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These Mats Are Straight Gangsta! Tabletop REVIEW

By Rob Baer | December 16th, 2016 | Categories: Product Review, Videos, Warhammer 40k News

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Today we’re taking a look at two new and amazing mats by Gamemat.eu that you’re not going to want to miss!

When it comes to overall price point, service, and designs Gamemat.Eu is producing some amazing mats. These are 2mm thick mouse pad style material; neoprene for all you mat scientists out there.

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Key Features

There’s no glare or light reflection. They’re waterproof and clean up well with a paper towel. The dice roll nice and smooth across it’s surface which is a really clutch feature of any mat.

The Forgotten Realms 6×4 G-Mat

20161202-gamemat-eu-261The forgotten realms mat is a very realistic mat with grass and cobblestone. I like that there’s a spot in the model to fill up with say a village or a castle. You can see every little blade of grass, it’s super detailed and the whole mat just pops. It’s a really fresh mat with plenty of theme and narrative potential. Plus, I’m 100% positive (not really) the “G” stands for Gangsta.

Bonus Round: GameMat.Eu also makes those amazing terrain pieces pictured we know and love.

Straight out of Europe.

At 62 dollars, plus shipping, the mat also comes with a convenient storage and carry case. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out this 6×4 is a way better than Games Workshop’s 4×4 game mat for 85 dollars. Plus, they get to your place fast. So fast, I’ve received things faster from Gamemat.Eu than I have from California, It’s insane.

Death World Forge. Much Death. Many Forge.

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Death World Forge has spectacular lava effects and great green accent that contrasts well. A Halo 5 concept artist designed this mat I really love the color scheme used and would fit well with so many different armies. Each so this mat super well thought out and designed. Of course this would fit well with Adeptus Mechanicus, Guard, or Genestealers. This is a signature series mat which means is hyper detailed.

To get the full mat in HD glory check out the video below.

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.

 

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.