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Great, universal mat. Lush and beautiful, and very easy to see what everything is. I picked it up specifically for the early part of the first Jade Regent adventure path- which involves a lot of random encounters at bridges- but really, a bridge or river crossing encounter- be it ambush, problem solving challenge, or troll extortion shtick- comes up A LOT in fantasy role-playing, so you can definitely pick up this map in the firm knowledge it will get plenty of use. 5 stars!

Well, I have to say, I really like this Map. The "top" has a very detailed, interesting, and overall gorgeous-looking monastery to invade, in rich color and detail which should add quite a bit of “oomph” to the session. It isn’t as “generic” as some of the other flip mats, so it probably won’t be hitting the table every game, but when it does come out, it will be a show-stopper. The “bottom” side, while being less visually impressive, is more generic and versatile; it could serve as a “test of mettle” type dungeon/monastery inner sanctum/Enter the Dragon style kung-fu training ground, or any number of other locations. The wet/dry erasable surface is nice added bonus as well.

While I am obviously pretty “wowed” by this map, and am therefore giving it the full five star treatment, I will caveat my endorsement by saying this is really not an “every session” sort of map, so if you are trying to stretch your gaming dollar or focus on generic maps that you will get a lot of use out of, this might not be what you’re looking for. But if you want to slap down a gorgeous mat to make for a memorable encounter crafted around the subject matter, this one will knock’em dead.