Whist this is a minimum recommended size, the fact that all major tournaments are apparently changing to it means that it will sadly become the standard, seems badly thought out to me from a gameplay perspective, I hope to be proved wrong. Removing around 20% of the play area from a game without altering other aspects similarly is going to have a drastic effect on many things that I sadly doubt they have taken into effect. Shrinking the table size whilst simultaneously making units faster, guns having longer range and a trend towards much larger models – from primaris to the slew of massive new necrons models we have seen – just makes the game less tactical and more if a line up my dudes and slug/chop each other experience. Whist I understand the benefits to newer players and for tournament space I cant help but think this is a bad idea for game play.
I will continue to play and support the game I have enjoyed for 30 years but I will not spend dollar one on a new mat nor destroy mine. The tape is a good idea as it will not damage the mat.
#Warhammer 40k 9th edition table size plus#
The idea to cut and damage 75 plus dollar mats (sometime less) depending on when and where you bought them is a terrible suggestion. It is a rare day that I type a rant but this is an unnecessary change and you should not endorse this. That will certainly cost a bit and I imagine that the cost may be passed onto players. I feel terrible for tourneys especially larger ones that will/could be expected to fall in line with the new sizes.
I do play the occasional tourney as i have attended Warzone Atlanta for 4 straight years. I will stick with my 4 by 6 mats for home games. For big narrative games and Apoc we play on larger tables and put multiple mats together for those types of games. Then the game eventually moved to the 4 by 6 standard. We started out on 4 by 8 foot boards when we started to play the game. Just ask your local community organizer in advance what to expect to avoid any dissapointment. Also, other events such as NOVA, Adepticon, the LGT, Battle for Salvation, and many more are making the switch as well.
We were pretty surprised when we learned about this ourselves.įourth: will we be running our events on these new sized surfaces? Yes we will. We only give feedback on rules in our role as playtesters. We have absolutely zero influence on or usually even knowledge of product development choices GW makes. Third: did we at Frontline have any input on this choice? No. It’s also been related to us that this size fits particularly well on many common kitchen tables such as those you can purchase at Ikea to make it easier for new players or players with no access to a club or FLGS to play at home. No conspiracy, a simple choice based on what they felt was best for accessibility to the game from a business perspective. Second: why did GW do this? The answer as it has been related to us and as as it was outlined in the article is incredibly simple : it allows new players to build a table using Kill Team boards that easily fit into boxes. They still function on a 6×4′ for sure, but I wanted to put that out there. As they say in the article, it’s not required if you want to stick to a 4×6′ although it is good to know that 9th was designed to be played on a smaller surface and the missions as many of you have seen were designed with that in mind. We wanted to share some insights about this and where we stand on the topic.įirst: do you have to switch your table size? No. Today GW announced that the new standard minimum size for a 2,000pt game was going to be 44×60″. Alright, the cat is finally out of the bag on the table size thing so we can actually speak somewhat freely about it.
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