{"product_id":"rocky-desert-24-x24-61x61-cm-mat-for-wargames","title":"Rocky Desert 24”x24” \/ 61x61 cm - mat for wargames","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"product-hook\"\u003eThe ground has dried into hard plates and split along every seam, grit crunches under every boot, and a lone boulder is the only shade for a hundred paces. Rocky Desert lays that baked, cracked earth on natural rubber, 61 x 61 cm (24\" x 24\") - big enough for Five Parsecs from Home at 2' x 2' and for a small game of Stargrave. Buy it double-sided and green grass waits underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eKey features of the Rocky Desert 24\" x 24\" mat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"product-benefits\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarth baked into plates\u003c\/strong\u003e - sand-beige and ochre ground split by dark cracks into irregular plates across wide bands, with rougher, gritty stretches between them, a few rusty patches and the odd stone or cluster of broken rock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo feet across, two games\u003c\/strong\u003e - a Five Parsecs from Home battle is set on 3' x 3' or on 2' x 2', while the Stargrave rulebook suggests corner deployment when the table is very small - about 60 x 60 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA second world on the back\u003c\/strong\u003e - the reverse of the double-sided mat is a green field, ready for a gentler world; a single-sided mat holds the tabletop with its anti-slip rubber underside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyester face, rubber body\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2 mm of natural rubber under the print, edges cut by laser; grit and dust brush off, a damp cloth does the rest, and the whole thing rolls or folds into a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\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\u003eRocky Desert - sand-beige earth cracked into plates, gritty ground, scattered stones\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.), Relicblade, Space Weirdos, Planet 28, Five Leagues from the Borderlands, 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\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhere the Rocky Desert 24\" x 24\" mat fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Parsecs jobs in the badlands\u003c\/strong\u003e - Ivan Sorensen's solo game generates every battle from tables - enemies from more than 50 types, weapons, battlefield circumstances and objectives - and lets you pick one of five difficulty settings or take on the super-hard Black Zone and Red Zone jobs; besides figures and terrain you only need some six-sided and ten-sided dice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStargrave captains and their powers\u003c\/strong\u003e - a captain comes from one of eight backgrounds - Biomorph, Cyborg, Mystic, Psion, Roboticist, Rogue, Techno or Veteran - and starts with five powers, while the first mate begins with four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock spires and falls\u003c\/strong\u003e - stand mesas or rock spires on the mat and Stargrave's height rules come into play: a figure can jump up to 4\" across after a straight run-up of the same length, and a fall of more than 3\" deals damage equal to 1.5 times the inches fallen, rounded down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhat makes the Rocky Desert 24\" x 24\" mat different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAmong our desert battle mats, Rocky Desert is the dried-out, sand-coloured one: Sandy Desert keeps smooth, rippled sand, Red Desert is cracked too but orange-red, Wasteland runs a broken highway past blast craters, and Mars shows a whole planet from orbit. Measured by area, no Rocky Desert mat we make is smaller, and the range tops out at 72\" x 48\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCan the cracked patches count as difficult ground?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIf your group agrees, yes - mark them before the first turn. In Stargrave, difficult ground costs 2\" of movement for every 1\" moved, so a cracked band between the crews becomes a real obstacle; otherwise the print is flat and only your terrain counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWill 2' x 2' do for a full Stargrave game?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eFor a quick one, yes - the rulebook covers tables of about 60 x 60 cm. The standard Stargrave table is 3' x 3', which the Rocky Desert 36\" x 36\" covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eIs the reverse desert too?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eNo - flip a double-sided mat and the battle moves onto green grass, so one mat serves a dry world and a green one. The single-sided mat leaves the underside as bare, 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":64204863603018,"sku":"F020-R","price":128.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Double-Sided Rubber Mat","offer_id":64204863635786,"sku":"F020-R2","price":172.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6505\/5562\/files\/F020-bird.jpg?v=1793789694","url":"https:\/\/playmats.eu\/en-pl\/products\/rocky-desert-24-x24-61x61-cm-mat-for-wargames","provider":"PLAYMATS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}