My group found this one to be very useful once they built the marketplace in the kingmaker AP.

But what's funny is how often we also use the blank side for the streets underneath our 3-d map folio buildings and my good ol' Dwarven Forge Inn. It also makes a great ruined city square, overall this is an excellent map!

Keep up the great work gang!

Handy market that can be pulled out for use with any homegame. I have used it in PFS scenario's. Works well with any marker and erases with ease.

Would have been nice to have a second market instead of a blank side. Maybe a circular style market, or one with a stockade (sorry, civil disobedience platform) in the center. As with all flip-mats, I already own a couple of blank mats, I really don't need another.

A Market that is ... and this is the map for it! I used this a few times and combined the Inns Map Pack on the edge to create a larger feel. When the fight broke out, it provided just the right amount of buildings for characters to hide in and fight through. Awesome map!

This is a great map. It steps up from the basic map and provides a colourful marketplace scene as well as on the reverse a cobbled blank map. The blank map is the strenght is it is perfect for tiled dungeons for to create scenes in a city.

High recommended for a GM who want to add some atomsphere and colour.

Ya so half the players were going to be gone and I pulled this out, told them it represented the "market-square" district of a recently abandoned town. Two ogres were pillaging the town and the 3 characters had to take them out - on this map. I fancied it up w/ wet/dry fires and smoke and debris.

The dimensions were perfect for the encounter. Long range running, spells, and ranged weapons all came into pretty good focus, the size was just right. And I managed to integrate it into a 'home-base" type of setting, so it can be re-used many times.

The only minor complaint I have is this: Much too dark! I could use it about 10x lighter where my markers actually show up and where you dont need glaring overheads to be able to see the details.

Speaking of which, excellent details! They ended up stuffing a stabilized but unconcious mage into an over-turned fish-wagon heheh!

Platinum (aka 'WOOHOO!') aspect: There are about 12 buildings and then 12 stalls making this a pretty decent-sized area for PCs to bargain hunt. Inclusion of a central fountain ties it all together. Graphics overall are cool with some appearing to be shrunken photos.

Gold (aka 'Why You Buy') aspect: Instant full-color setup. This kicks the crap out of drawing it out yourself onto a pad of paper.

Electrum (aka 'Cool But Weird') aspect: Rope shop

Silver (aka 'The Eh') aspect: There isn't any one place that truly stands out. Maybe the crystal ball. Or perhaps the rug spot. It would help if at least one of the buildings was an odd shape.

Copper (aka 'Waste of Space'} aspect: Flowers. OK, one spot would be neat but we have a stall, a spot, and a building. Not to mention what look like dead flowers all over the board. Why not a bowyer/fletcher? Or a potter or some other artisan?

Gem Idea: Offer fan-submitted, downloadable writeups for the various shops. It'd not only be neat to see the different concepts customers came up with for each place, but also give the mat more use.

...the reverse side makes a darn good map for drawing dungeons. The front side itself isn't as universally useful as the earlier city flip mat. Physcial materials are the same (short version: Good, plastic coating is a touch thin).

Overall, Flip mats are a stong product, but this wouldn't be the first one I'd buy. If you already have a few and want to build your collection, this is a fine choice. (****-)