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Now THAT's what I'm talking about.  Still kinda weird it's 4x4, but as I've said before I feel 4x4 can work well for smaller, faster paced games with lower points levels so I don't have a real issue with that other than most people will be mad it's not 6x4  

[The Rumour Thread]

58 minutes ago, daedalus81 said:

I'm not certain its cloth, but i'm confused by the iron.  Some speculate it's to add details.  Time will tell.  If it comes with a ruin it will be decently priced and a 4x4 will let you transition to 4x8 a little easier I suppose.

That's likely why it's 4x4, now that I think of it.  "Default" table size is getting more and more to 8x4 ayways.

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2 minutes ago, Gaz Taylor said:

I think it's a bit of a test to see if it's something people want. They have been playing around with the idea for the new Blood Bowl game and were looking at having the pitches made from a similar material (not 100% sure if this will happen but if it does will be as an limited release).

I also imagine the thinking behind having it as a 4x4 one as well is that it fits on most people's dining tables or doesn't take up too much floor space  

True, but few of their games are really suited to 4x4, and the ones that are can be grossly unbalanced anyways (see: Kill Team and Path to Glory)

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1 hour ago, Double Misfire said:

So GW are about to start releasing their own battlemats for 40k. Hopefully an AoS one isn't far off! (c'mon Xmas)

https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/1198

Yeah I saw this, and immediately felt they dropped the ball by doing only a 4x4 one, so hopefully it's the start of a series.  AOS I think would be the perfect opportunity to have themed mats for the different realms so it's not always the same board with the same molded features like the RoBB.