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I got my display board - but the tiles aren't what was pictured on the KS :-/. It's not a random 4 tiles for display boards, is it? I really wanted the 90 degree turn creek bed... in the end I only got one appropriate tile and 3 others.......

 RiTides wrote:
I got my display board - but the tiles aren't what was pictured on the KS :-/. It's not a random 4 tiles for display boards, is it? I really wanted the 90 degree turn creek bed... in the end I only got one appropriate tile and 3 others.......

Last word I can find is:

"Rolling Fields" will get 2 flat tiles, the rock feature, and possibly the 90* creek bend.

Which isn't what we got

I got 2 straight river tiles and 2 flat tiles. I like them but I was hoping for the 90 degree river one too.

Also, anyone else concerned at it's ability to hold weight? I feel like without a under support peice all that weight on the center plug could end poorly.

I don't really think it's designed to be used like that though.

They aren't made to be self supporting.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Which isn't what we got

I got 2 straight river tiles and 2 flat tiles. I like them but I was hoping for the 90 degree river one too.

Hmm.. Thats what I went home from Adepticon with as well, but I had thought it was just a 'here are four tiles that WGV sent us'.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Also, anyone else concerned at it's ability to hold weight? I feel like without a under support peice all that weight on the center plug could end poorly.

I believe you could easily carry the display board with plastic models on it around easily for quick bursts; but I wouldn't suggest lugging a full metal Warmachine force on one as if it was a carrying tray. But I'd say the same thing about a single 2x2 tile board like the GW or G&G ones as well, better to be safe than sorry.

 Snrub wrote:
I don't really think it's designed to be used like that though.

They aren't made to be self supporting.

Except it's a display board. Which is something you use to transport your army from spot to spot at an event.

Honestly from a support standpoint the X-board feels much safer for my army.

@Cyporiean

Yaeh, it might be ok for all plastic but I do worry because even my plastic armies start to get heavy, especially once you add in custom bases, conversion parts, and vehicles. It just flexes enough that you can see light through the frame when you put stuff on it. Makes me me leary.

I don't even see how four tiles held together by the frame would even be feasibly carried around without collapsing. You'd definitely need a bit of hardboard underneath it.

 Hulksmash wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
I don't really think it's designed to be used like that though.

They aren't made to be self supporting.

Except it's a display board. Which is something you use to transport your army from spot to spot at an event.

Its a display board, you display your army on it.

Something like this:



Is better suited to carry around models at an event.

To be fair there is a connector in the middle of the 4 tiles underneath. So there is some support. It just doesn't feel like something I'm 100% happy to put an army I spend hundreds of hours painting & converting on.

@cyporiean

Let's be real. Display board in our hobby tends to mean the board you transport your army around on at an event. Are you going to bring 2 different boards. One for transport and 1 for display? Most people's answer is no. At least that's true of games like 40k & Fantasy. Smaller model count games probably wouldn't want the full size anyway.

That said, I think you can do a 2'x1' board with the parts and that's likely much more stable for things like Warmachine/Hordes.

 Hulksmash wrote:
To be fair there is a connector in the middle of the 4 tiles underneath. So there is some support. It just doesn't feel like something I'm 100% happy to put an army I spend hundreds of hours painting & converting on.

@cyporiean

Let's be real. Display board in our hobby tends to mean the board you transport your army around on at an event. Are you going to bring 2 different boards. One for transport and 1 for display? Most people's answer is no.

While I don't do tournaments, I do go to a lot of events for demoing.

Which means bringing a board to play on (such as a ROB tile, the SWM display board, or a small custom job), and then something to carry the minis on. These events are usually very crowded to get around, and it would be silly to try and walk around with a 2'x2' board horizontal through a crowd of people and not be concerned with models getting knocked off/sliding off. So I carry the board under my arm, and models in a separate tray or even back it their bag.

Demoing is going to a single place and setting up. So bringing it in a bag and a seperate "table" is fine. For playing in tournaments though it's not. And 2x2 isn't that bad at an event. Most boards I use are 24"x18" anyway.

I think the frame is going to hurt sales for simple, pre-done, display boards for the market most likely to use them.

That said a 2x1 board is probably stable enough so almost every other game system will be fine to us it. But now you're paying more than $60 (whatever retail is) for a 2x1 board.

Does anyone have a link/pictures of what the 'rolling fields' boards actually ended up being?

If there isn't one up by the time I get home I'll snap some photos.

I'm guessing this is the layout?



Edit:
Update 110:

I will have two painted, and two un-painted tiles set up as Display Boards for each of the four themes. In addition, On The Lamb Games will be running demos of Brushfire on a fully painted Rolling Fields Display Board, and Mantic Games will be running demos of Deadzone on two fully painted Deadzone Display Board sets.

3 out of 4. There isn't a large rock formation on the boards that I got. Not sure if there is on the ones others got.

No rock formation, no creek bend - just 2 straight creek panels and two flat. I got the same tiles as you Hulk with 3 out of 4 incorrect.

What hurts even worse is that the art on the box cover is correct, but it seems they got the contents of All rolling field displays wrong :-/. Can you take a pic of yours Hulk, and I'll do the same?

 RiTides wrote:
No rock formation, no creek bend - just 2 straight creek panels and two flat. I got the same tiles as you Hulk with 3 out of 4 incorrect.

What hurts even worse is that the art on the box cover is correct, but it seems they got the contents of All rolling field displays wrong :-/. Can you take a pic of yours Hulk, and I'll do the same?

I just sent Justin a message about it. I'll let ya know what I find out, or perhaps summon him here.

I'll post a picture of mine up when I get home RiTides.

Okay great (and thanks Cyp). Like I said, from last night I believe only 1 of 4 tiles matched the box picture, and Hulk it sounds like we got the same ones (two straight creek and two rather featureless flats), but it would be good to confirm that they are identical.

Have the Ruined Temple tiles started shipping yet?

From Justin

The content is correct - 2 straight and 2 flat tiles.

The cover art is the same on all of the Rolling Fields boxes and is
not indicative of the contents -- which is identified on the back of
the box. What they're reporting SHOULD match the attached image.

 darefsky wrote:
Have the Ruined Temple tiles started shipping yet?

Everything is shipping.

Well, color me a bit displeased. It wasn't what he noted earlier in the release or the renderings he showed. That's what I got. Oh well.

So there is supposed to be a 90 degree river bend in that set - or there isn't?

I'm...confused now!

Nope, no 90 degree water feature. 2 Straight Water beds and two flat tiles.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Nope, no 90 degree water feature. 2 Straight Water beds and two flat tiles.

This didn't answer the question.

Is a 90 degree water feature SUPPOSED to be included?

 Aerethan wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Nope, no 90 degree water feature. 2 Straight Water beds and two flat tiles.

This didn't answer the question.

Is a 90 degree water feature SUPPOSED to be included?

No, see my previous post.

 Aerethan wrote:
Is a 90 degree water feature SUPPOSED to be included?

It was shown in all the images of the display board... but apparently was changed and removed without any announcement of such

I got those contents as well, and to be frank, they suck when put all together like that. Who wants a display board with just a straight feature along one side like that? The tiles shown in the campaign are much more interesting... and on the box front... and all over the web...

I'm not super upset because I will likely only use one or two tiles to display DzC minis one, but I certainly wish I'd gone for ruined temple or something else now (although who knows - maybe the contents of those has been stealth switched, too!).

Really disappointed in Secret Weapon that they didn't announce this change... but apparently knew about it all along / did it intentionally, and we had to find out about it when opening the box...

Did he give any explanation as to WHY they changed the contents to less interesting tiles, Cyp (and whether the same is true of other display board types)?


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Evidence, from the main page of the campaign:

This 4 tile "Rolling Fields" Display Board can be selected as a pledge reward, or an add-on item, and features two flat tiles, one rock feature, and one creek bend.

I'd say that's pretty clear...

OK, the river bend isn't in the 'display board' set, but is it in the 'full table' set, or what ever it is called?

Thanks!

 RiTides wrote:
Did he give any explanation as to WHY they changed the contents to less interesting tiles, Cyp (and whether the same is true of other display board types)?

Box contents are on the back. This particular configuration was
chosen during one of the updates too, when folks pointed out that more
L bends weren't useful to other sets, and that the rock feature left
too little room for models. The display board needed to be as flat as
possible, thus the chosen tiles.

I'm also used my summoning ability, and he should pop into the thread soon.

 Alpharius wrote:
OK, the river bend isn't in the 'display board' set, but is it in the 'full table' set, or what ever it is called?

Thanks!

Yup! You can see the contents of the full set in the picture I posted on the previous page.