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Gaming Paper is the latest innovation in roleplaying and miniatures accessories and is a low-cost alternative to expensive battlemaps and tile sets. It’s an inexpensive, reusable and disposable product for gamers.

Gaming Paper is sold in convenient rolls 30 inches wide and 12 feet long, for 30 square feet of playing surface. At only $4 per roll, it's a fraction of the cost of other gaming mats on the market. Not only is it usable for miniatures games, but it is also ideal for roleplaying games. Anyone can use pens, markers, or other simple writing implements to create detailed terrain for campaigns or miniatures battles.

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FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar Worked Out Nice for Me
Reviewer: Sighter

I brought some shortly after Sean K Reynolds mentioned it on his blog. What I like is the blank side underneath; flipping it sometimes lets you use a nice 'mirror' universe to a map. I enjoy the size of them, since multiple pieces can be taken and arranged together for a big grid.

Enjoy them. They are as advertised: Cheap, easy Maps.

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Reviewer: Dave the Barbarian

I recently bought my first roll. I say first roll because I can see me buying more. I actually liked the brown background for the maps I was drawing. I would like to see a light green and a light grey version in the future. The maps look great and are easy to transport. For the cost, it is well worth a try.

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Reviewer: MisterSlanky

I saw Gaming Paper for the first time at Gen Con this year and I scoffed at the idea. Why bother buying something designed to be thrown out when I have my awesome battlemats? A few nights ago I sat down for the first time ready to pre-draw some maps for an up and coming campaign I'm running and I'm willing to admit, my initial impressions were flat out wrong.

Gaming paper works exactly as advertised. First of all, it lies completely flat on the table after being rolled out (from what their website claims, this is due to the clay coating on the paper). Secondly, the paper took colored Sharpie markers with absolutely no bleed-through or smudging. My maps looked better than anything I've ever done to date simply because I could really take my time, make it look good, and know it's not going to wipe away the first time a player tries to move his mini. A couple of cuts later I rolled the maps back up, stuck them in a poster tube and they were ready to go for the gaming session.

I have to admit, like the creators of Gaming Paper claim, it's not that it's designed to replace the battlemat, but it's intended to be used as another tool in the gaming toolbox. I can pre-draw maps I plan on using a few times over in greater detail than I can on a battlemat, it seems to be durable enough to be used over and over, and it's really not that expensive all things considered. I'll still use the battlemat for quick and dirty encounters, and I like my Paizo flip-mats when appropriate, but this stuff has a place at my gaming table anyday.

(Oh, and I can wrap up presents for gaming friends in it for fun).

FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar Economical but Unsatisfying
Reviewer: Doug Miles

I love to draw out my maps on oversized graph paper with color markers. I've drawn scores of encounter maps for Pathfinder Society scenarios, the players really appreciate the detail I give each map. Currently I buy the graph paper in huge pads (27" x 34", 50 sheets a pad) from Staples or Office Depot that cost $25-$30 each. This "Gaming Paper" seemed more economical so I decided to give it a try. Right away I did not like it. It's brown not white, so some color doesn't transfer. It holds color better than I thought, but light shades are faded out by the brown background. I wasn't looking to change from what I currently use, but I was willing to give something new a try. This stuff does not fulfill my needs, although I can see it does have some utility for creating a lengthy battlefield. I guess the bottom line is you get what you pay for.

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Reviewer: Tarrek

Hi there, just wanted to say - it does exactly as it says on the lable, paper that is perfect for gaming... 1inch grid, perfect for so many RPGs and miniature gaming. Very versatile on what can be used to draw, outline, paint on it. Stored in tube form, and easy to play with - prepare ahead of the gaming session and then roll out the HUGE KEEP the players are about to enter, or place on table and draw out their and then what is found seen etc.. instant maps on very inexpensive mapping - then roll up to store until the players return to that map. I have other mapping media all useful for a specific task, but Gaming Paper is much more versatile. Highly recommend it...


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Osirion Xaaon of Xen'Drik (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber),

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So, it's wrapping paper with a 1" square grid? Doesn't Seem Very green to me, nor does it seem economical, since I've had my battlemaps for 10 years, I know paper for gaming doesn't last 10 years. (unless you get some Vellum sheets.)

EDIT: HAH what a waste of my 2000th post.

Also, did someone from gaming paper buy this on Paizo just to review it? Seems a bit odd that it gets a 5 star review from someone who has only posted once...but I could be wrong.

Paizo Employee Vic Wertz (Technical Director),

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Xaaon of Xen'Drik wrote:
So, it's wrapping paper with a 1" square grid? Doesn't Seem Very green to me, nor does it seem economical, since I've had my battlemaps for 10 years, I know paper for gaming doesn't last 10 years. (unless you get some Vellum sheets.)

EDIT: HAH what a waste of my 2000th post.

Also, did someone from gaming paper buy this on Paizo just to review it? Seems a bit odd that it gets a 5 star review from someone who has only posted once...but I could be wrong.


I've looked into it, and I have no reason to believe that the reviewer has any association with the product's manufacturer. (Among other things, they're not even located in the same country.) He may not post often, but he's not a recent signup.

Taldor Robert Hawkshaw (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

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I ordered some off their website around gen con. Works as advertised, it is paper with a grid on it :).

Joana (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber),

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Xaaon of Xen'Drik wrote:
So, it's wrapping paper with a 1" square grid? Doesn't Seem Very green to me, nor does it seem economical, since I've had my battlemaps for 10 years, I know paper for gaming doesn't last 10 years. (unless you get some Vellum sheets.)

The plus of using paper is that you can draw something on it and then cut it out. I've made several dungeons and keeps and such and then cut them out room by room as the PCs explore. I'm not good at drawing quickly so it allows me to have a well-drawn map without slowing down the session too much.

Taldor zylphryx (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber),

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Xaaon of Xen'Drik wrote:
So, it's wrapping paper with a 1" square grid? Doesn't Seem Very green to me, nor does it seem economical, since I've had my battlemaps for 10 years, I know paper for gaming doesn't last 10 years. (unless you get some Vellum sheets.)

You could always save truly epic battles as gift wrapping for presents to members of your gamer group.

"What the?!!? You wrapped my present in the battle that killed my halfling cleric!?!?!?"

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