| May 12, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
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!
About Martin Ralya
A father, husband, writer, small-press publisher, RPG industry freelancer, and lifelong geek, Martin has been gaming since 1987 and GMing since 1989. He lives in Utah with his amazing wife, Alysia, their awesome daughter, Lark, and their neurotic beagle, Charlie, in a house full of books and games.
May 12, 2009 at 11:07 am - Link
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 12, 2009 at 11:08 am - Link
Happy Birthday!
May 12, 2009 at 11:09 am - Link
You guys are simply too good to us. Happy birthday!
May 12, 2009 at 11:30 am - Link
Happy birthday! I can’t believe it’s been one year already.
May 12, 2009 at 11:31 am - Link
Well, Happy Birthday to the Stew!
May 12, 2009 at 11:36 am - Link
well, ok
May 12, 2009 at 11:40 am - Link
Happy BDay Stew !
May 12, 2009 at 11:44 am - Link
Congrats on one year! Can’t wait to see what another year of stewing brings.
May 12, 2009 at 11:48 am - Link
Happy birthday, gnomes!
May 12, 2009 at 11:57 am - Link
What a great contest! You guys should have anniversaries more often!
May 12, 2009 at 11:57 am - Link
Happy Birthday Gnomes – may you have many more.
Thanks for all the help over the past year
May 12, 2009 at 11:59 am - Link
I have been waiting for years for these to get back on the market.
Oh, happy birthday.
May 12, 2009 at 12:03 pm - Link
Ooh…them tiles look nifty. Happy B-day to the gnomes, too.
May 12, 2009 at 12:04 pm - Link
Very cool! We could certainly use these!
Happy Birthday!
May 12, 2009 at 12:04 pm - Link
Woot!! Happy Anniversary and thanks for the great site.
May 12, 2009 at 12:06 pm - Link
happy birthday
is it only been a year, so much info in one year.
May 12, 2009 at 12:25 pm - Link
Congrats guys!
May 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm - Link
Congrats!!
May 12, 2009 at 12:42 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 12:48 pm - Link
Congratulations!
May 12, 2009 at 12:48 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 1:02 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 1:04 pm - Link
How Hobbit-like, to give others presents on your birthday.
May 12, 2009 at 1:06 pm - Link
Happy Birthday!
May 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm - Link
Outanjoubi Omedetou
(Happy Birthday)
May 12, 2009 at 1:09 pm - Link
Yea! Happy Bday Gnomes.
May 12, 2009 at 1:09 pm - Link
Feliz cumpleaños Gnome Stew!
Great GMing advice on here, Kudos.
~DD
May 12, 2009 at 1:22 pm - Link
Gno way, one year already?
May 12, 2009 at 1:24 pm - Link
Congrats, Gnome Stew! Here’s to many more years.
May 12, 2009 at 1:31 pm - Link
I have forwarded posts from this blog twice to my gaming group.
thanks!
May 12, 2009 at 1:32 pm - Link
love the blogs
May 12, 2009 at 1:33 pm - Link
生日快乐，地精燉煮的食物! (Happy Birthday, Gnome Stew!)
Cool swag, too!
May 12, 2009 at 1:34 pm - Link
More stew, please.
May 12, 2009 at 1:41 pm - Link
I only recently found you guys, but I’ve been quietly devouring your RSS feed. Keep up the amazing work!
May 12, 2009 at 1:42 pm - Link
Happy give-me-stuff day!
May 12, 2009 at 1:43 pm - Link
Been wanting those mats since you guys first reviewed them. Happy Birthday!
May 12, 2009 at 2:09 pm - Link
Alright, count me in!
May 12, 2009 at 2:10 pm - Link
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
May 12, 2009 at 2:18 pm - Link
Congrats on your first year!
May 12, 2009 at 2:24 pm - Link
Happy birthday GS. Here’s to many more years of delicious stew.
May 12, 2009 at 2:29 pm - Link
yay one year!! The best Stew ever rocks out, and gets better with age
May 12, 2009 at 2:40 pm - Link
happy bday!
May 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm - Link
Wooo for Gnome Stew!
May 12, 2009 at 2:59 pm - Link
Happy birthday to the gnomes!
May 12, 2009 at 3:02 pm - Link
Ahoy, reply!
May 12, 2009 at 3:05 pm - Link
happy birthday youngsters! may gond and garl glittergold protect this homey cyberburrow for years to come!
salute!
May 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm - Link
Happy bday, GS!
May 12, 2009 at 3:25 pm - Link
Congrats on your first year!
Looking forward to many, many more!
May 12, 2009 at 3:32 pm - Link
Thanks for all of the great articles and good luck on year two!
May 12, 2009 at 3:51 pm - Link
Love me some Gnome Stew!