VX-134 wrote:Would paper maps (rather than cardstock) be any cheaper? Steve Jackson Games used to use unmounted paper maps in their products all the time. In fact, this month they included a glossy full color "poster map" as a reward level for their latest Ogre Miniatures kickstarter. Of course, Starfire only needs a black and white map. I think poster maps also come in a greater variety of sizes.
I've never really been a fan of paper maps because you either have to cover them in plastic (eliminating their flexibility, the one selling point they have), print them out and assemble them like a jigsaw puzzle, or tack them down over and over again and eventually wearing through the paper.
I have seen plastic maps that were pretty cool. You could just roll them up (you don't fold them, it leaves creases!). But I've never found anyone who could print those.
But for a game like Starfire, if you are going to seriously play the game, why wouldn't you want a higher quality map?
I actually own this map and play D&D on one side, and Starfire on the other:
https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Role-Pla ... 0015IQO2O/Sadly, it looks like they don't continue to make the black version of that vinyl map.
And wow, I've never seen this before and it looks neat:
https://www.amazon.com/Hexers-role-play ... 06XFN6ZGD/But honestly, I'm a big fan of the 4-part map we have. I have it permanently adhered to a sheet of wood that is 4 inches wider than the map. If it was my vote, I'd vote to get more of that map.
VoidStalker_WoE wrote:I'm for anything that allows folks to dl and play the game. So we need the rulebooks (which we got), and then the maps and counters (which we don't got), in order to play. If we had just the map I posted above, we could simply print out, cut and tape together 4 of them and get a reasonable sized map.
Hmmm, you could print out a bunch of pages of the hex map that comes with the QSR to do that if you wanted. I wonder what it would take to make a large hex map, though I suspect very few people could ever print one. What is the largest size that a typical print shop can print? On paper you can roll up? On glossy thick paper?
And honestly, that is one of the reasons why I liked the idea of the hexless miniature combat system for Starfire. No hex maps or mats needed. Get one of those neat vinyl or glossy photographs of nebula or starry background, roll it across the table, and AWAY WE GO.