{"product_id":"red-desert-24-x24-61x61-cm-mat-for-wargames","title":"Red Desert 24”x24” \/ 61x61 cm - mat for wargames","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"product-hook\"\u003eThe shuttle lifts off, its dust settles, and the crew is left standing on brick-red clay that last saw rain long ago: fine cracks under every boot, darker streaks where the wind has dragged the dust, and the same orange running to the horizon in every direction. Red Desert brings that ground to the table as rubber 61 cm a side (2' x 2') for Stargrave crews and Five Parsecs from Home campaigns. Turn a double-sided copy over and the crew lands on green grass instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eKey features of the Red Desert 24\" x 24\" mat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"product-benefits\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange-red clay from edge to edge\u003c\/strong\u003e - the whole surface is dusty orange-red clay with darker reddish-brown patches and a few lumps of broken crust; the print has no craters, rocks, plants or roads, so every piece of cover comes from your own scenery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA web of drying cracks\u003c\/strong\u003e - fine cracks break the crust into small, uneven polygons in wide bands across the design, the way a clay pan looks once the last of the water has gone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo feet square, both games\u003c\/strong\u003e - a Five Parsecs from Home campaign jumps between 2' x 2' and 3' x 3' battlefields, and Stargrave fits a table of 2' x 2', 3' x 3' or 4' x 4' - this mat covers the smallest of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRubber, one face or two\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2-millimetre natural rubber carries the printed polyester surface and a laser trims the edges; a single-sided copy holds on with a bare anti-slip back, a double-sided one shows green grass there, and both roll or fold away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"product-specs\"\u003e\n    \u003cthead\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eValue\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/thead\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61 x 61 cm (24\" x 24\" \/ 2' x 2')\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed Desert - orange-red dusty clay, fine drying cracks, darker reddish-brown patches, small lumps of broken crust\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVersions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle-sided rubber mat \/ Double-sided rubber mat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReverse (double-sided)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen grass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBacking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnti-slip rubber (single-sided version)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive Parsecs from Home, Stargrave, Deadzone (3 ed.), Halo: Flashpoint, Space Weirdos, Planet 28, MERCS 2.0 (unofficial)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMiniature scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28-36 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural rubber 2 mm, polyester top layer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLaser cut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoll or fold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePoland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhere the Red Desert 24\" x 24\" mat fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanetfall for Five Parsecs crews\u003c\/strong\u003e - Five Parsecs from Home: Planetfall hands a crew of colonists, scientists and explorers the job of building a colony on an alien world strewn with starships that crashed aeons ago; its 14 mission types run from exploration to pitched battles and expeditions into alien ruins, and the rules work with characters from the original Five Parsecs from Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA longer story in Five Parsecs\u003c\/strong\u003e - the full retail edition added a seven-stage narrative campaign for solo play and expansion modules that upgrade the crew's starship, and before each fight you check for special deployment conditions, then set up the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Stargrave crew on 400 credits\u003c\/strong\u003e - with 400 credits to spend, a captain and first mate hire up to eight soldiers, no more than four of them specialists such as a Pathfinder, Sniper or Codebreaker, and each soldier costs anything from nothing to 150 credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho moves first in Stargrave\u003c\/strong\u003e - each captain acts with up to three soldiers standing nearby, then the first mates do the same, then the rest of the soldiers, and creatures and other figures run by the game move last; on the d20, a natural 20 always succeeds and a natural 1 always fails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew fronts for Stargrave\u003c\/strong\u003e - Death Vector (2025) sends crews into the Outlaw Technology Sector, where cyborg automatons still hunt anything living, and Acceptable Losses (Osprey, November 2026) is the game's first military supplement, with vehicles, heavy weapons, airdrop deployment, artillery strikes and minefields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhat makes the Red Desert 24\" x 24\" mat different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNext to the other desert battle mats we make, Mars has impact craters and raised plateaus, Rocky Desert is beige earth with scattered stones, and Sandy Desert honey-toned sand rippled by the wind. Red Desert keeps to one idea - level orange-red clay that cracked as it dried, with no landmarks in the print - so it can stand in for a colony site, a mining world or any dry planet you fill with your own buildings. This is the smallest size in the Red Desert series; at the other end sits a 44\" x 90\" mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhere does the cover come from?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eFrom the scenery you set on it - the print is open clay with nothing that blocks a line of sight. Stargrave leans heavily on shooting, so reviewers suggest a few pieces that block sight plus some scatter terrain; most guns in the game reach between 10\" and 24\", the full width of this mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eIs there a bigger Red Desert?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes - the 36\" x 36\" Red Desert gives you 3' x 3', the size recommended for most Stargrave games and the larger of the battlefields Five Parsecs from Home uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat is printed on the second side?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eGreen grass, broken here and there by sandy patches, is printed on the back of every double-sided copy, while single-sided ones end in anti-slip rubber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Playmats","offers":[{"title":"Single-Sided Rubber Mat","offer_id":64204864618826,"sku":"F058-R","price":128.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Double-Sided Rubber Mat","offer_id":64204864651594,"sku":"F058-R2","price":172.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6505\/5562\/files\/F058-bird.jpg?v=1793788469","url":"https:\/\/playmats.eu\/en-pl\/products\/red-desert-24-x24-61x61-cm-mat-for-wargames","provider":"PLAYMATS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}