. Louis on Friday (yep. the very same "MiniatureMarket.com") and had the opportunity to see this thing up close & personal.

It's VERY nice. The attention to detail is really good, the host of possible configurations is a relief, and the skull pits aren't THAT bad.

Yes, they seem excessive when taken into account with the skulls that GW puts on everything else... but (as has been stated), they're EASILY covered with other terrain pieces. Additionally, with a little black base coat, covered by some browns & whites, the skulls will look really nice when covered with a blood-tinted coat of Water Effects.

I look forward to the opportunity to play there in the future on the table (it was fresh out of the box at the time).


Eric

I actually picked 2 on Friday, I worked out a deal with a local store. I don't regret for a minute the amount I paid. I see them as a very flexible table system I can use for a bunch of games with a little work. The skulls and bones will be removed and they will just be plain creaves. The reason I got 2, is that I figured GW won't release the rumored expansion pieces so I wanted the additional sections for variety.

Yes, I know I could have spent a lot less and made them myself, but I didn't want too, and I had the disposable income.

If you want, I can give you my paypal info if you get any more income you'd like to dispose of

I still want one of those boards, but it's not something I'll be able to afford till this winter or spring, if it's even still for sale then... But I think it would be nice if they could sell the tiles separately and maybe make additional ones later on to add to the set.

And now, unpainted miniatures can battle on a field of unpainted plastic, filled with unpainted skulls!

I'm glad some folks will like it. I agree with Flashman and many others who remind us that building a table need not be prohibitively expensive, and frankly, painting the table will take as much time as a bit of foamboard or mdf or whatever anyway.

If you really want to buy something, War-Zone's boards are half as much (though being blue foam boards, might have some fragility issues if not handled well), and Zuzzy's roll-up vinyl terrain has received numerous kudos for a fraction of the price (yes, you have to paint them, but you have to pain the GW board too).

EDIT: now with links!
http://war-zone.com/
http://theterrainguy.com/
http://www.zuzzy.com/

I don't see how it's worth the price either. I'd rather spend $300cdn on my armies. But that's mainly because I like building my own terrain. To each there own I suppose.

Stupidly expensive... I don't have any spare tools handy, though a premade gaming board is something that interests me but I would never ever buy that thing.
Bring me some wood and I would rather saw something together with my cutter then pay for that game board...

Greets
Schepp himself

lintovich and schepp, I agree with both of you. How can anyone in their right mind call this thing a deal? I MADE two gaming tables out of plywood, elmers glue, and coarse sand. Total cost for two 6X4 tables: $80.00. The choice is simple: buy an awesome 2000 point army or pay for this gaming board.........

Schepp himself wrote:Stupidly expensive... I don't have any spare tools handy, though a premade gaming board is something that interests me but I would never ever buy that thing.
Bring me some wood and I would rather saw something together with my cutter then pay for that game board...

At that price you can buy the tools AND save money! It's like win win win!

For me... the reason I want one is I don't and won't have the space to build my own and saw and cut and flock a big table without making a huge mess that I can't sweep up easily. Plus, I just want something that looks really great that I can paint up myself instead of having a hunk of flocked plywood and cheapy foam hills. And the #1 thing is portability.. I can stash it somewhere like the bottom of a closet, and then when it's time to get a game in I can set it up quick and easy in my dining room or kitchen. Yep, I can buy 2x2 plywood squares at home depot and sew my own carrying case, I just don't wanna When I get my new place I'll have a room with my game stuff in it, but it probably won't be big enough for a game table as well as it will have to double as an exercise room and probably office too. So since space will be an issue for me, this seems like the best option. It's not cheap, but I know I'll personally get my money's worth.

I just hope it's still available when I'm finally ready for it.

Christ, could you people please stop it already? We know you can do it cheaper, hurrah.

Thanks for the pics, it looks great. I should be able to get one myself in about two weeks or so can't wait.