Cork Gaming Tiles

Gaming Tiles

Using Cork Board for Terrain

I'm greedy when it comes to gaming. I want to have a lot of options for miniatures and terrain. I also want those options to be portable and easy to store. I like the concept behind many camercial products like games workshop's realm of battle and  Dungeonscapes but I feel like these products lack flexibility and due to their prices it's harder to own a lot of them.  I started experimenting with my own tiles. Originally I used 12"x12" vinyl adhesive tiles with woodland scenics' grassland mat. This looked outstanding but was rather heavy and was only a one sided solution

(A small game of micro armour on my vinyl  tiles)

I did like the 1'x1' squares. So I kept my eye out for light and durable material that was readily available in that size.  At my local Walmart I found 12"x12"x1/8" cork board in the office supply section. They were incredibly cheap, and came in packs of four.  I spray painted one side green and left the other bare for a desert environment.  

(6mm Pz IVs on my Cork Tiles. The fighting positions are also cork)

With 16 I can make a 4'x4' table, perfect for Warmachine. 20 will get you a 40k friendly 4'x6' and 9 for for songs of blades and Heros in28mm.

I will continue to experiment with different ways to paint the tiles.  So far I have tried gray and textured stone for dungeon tiles.  I based each of them in black and then lightly sprayed the coat on top. I like the gray the best.

I think the textured spray would do great for cityscapes but it also works for a dungeon. Here is an example of cutting down the tiles for a dungeons crawl. I cut the be 3"x6" and the small rooms are 6"x6". 

 I think if I lay a net down before I spray the top coat I could create a tiled or cobbled floor effect.


And did I mention it's easy to store?

Let me know if you find something that works!