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From: krs@amdahl.UUCP (Kris Stephens)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: A good gameboard
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Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 14:53:50 EST
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   One of the best aids for frp game-play (as well as DM/GMing) that I've
seen is a 3x4 sheet of 1/4-inch plexiglass marked with a one-inch grid on
the back.  I've seen the markings done in two ways:  A sheet of 1-inch quad
paper taped to the back (the darker the lines, the better);  Score the back
of the plexiglass using a table-saw set very low.  While the second is
technically harder to execute, I think the results are better.  Place it
on a sheet of paper or cloth for clarity, though.

   With a board like this, the DM/GM provides the team with grease pencils
and describes "what you see" while they map it or, for especially complex
maps,  draws it in for them.  This way, the party can see only those parts
of the "dungeon" that their characters see and it's easily expanded and
modified as the game progresses.

   Strange hint:  erasing grease pencil from plexiglass is a chore, but if
the group has smokers in it, cigarette-ash works remarkably well as an
abrasive (Use with paper towels).
-- 
Kris Stephens     (408-746-6047)                 {whatever}!amdahl!krs
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