So Board.

Gaming boards. We need em. We love em. But they're so Goddamn difficult to make, store, and transport. So how do I go about construction? I find, like most gamers, MDF board works best. Medium Density Fiber board, is a fantastic, cheap, sturdy, and very common, way to go about this. What's next for our MDF boards after purchase? well, while you're at the store, ask them to cut it in 2 foot x 2 foot sections. This way you get a small number of sections, large enough, but not too small, and easy to store. So what's the downside? well for starters, you'll have lines in your battlefield, from the gap between pieces, but more importantly, you'll need a table that is at least 3 feet wide still, because they boards won't stay up otherwise, and that there is a good enough reason to consider sticking with the larger, uncut boards. But eitherway, you should be good enough with 2x2 sections.

Next, determining what to put on it. Usually, I would say "NOTHING" but that's because I favor modular terrain. However, in the case of my beloved WWI settings, I can't, since my foray into the modular trench world, ended very badly. SO I'm going to have to design a board, that is... modular... with trenches... talk about difficult. but that's another article for another day.

So what to put on your board? NOTHING. See, that's what I would say... so I said it. Here's why: unless it's dug into the board, there isn't a thing that should be on it, other than texturing. See, if you want roads, make them modular, if you want buildings, make them modular. If you want forests, make them... MODULAR. So you can move them around, and never have the same game twice :D

What to texturize with you ask? (I don't care if "texturize" isn't a word!) basically water down some glue, slap on some of said glue down to board, and add dirt. Once that's done, paint it. Once that's done... you're done...

BUT WAIT... what kind of battlefield should it be? generic? city? ash waste? desert? snow? or zany? well, let them pick annoying question guy. but I recommend whatever you like. Generic favors more grass and dirt, while city and ash waste favor a more gray, but you should know these things already...

IKNOW IT WAS A FILLER ARTICLE OKAY! ... there I said it... >.> I'll write about my WWI board when I get around to making it. Which will be within the next two months >.> or never... we shall see....