First Anniversary Contest: Win a Set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles
To celebrate Gnome Stew’s one-year anniversary (of the marriage between delicious dead gnome flesh and game mastering, of course!), we’re giving away a set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles courtesy of Longtooth Studios.
Battlegraphs
Battlegraphs are the first commercially available successor to Tact-Tiles, which were one of the best gaming products ever made.
And they look like an excellent successor. They’re modular — they lock together like jigsaw puzzle pieces — and reusable: draw on them with dry-erase markers, then clean them and use them over and over.
You can read about the basics of Battlegraphs for info on size and format, check out photos and demo videos of the tiles in action, and read the Stew’s own exclusive interview with Brian Davison of Longtooth Studios for Q&A and other details.
Also, the Stew’s own DNAphil will be reviewing them here early next week.
The Prize
Thanks to Longtooth Studios, up for grabs is one set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles, shipped anywhere in the world.
I’ve had a chance to see the tiles in person, and they’re spiffy. A set of four runs $24.99, and will let you make a nice 22″ x 22″ square, an 11″ x 44″ rectangle, an L-shape, and other configurations.
The Contest
To enter the contest, all you need to do is comment on this article — that’s it.
If you’re not already a Gnome Stew member, you’ll need to register for a free account. It only takes a minute.
The contest will run from now until 9:00 pm Mountain time on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
One entry per person, and as always Gnome Stew authors aren’t eligible. You can comment as many times as you like, but only your first comment will count for the contest.
Winning
We’ll choose the winner at random, and post the outcome in a new article sometime next week.
The winner will also be notified by email, and we’ll correspond with you to arrange mailing for your prize — so make sure the email address associated with your Gnome Stew account is valid.
That’s all there is to it! Thanks again to Brian over at Longtooth — and good luck!
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326 Comments, Comment or Ping
Volcarthe
first! happy b-day GS!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
davemonkey
Well congratulations Gnomes. Keep up the good work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Jefftyjeffjeff
Congrats on a solid first year. Also, I would like to win, please!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tinfoiler
Happy first year, hope to have many more!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
borfaxer
Congratulations! I’ve been with this site since it started. It’s a worthy successor to Treasure Tables.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Mask
So GNome Stew Year One is over ? Welcome Year Two and long live the cooks !
May 12th, 2009 - Link
sealer04tx
Congrats on the anniversary! Keep it up!
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tbug
Congratulations on the anniversary! Well done!
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I eat character sheets
Happy birthday!
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Aerek
Happy first year!
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grubolsch
Well done!
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smalvarado
Congrats! I’m glad I discovered The Stew!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Mechizmo
Congrats on an awesome first year. Keep doing what you’re doing.
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flatvurm
Happy first birthday, Gnome Stew!
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SnakeNuts
Happy 1st birthday. May you have many returns of this glorious occasion.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tonberry
Grats!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
happyturtle
Mmmm Mmm, love me some hot, hearty gnome stew. Great with cornbread hot out of the oven.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
greywulf
Happy Anniversary!
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BigYAvenger
Happy Anniversary!
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Tabulazero
Long live Gnome Stew! May your cooking pot always be full of gnomes
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Amakaze
All Hail Gnome Stew, may it continue to cook for another year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Rosti
I’ll bite – I’ve been one of your RSS-lurkers for long enough. Keep up the writings, gnomes.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ajpresto
I’d love to win from GnomeStew.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
timgoh0
It’s been one year? I came from the old Treasure Tables, and have been mostly lurking around.
Here’s hoping that I can finally get rid of that old vinyl mat.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Lisandro
Happy Birthday! Hope you will be around for many years to come! Cheers!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
bif
Congratulations! Happy anniversary!
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shouit
Grats guys.
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Lukenary
Congratulations!
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arthwollipot
It’s worth a shot.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
cwhite616
Sweet! Hope the push nets you lots of new subscribers today!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Havukin
Unless my brain is still sleeping they should combine to a 11″ x 44″ rectangle, not 11″ x 33″. (Of course also to 11″ x 33″ but that wasn’t the point)
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Hairball of Doom
MERRY BIRTHDAY
May the articles to come be as helpful as this years!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
mrwonx
Sweet deal. Commenting away . . .
It’s already been a year?
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Patrigan
Commenting away.
I said it on facebook already, but contrary to most, I find it weird that it has only been a year…
All the knowledge, tips, ideas, reviews, remarks. All that and more, made me believe that I had already been following Gnome Stew for decades. I haven’t seen a source for game masters AND players like this before. It feels like 1000 years worth of information is crammed on this little website.
Let’s add another 1000 years worth of information, shall we?
May 12th, 2009 - Link
xinpheld
Happy to you! Battle on!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
The Angry Monk
“Happy birthday, Mr. Gnome Stew!” (it sounded sexy in my head).
May 12th, 2009 - Link
markpank
Happy Anniversary!
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d23
1 year! many better years to come!
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Knight of Roses
Rah first year anniversary! Rah contest!
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Alberonn
Hey, congratulations! Though I’ve not been around with you for quite that long, I’ve enjoyed reading. Keep up the great work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
zacharythefirst
Happy 1st! Congrats! And cool contest!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
nermal2097
Great Site which I have just discovered. Good luck for your next year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Clawfoot
Congratulations! Happy 1st!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
crosstrader
Long time reader, first time poster. Congrats on 1 year of gaming advice goodness! Keep up the good work guys.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
cboz27
If I may borrow a phrase from Frosty the Snowman, “Happy Birthday!”
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Christopher_Rowe
Congratulations folks!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
americannerd
Congrats! And thanks for all of the helpful advice you’ve given me thus far…
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Noumenon
This one I’ll really use.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Lydian Coda
Congratulations on a spectacular first year! Looking forward to many more.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
robustyoungsoul
One year, congrats!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ScottG
Not first! Because, really, does it matter? Happy anniverary, Gnomes!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Ronin8879
Whoo, anniversary!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Denubis
I’d love to see an article as these tiles as props for a non-mini’s based game. Yes, they’re great for D&D, but how can they be used for more narrative style games?
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jr37
Happy Anniversary, Gnome Stew
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Syrsuro
I’ve been thinking about picking some of these up since they were first announced. But getting them free would be even nicer….
Happy Anniversary!
Carl
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Matt Droz
SAAAAAWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Bryant
Comment!
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Bravemaximus
Alright, here’s my comment entry. I’ve been wanting to pick some of these up. I”ll have to get a second set if I win…
Happy Birthday Gnome Stew!
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Revil Fox
Happy birthday site. Congrats on one year.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
OgRib
Happy Birthday to you
You’ve served a great stew
that you made from gnome essence
now, what do you do?
May 12th, 2009 - Link
spenser
Whoo! Contest! Possible free stuff!!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ruined
I played on these tiles last week. They’re pretty cool.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
wampuscat43
Has it been a year already? RAWWWRRRRR!!!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
DarthKrzysztof
Congratulations on your first year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
kiel223
Great job guys
As you said, it’s a great community here at the Stew.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jasedit
I’ll throw my hat into the ring. I’m just about to start a 4E campaign locally, once a friend moves in, so some dry erase battlegraph tiles would be awesome.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
JoeTortuga
Happy Anniversary! And Battlemats FTW!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
philofthefuture
Lucky number 68!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
johneyoung
Come on, baby!
Thanks for the great contest!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ski309
69! (snigger)
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ski309
@ski309 – damn!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Raistlin69
Thanks for the contest!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
timaritimus
Congrats on your first year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Diaghilev
Congratulations on one year! Many happy returns.
I could really use these tiles, too.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
RobbieRobb
Congratulations on your anniversary!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
steve
Happy Anniversary!
(Hey, it’s my anniversary today too)
May 12th, 2009 - Link
DrOct
Congrats on the first year, I only recently discovered the site, but have been pretty excited to read it every day. Winning would be perfect as I’m just about to start GMing for the first time! (This is also why discovering the site when I did was perfect).
May 12th, 2009 - Link
glennzilla
Been here all along. And soaked up the wisdom in every article. Here’s hoping to soak up the prizes too!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Patriarch917
I could use those.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
lyle.spade
I could use those for all sorts of things: mapping, combat encounters, hucking at mouthy players…
May 12th, 2009 - Link
xanthmode
Contest entered.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
raistlin50201
Happy birthday Gnome Stew, and great prize choice.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
mbeaudoin
Congrats on the 1st anniversary!!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Argalek
Gratz on the Ding!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
eskimo
You know, ever since my first DM pulled these out I’ve been looking for a set, but since the local comic shop closed down I haven’t been able to find any.
Happy 1st Anniversary, Gnome Stew!
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graxim
Congrats on a successful first year! Thanks for giving us GMs a place to hang out and learn. Awesome stuff!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Storminator
Happy birthday!
PS
May 12th, 2009 - Link
LesInk
Loving the contests, keep it coming … and the excellent articles!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Throst
Insert congratulatory message here!
Also, here’s my contest comment.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
thorvinrhuebarb
Savoring the Stew
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Target
Thank you all for the first year of wonderful posts, and thanks in advance for many more to come!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
respite
Congratulations on the milestone. +1 Action Point.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
leglessdog
My old group just got back together and my inexperienced ass is the DM, so I’ve been plundering previous articles looking for tips. The tiles would help too!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Spitfire665
Please do keep up the good work. I’m a new follower and eagerly await each new post in my Reader. Excellent stuff here!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
stevevrporter
Happy 1st birthday.
Ta.
Steve Porter
May 12th, 2009 - Link
thebrownshow
Sweet.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
kenmarable
Congratulations! I’m looking forward to the next year of great info!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
lamguin
Throwing my hat into the ring.
Those tiles look pretty neat.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
JoeGun
Happy Birthday Gnomes! Love your work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
NeonElf
I almost bought some of these, it’d be awesome to win them! Keep up the good work Gnomes, you’re one of the few RPG Blogs in my RSS feed for a reason!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
granger44
Here’s hoping for several more years of stew.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
psychopez
Comment here to win
Summer’s breeze, refreshing feel
Like B-graph Tiles
May 12th, 2009 - Link
scrumpy7
Happy first birthday! I’ve gotten a lot out of your site over the last year, and look forward to many more.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
The Bearded Goose
Woohoo. I’ll take some of that action, please.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Toxic_Rat
I mostly lurk around (unless I’m brought out of hiding by being enticed with a give-away) but I appreciate the work that goes into writing articles. Thanks Gnomes, looking forward to many more years to come!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
newbiedm
Hey look! What’s this? A contest?
Congrats on the one year – looking forward to more!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Zergo
I just discovered this site a few weeks ago. I registered today, a shameless gesture as I’d love a set of boards.
Thanks for creating a great site, and congrats on a stellar first year!
-Zergo
May 12th, 2009 - Link
edcalaban
Love the site, want the boards.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
PaPeRoTTo
YEAH!
As the first “Sponsor” of your Contests, i’m so glad to see how you’ve grown so fast! 
Good Luck!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Milambus
Oh… shiny!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jermwar
Hap’ Anniversary!
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kudakeru
Here’s to another year of great gaming resources!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tanliel
Who wouldn’t love a set of those delicious boards to help celebrate? Grats on a year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Newj
Pick me, pick me, pick me……
May 12th, 2009 - Link
wazootyman
Newbie tabletop gamer here. Hopefully your site will become a common destination for me.
And congrats!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
mjames
Thanks for the great year gnome stew.
And here’s for hoping for a set of battlegraph tiles, those things look fantastic!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
drow
to the city!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Roane242
What a great product! We use dry erase tiles anyway, but with permanent marker for the grid lines that turns out to be not as permanent as you would like. Keeping my fingers crossed!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
dvice
These look like great battle boards
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Faldwin
Happy birthday Gnome Stew! Here’s hoping I get a present.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
SwornPacifist
Congrats on one year GnomeStew, found you through the @obsidianportal Twitter
May 12th, 2009 - Link
semifamous
I like your website, I like your articles, and I like free stuff. Win/win!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
BryanB
A year old and yet the stew is still fresh?
Mmmm Savory.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Frostbeard
Gratz on the ding, Gnomes.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Snipperdoodle
Great site. Loving what you’re doing here. Happy Birthday and keep it up!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jsbarnard82
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Gnome Stew,
It’s been a great year,
So here’s to year two!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
kalimar
Happy Birthday Gnome Stew
Happy Birthday Gnome Stew
May the candles on your cake
Burn like cities in your wake
As you head to year two
Show all what you can do
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Rock on Gnome Stew…thanks for lots of inspiration and ideas…
May 12th, 2009 - Link
bvberry
Cool site. I just discovered it. Keep up the good work.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Bartoneus
Congrats, keep up the great work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
obrseamus
normally… I loathe such contests as they’re just membership drives… but I love the site
.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
toriel
Happy Birthday Gnomes!!
I can’t believe it’s already been a year!
Keep up the excellent work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jSpengler
Gnome Stew is absolutely my favorite DM’ing resource. You guys are great! Also: Give me things.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Sarlax
I’m in. Happy birthday.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Karizma
One year old and still delicious!
Keep up the excellence. And count me in!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
myrkul999
Happy birthday, GS, Keep the pot boiling!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
katamaran
found this sight through obsidian portal’s twitter, it looks like a wonderful resource! ill be checking this out more
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Dieter
Happy first year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
gospog
Congratulations!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Kravian
Wow! This contest looks sweet, and I want the product. Good luck to all!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
darthmunkeys
want those boards they make grate jigsaw poozzles
happy birthday!!!1!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
gofargogo
Happy Birthday GS! I’ve been loving the articles, and would love to replace my worn out battle mat with some tiles!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Jenssen
Happy Birthday, Gnomes!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Mazer2002
All Hail the Grail of ALL Game boards. Let me ask you a question all ye who may look upon this, Did you know that permanent marker has but one weakness? If you make your own grid, did you know that there is but one thing that can force you to do the mundane task of getting out the old crooked straight edge and forcing you to redraw the perfect lines that you have created??? IT’s TRUE. Take a guess as to what that one thing is… go on… I am a patient guyIT’S DRY ERASE MARKER. Run this little scenario through your heads:
You finish creating the the grid that took you hours to do (literally). Everyone comes around to play in awe with this masterpiece and you smile as the DM starts drawing the first dungeon, you can see that it is complete with a goblin filled table eating the creatures that were stupid enough to walk into the cave. A Grotesque battle ensues. In the end, your team stands victorious as goblins are actually very very VERY easy to kill. Everyone exists the small grotto, and the DM proceeds to erase the creation he had wrought. one pass with the eraser brings everyone to shock and you begin to sniffle as you can’t hold back the dread filled tears gushing through your eyes. There is a cavern shaped outline in the grid. Now, everyone looks at you in disgust. “How dare you!” They whisper in unison. Before you know it, you are kicked out of the party and begging people on the street that you have a chance to join one of their games, but lo, word has spread, and your level eight ranger with the quirk to do a knowledge of nature check every five seconds is never going to see if that pendant you got at level five was actually magical or not, and you will never know what that Etton’s second head was really trying to tell you (by the way, he could speak common, you just never even tried to listen). All of this because you tried to be cool and make your own dry erase board. It didn’t even have jigsaw edges.
It is for this reason, that this board is probably one of… nay, IS the best invention EVER, screw you Thomas Edison, we don’t need your electricity. Dungeons and Dragons is an AWEsome game, and with this board the game would be even Aasimar (sorry I had to).
Dear Gnome Stew: Congratulations on the first year of amazing service and fantastic products, may the Almighty come to bless you and keep you going strong.
Sincerely,
Mazer2002
(P.S. it was magical, it would teleport you wherever you wanted to go with only a fingernail full of cat tail, and a little bit of love to lead the way.)
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SvenFTW
I’d like to enter!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
DarknessLord
Congrats guys!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
justplainchips
Do Want!
Congrats on a wonderful year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Cole
Happy B-day \m/
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Khairn
Happy Anniversary to all the Gnomes !
Your first year has been a great success and I’m excited to see what you’ll accomplish in your 2nd year.
And of course I’d love to win that Battlegraph set.
K
May 12th, 2009 - Link
galbeagle
Happy anniversary! Those battlemats look way cool.
John Gallagher
May 12th, 2009 - Link
suudo
Congratulations, Gnome Stew! I’ve mostly been lurking, but this is a worthy successor to Treasure Tables.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Kameron
I remember thinking the Battlegraph tiles would make a good replacement for my laminated battlemap from the 3.5 DMG. Happy anniversary, Gnome Stew.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
pavlovsdog
Happy Birthday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tazo
You guys are simply too good to us. Happy birthday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
DrowJones
Happy birthday! I can’t believe it’s been one year already.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Lee Hanna
Well, Happy Birthday to the Stew!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
cooperflood
well, ok
May 12th, 2009 - Link
fkewl
Happy BDay Stew !
May 12th, 2009 - Link
trisj
Congrats on one year! Can’t wait to see what another year of stewing brings.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Rafe
Happy birthday, gnomes!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Mike Kenyon
What a great contest! You guys should have anniversaries more often!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
wookieedaddiee
Happy Birthday Gnomes – may you have many more.
Thanks for all the help over the past year
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tsugo
I have been waiting for years for these to get back on the market.
Oh, happy birthday.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
ThrashLibrarian
Ooh…them tiles look nifty. Happy B-day to the gnomes, too.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
phraktyl
Very cool! We could certainly use these!
Happy Birthday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
MattyinAK
Woot!! Happy Anniversary and thanks for the great site.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
peter
happy birthday
is it only been a year, so much info in one year.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
sholder
Congrats guys!
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lysander
Congrats!!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Nojo
Happy birthday.
There are so many nice battlemat alternatives out there, these look great. I’m using Star Wars tiles for my Dark Heresy game atm, but sometimes they just don’t have the right shape.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Dalcohs
Congratulations!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Mystech
Congrats and Happy Birthday, GS!
From the bottom of my heart, my battlemat, now nearly pastel from endless partial erasing begs for the sweet release that only death and Battlegraph can grant it.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
VruNix
I’m really glad I found this site. It has been invaluable to me as a fledgling GM. Keep on going strong!
Incidentally, those Battlegraphs are completely amazing.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
MountZionRyan
How Hobbit-like, to give others presents on your birthday.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
CrimsonFist
Happy Birthday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Erekose13
Outanjoubi Omedetou
(Happy Birthday)
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Skull
Yea! Happy Bday Gnomes.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
DoomDuck
Feliz cumpleaños Gnome Stew!
Great GMing advice on here, Kudos.
~DD
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jinnetics
Gno way, one year already?
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Ineti
Congrats, Gnome Stew! Here’s to many more years.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Aegon
I have forwarded posts from this blog twice to my gaming group.
thanks!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Snargash Moonclaw
love the blogs
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Wild Joker
生日快乐，地精燉煮的食物! (Happy Birthday, Gnome Stew!)
Cool swag, too!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tony Graham
More stew, please.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
narro87
I only recently found you guys, but I’ve been quietly devouring your RSS feed. Keep up the amazing work!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
lemoocow
Happy give-me-stuff day!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Hawksmoor
Been wanting those mats since you guys first reviewed them. Happy Birthday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
giftedmunchkin
Alright, count me in!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
philipstephen
Those look pretty sweet. I am using the vinyl roll up mats by Chessex or some other company. Not sure if I remember their name right – but they work great…
Except, I end up pre-drawing stuff on transparencies and just overlay them on the battle grid for games…
I am curious to see how i might implement these grids into a game.
This is my first time commenting by the way – but I have immensely enjoyed the Gnome Stew and all the tasty stuff you gnomes make here.
Phil
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Restless
Congrats on your first year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
BladeMaster0182
Happy birthday GS. Here’s to many more years of delicious stew.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Hawkesong
yay one year!! The best Stew ever rocks out, and gets better with age
May 12th, 2009 - Link
davlannon
happy bday!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Alan De Smet
Wooo for Gnome Stew!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Fintach
Happy birthday to the gnomes!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Airk
Ahoy, reply!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
streebor
happy birthday youngsters! may gond and garl glittergold protect this homey cyberburrow for years to come!
salute!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
UTAlan
Happy bday, GS!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tron
Congrats on your first year!
Looking forward to many, many more!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Darth Hobo
Thanks for all of the great articles and good luck on year two!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
rocketlettuce
Love me some Gnome Stew!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Reverend Mike
Yes, please.
You guys have done a fantastic job with this site. Well done.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
stupidranger
Congrats on an awesome first year!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
tomnute
Happy anniversary! I LOVE CONTESTS
May 12th, 2009 - Link
timrichter9
I like puzzles. I like D&D. Winning these tiles would allow me to not only put together puzzle pieces, but also play D&D. Yay!!!!
Tim
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Tilquinith
Hmm, I could probably make use of a set of those.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
graebg
Drool
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Zeavon
I’ve only been following you for about 3 months, and from the high quality of your articles, I figured you guys had been around for years and years. Congrats on your anniversary, and keep up the good work.
PS: I want those battleboards! Send them my way!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Dimitri Mazieres
Congratulations on your first year! I have to admit that this anniversary contest finally convinced me to stop lurking and register
May 12th, 2009 - Link
xenocution
Yearling gnomes make the best stew meat. Milk-fed and tender. Yum!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
JOhn
Yay for the one year anniversary! Given how much cool stuff I’ve learned here, I hope for many, many more!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
daggerlynx
Congratz on your 1st year anniversary, freebies ftw!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
mishra187
Didn’t get a set of tact-tiles when they were making them, these would be a great addition to my collection
May 12th, 2009 - Link
adamroyer1337
Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Stuuuuuuuuuuuff
Happy Anniversary!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
CeeRader
Great product, great site, Happy Anniversary!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Monoxide
Happy Anniversary!
Eat more Gnome stew!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
The_Gun_Nut
Awesome. These interlocking mats look like they will be really handy.
Stew be awesome. Nom nom nom.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
Razjah
Great job, guys. I have to thank you for the ton of ideas that I have stolen from this site. But GMs are supposed to be kleptomaniacs so it is okay right? Hears to a great year and hopping for many more.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
smileyjersey
Happy B-Day, I bet those tiles would be great for the new campaign I’m starting up this summer!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
jedifreeman
Happy first anniversary!
May 12th, 2009 - Link
raevhen
Happy Anniversary and many more to come
May 12th, 2009 - Link
gizmomathboy
Keep up the interesting work.
May 12th, 2009 - Link
anonymousbrain
Those look AWESOME!!! I’ve added the link to my favs so I can grab some if I don’t win them.
And Happy Anniverary Gnome Stew!! Keep up the good work of helping us geeks be ourselves.
-AB
May 12th, 2009 - Link
AlasseMages
You guys are one of the few websites I make a point of checking daily. Never stop!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Cactus
Happy birthday!
This is a great way to get lurkers like me to register, I wish more websites did it. Kudos on your fair and concise comments policy too. I actually read it before ticking the ‘I agree’ box!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
farfromunique
I love the site, and can’t believe you’ve been here for a yar already!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
gebryan
Happy Birthday,
I read you guys through RSS every day and have used the GM advice on many occasions. Very interested in modern RPG’s and horror.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
herzoa
Congrats on the anniversary!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Lord Snave
neat stuff
May 13th, 2009 - Link
gomez
Happy birthday guys!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Lilk
Happy Birthday to you.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
SmallBlueGod
Happy Anniversary!
Cheers to many more.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
GeoffA
Wow! You’ve put out a lot of good stuff in one year. I always assumed GS had been running longer than that.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Tricen
Shamefully posting to throw my hat in the ring for the prize
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Sektor
Congratulations! A round of hot stew for everyone to celebrate — here’s to a lot more years!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
GuJiaXian
Congrats!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Sunglar
Happy 1st year… Now for the prize! Jajajaja
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Frost
Happy Anniversary!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
BlackSeven
I missed the vast majority of your first year. So I’m just here to try and milk the rewards of congratuling you. Self-serving congratulations FTW!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
creativemountain
Congrats on your anniversary!
As always,
Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Cantor
Quite the interesting way to ramp up the number of comments you get. Happy first anniversary.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
rolflyn
Happy Anniversary!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Deranged Archivist
Happy birthday Gnome Stew!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
hattymchappy
I hope this is a random drawing because I can’t think of anything clever to say….um…I love you?
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Xtiangames
Scooby Doo, on Channel Two!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
orklord
Love the stew, keep up the great work!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
deadlytoque
Happy birthday, GS! I’ve been reading more-or-less since the beginning, and I still read every day. It’s good to see all the varying ideas in the GMing world (even — no, especially! — when I disagree with those opinions).
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Semiazai
Here we go.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
farkadenear
Happy b-day…
Always love contests for free loot!
FKN
May 13th, 2009 - Link
merchantsteve
These are sooooo flexible for use.
Happy Birthday
May 13th, 2009 - Link
calico_jack73
Hoody hoo! Here is hoping for a win!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
jasales
I like the fact that these Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles wont curl up like my battlemat. Looks like a very useful gaming aid.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
kurrika
Congrats!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Wrathamon-X
I own a set of Tact-Tiles. I am actually the last guy to have bought them. He had some rejects that he sold me for cheap.
I gave my original set away as a xmas gift thinking I could just buy a new set. wow was I wrong.
I just ordered a set of these. We’ll see how they do. I’m a bit worried about them not being water-proof
May 13th, 2009 - Link
ladybam
Happy B-Day
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Secretfire2004
The stew is perfectly seasoned. Keep up the good cooking.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Meat Shield
Happy Birthday, Stew. Keep up the good work.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Jennerosity
Is it really only your first anniversary? I’m very impressed that you manage such a professional site with consistently high-quality articles after so short a time span. Happy anniversary and keep up the great content!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
frostryder
Happy Anniversary!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
banefyle
Hey, I’m new, I am bummed, only got a 5.13 on my mile today. . . I also REALLY WANT this prize!!!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Loberto
Happy Anniversary! Much meat for many more years!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Noffham
Congrats on the Anniversary. Keep on going strong!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Panthanas
Yay! Gnome Stew! 1 year old!
Nom nom nom
May 13th, 2009 - Link
elstiko
My compliments to the chef…although I’m still picking tiny hats out of my teeth…
[how I wish to be a winner]
May 13th, 2009 - Link
constructofamind
Squee! A year! Hawesome!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Crazy Eights
Congrats on one year and still going strong!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
mln84
Congratulations on the anniversary! Many more to come, I hope.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
PHGraves
Congratulations, GS.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Child Progeny
Happy B-Day, doggs. May you have many more.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
McAlister
Well congrats. One year at last!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Botho
How tall is a gnome at 1 year?
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Wrathchild
Congratulations. Some say the first year is the hardest.
I’d also like to say thank you. I’ve just started playing D&D again after a twenty-year hiatus. I got roped into DMing and I’m very rusty. I’ve found a LOT of helpful stuff here at “The Stew”.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Lebrule
Is the stew done yet? It’s been a year. Congrats
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Tinner
Congrats on year one!
May 13th, 2009 - Link
CapnHowdy
Post.
Check.
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Metaphorazine
Ooo, never been to this site before, looks fun. Congrats on 1 year! *fingers crossed for the tiles*
May 13th, 2009 - Link
zagzagal
Grats on the year
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Skaramuche
Longtime reader, first time commenter…those tiles look sick. Here’s hoping. *crossed fingers*
May 13th, 2009 - Link
Djyn
AH-KAH-POW. Happy Birthday guys.
May 14th, 2009 - Link
henrix
Happy gnomic anniversary!
And I’m glad to see the tact-tiles return!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Maredudd
Happy Anniversary!!!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
beldar1215
Congrats on one year!! Keep up the good work!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
AquaFox
Happy anniversary!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
ironregime
I thought about trying to make my own crappy version of Battlegraph dry erase tiles. Here’s hoping I win this contest so I don’t have to!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
deadsmurf
I really would like some of those tiles!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Lauguz
Happy bday! Great content.
May 14th, 2009 - Link
whodo_voodoo
First shiny dice and now battle mats plus a horde of great reading and all in year 1. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for the site.
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Arampur
Happy B-Day Gnome Stew
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Alberand
Congrats on your first year! There is some fantastic advice from several excellent writers on this site. I just wish I had time to read it all!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
2dskillz
Awesome site, it has become a regular stop since I returned to tabletop gaming this year.
May 14th, 2009 - Link
lomythica
Congratulations on a year! I’m a new fan of yours, just started reading 2 months ago. Just want you guys to know that your stuff, is no fluff. You guys provide an excellent service and soundboard to the gaming community. Thanks!
Matt
May 14th, 2009 - Link
DocRyder
Get out that d300!
Congratulations! I’m not sure when I started reading, but I get something I can use long term from almost every article. Thanks, guys!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Martin Ralya
To say that I’m humbled by the level of Stew love in the comments here would be an understatement. You could have said anything in your comments, and what you chose to say gives me a boost every time I check back on this thread. Wow.
Gnome Stew readers, you rock!
May 14th, 2009 - Link
Dire Human
Congrats, you guys! Consider me a fan… and a contestant, I guess.
May 14th, 2009 - Link
aunt joemima
gratz on one year!
May 15th, 2009 - Link
KBKarma
You’ve only been going for a year? Wow. Well done, and happy birthday.
May 15th, 2009 - Link
imadestroyer
Happy anniversary!
May 15th, 2009 - Link
yomanimus_fightrightly
Love the site! I’ve NEVER encountered a forum for reflection and improvement of gaming better than this!
May 15th, 2009 - Link
nysmoke
A friend had a set of the original tiles like this and they were fantastic! Soon after he bought them, though, the company went out of business and we couldn’t get any more. Great news that someone picked up the ball and ran with it – I’d love a set of tiles for free and if they’re as good as the older ones, I’ll be buying more.
Just found this site and I’m looking forward to reading the articles. Congratulations on your anniversary.
May 15th, 2009 - Link
Destrin
Oh hi, commenting for the win (hopefully)
May 15th, 2009 - Link
neubert
There is nothing better than free loot!
Happy one-year anniversary!
May 15th, 2009 - Link
merb101
Ooooo, sign me up
Those tiles look rather cool.
ME
May 15th, 2009 - Link
kevinrichey
Congrats! I’ve been reading since day 1. Definitely the best GM content around.
oh yeah…
Me! mememememe! Pick me!
May 15th, 2009 - Link
zerfinity
I am the only geek here….? Post 303 and no one has made this lame joke yet.
>sighs at his own lame-osity<
One year is nice but according my oracle (the 3.5 table generated maximum random age and my dice) I predict that the gnome has 143 more years until reaching its maximum age. A little on the young side for a gnome but I’m sure you can cope with your mortality given the time.
May 16th, 2009 - Link
Caulay
Congratulations on your first year! I look forward to reading many, many more.
May 16th, 2009 - Link
Evilturnip
Yay Yay Yay Gnomes.
I also would like to win some tiles.
So glad to see something like this back in print/circulation!
May 16th, 2009 - Link
Daenu
Wow, 306 entries so far O.O Happy, happy birthday, Gnomes! Wishing you the best!
May 16th, 2009 - Link
slickam
Congratulations
May 16th, 2009 - Link
Crimson Newb
Happy anniversary. I didn’t realize the site was so new.
May 16th, 2009 - Link
BobSlaughter
Howdy. Commenting on this article.
May 16th, 2009 - Link
HeroForge
These things are covered in want. I missed my chance to preorder a set. Gimmeh!
May 16th, 2009 - Link
Rust
Yar!
May 17th, 2009 - Link
Offler
I only recently found Gnome Stew thanks to a link from WIl Wheaton, but the articles are useful and worth following via RSS. I’d love a set of these – I’m in Oz, and currently broke so I can’t afford to ship any here!
May 17th, 2009 - Link
darrell
In for a penny…
Thanks Gnomes.
May 17th, 2009 - Link
Dreadfeather
Excellent website, good info. Happy First Anniversary! [Contest Entered]
May 17th, 2009 - Link
dahli.llama
Congratulations!
May 17th, 2009 - Link
itliaf
The daily updates to this site are a great way to start my mornings. Keep it up.
May 17th, 2009 - Link
barasawa
Interesting boards, and the price is almost cheap enough for me to afford. Don’t like the water damage risk, but hey, almost everything except dice get water damage. (Or worse, pepsi & mt dew damage.)
Never heard of Aftermath cleaner. The specs for finding a suitable alternative would be nice. (Especially since it’s water sensitive.)
Wonder if I can safely seal the grooves with something.
May 17th, 2009 - Link
Nerve Gas
Long time reader, short time member here. About a year or so ago I started playing in a group where the DM had a set of the old Tact-Tiles. I loved the way you can just pull the ones of the end, slide them all down, and then add them to the top. That way the DM can always have the current action closest to him. Also, after the game was over, you could just dissasemble them and store them easily on a shelf. Sure beats rolling up a poster size BattleMat. Anyway, keep up the good work, I enjoy reading the site and have learned a ton even though I have been playing for a long time.
May 18th, 2009 - Link
decadence
Happy Anniversary!
May 18th, 2009 - Link
Kobold Gnome-Slayer
Happy Anniversary.
May 18th, 2009 - Link
jetzm
Congratulations!
May 18th, 2009 - Link
pseudodragon
Wow! 1 year already. Amazing. I can’t wait to see what the second year will bring. Thanks for another great contest (and prize!). I will give the Battlegraph Tiles a great home if I am selected. Congratulations on a fantastic beginning for Gnome Stew and an even brighter future.
May 19th, 2009 - Link
David Reese
Happy Birthday! I have been edified by the first year of gnomestew, and I hope that it is just the first of many productive years!
Roll happy.
David
May 19th, 2009 - Link
Alphabet
Congratulations! I’ve been reading Gnome Stew since the beginning and I have learned much in the past year. Keep up the good work!
Also, the Battlegraph tiles look awesome.
May 19th, 2009 - Link
Tumorseal
Woo! I love the site!
May 19th, 2009 - Link
Martin Ralya
9:00 Mountain, and we’re done! Our thanks to everyone who entered — and good luck!
I’ll be firing up random.org later tonight, and in a slight departure from what I said up top, I won’t be keeping you in suspense: the winner will be announced tomorrow in a separate article.
May 19th, 2009 - Link