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I don't know about you, but trying to draw a tavern or inn on a battle mat is an excruciating process. I was happy when I saw this double sized map and it will have a permanent place as my default inn and tavern. I subtracted one star because it shows stairs to a basement, but the map is just the ground and upper floor.

The previous reviewer summarized the game nicely. It's a big box with literally hundreds (700+) pieces if you count them individually. The rules are even designed for solo play if you can't find a friend or two (and this happens very frequently if you look at Final Fantasy's forums). Top quality production value. You definitely see where the money went. The only drawback, and thus only 4 stars, is the amount of time it takes to play a game. Give yourself at least 4 hours. More if you're new.

I bought these because I'm planning to run a series of different d20 games and wanted to have one place for my players to write their stats without having to move between different game sheets. If you're only playing one game, purchasing this doesn't make much sense.

Yeah, it's smaller than you'd expect. And it doesn't lay completely flat without some jiggling. The claims about its versatility are true and that makes it a great all-purpose mat. I think it's a great small mat for add-ons but if you want to draw an entire scenario, you'd better pick up a second one. Or buy a Megamat (which I did).