| 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 4:03 pm - Link
Yes, please.
You guys have done a fantastic job with this site. Well done.
May 12, 2009 at 4:05 pm - Link
Congrats on an awesome first year!
May 12, 2009 at 4:10 pm - Link
Happy anniversary! I LOVE CONTESTS
May 12, 2009 at 4:20 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 4:51 pm - Link
Hmm, I could probably make use of a set of those.
May 12, 2009 at 4:58 pm - Link
Drool
May 12, 2009 at 5:35 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 5:37 pm - Link
Congratulations on your first year! I have to admit that this anniversary contest finally convinced me to stop lurking and register
May 12, 2009 at 5:47 pm - Link
Yearling gnomes make the best stew meat. Milk-fed and tender. Yum!
May 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm - Link
Yay for the one year anniversary! Given how much cool stuff I’ve learned here, I hope for many, many more!
May 12, 2009 at 6:25 pm - Link
Congratz on your 1st year anniversary, freebies ftw!
May 12, 2009 at 6:31 pm - Link
Didn’t get a set of tact-tiles when they were making them, these would be a great addition to my collection
May 12, 2009 at 6:39 pm - Link
Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Stuuuuuuuuuuuff
Happy Anniversary!
May 12, 2009 at 7:02 pm - Link
Great product, great site, Happy Anniversary!
May 12, 2009 at 7:22 pm - Link
Happy Anniversary!
Eat more Gnome stew!
May 12, 2009 at 7:45 pm - Link
Awesome. These interlocking mats look like they will be really handy.
Stew be awesome. Nom nom nom.
May 12, 2009 at 8:03 pm - Link
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 12, 2009 at 8:19 pm - Link
Happy B-Day, I bet those tiles would be great for the new campaign I’m starting up this summer!
May 12, 2009 at 8:48 pm - Link
Happy first anniversary!
May 12, 2009 at 9:46 pm - Link
Happy Anniversary and many more to come
May 12, 2009 at 9:59 pm - Link
Keep up the interesting work.
May 12, 2009 at 10:50 pm - Link
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 13, 2009 at 1:03 am - Link
You guys are one of the few websites I make a point of checking daily. Never stop!
May 13, 2009 at 2:38 am - Link
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 13, 2009 at 2:53 am - Link
I love the site, and can’t believe you’ve been here for a yar already!
May 13, 2009 at 3:05 am - Link
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 13, 2009 at 3:36 am - Link
Congrats on the anniversary!
May 13, 2009 at 3:59 am - Link
neat stuff
May 13, 2009 at 4:59 am - Link
Happy birthday guys!
May 13, 2009 at 5:22 am - Link
Happy Birthday to you.
May 13, 2009 at 6:21 am - Link
Happy Anniversary!
Cheers to many more.
May 13, 2009 at 6:33 am - Link
Wow! You’ve put out a lot of good stuff in one year. I always assumed GS had been running longer than that.
May 13, 2009 at 7:34 am - Link
Shamefully posting to throw my hat in the ring for the prize
May 13, 2009 at 7:59 am - Link
Congratulations! A round of hot stew for everyone to celebrate — here’s to a lot more years!
May 13, 2009 at 8:07 am - Link
Congrats!
May 13, 2009 at 8:13 am - Link
Happy 1st year… Now for the prize! Jajajaja
May 13, 2009 at 8:33 am - Link
Happy Anniversary!
May 13, 2009 at 9:05 am - Link
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 13, 2009 at 9:06 am - Link
Congrats on your anniversary!
As always,
Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
May 13, 2009 at 9:12 am - Link
Quite the interesting way to ramp up the number of comments you get. Happy first anniversary.
May 13, 2009 at 9:27 am - Link
Happy Anniversary!
May 13, 2009 at 9:32 am - Link
Happy birthday Gnome Stew!
May 13, 2009 at 9:38 am - Link
I hope this is a random drawing because I can’t think of anything clever to say….um…I love you?
May 13, 2009 at 9:41 am - Link
Scooby Doo, on Channel Two!
May 13, 2009 at 9:50 am - Link
Love the stew, keep up the great work!
May 13, 2009 at 10:00 am - Link
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 13, 2009 at 10:03 am - Link
Here we go.
May 13, 2009 at 10:05 am - Link
Happy b-day…
Always love contests for free loot!
FKN
May 13, 2009 at 11:03 am - Link
These are sooooo flexible for use.
Happy Birthday
May 13, 2009 at 11:18 am - Link
Hoody hoo! Here is hoping for a win!