Quick and cheap grass patches
In preparation for my first game of Midgard, which was to be a Punic Wars battle, I wanted to add a bit more interest to my table. I'd be using my Savannah battle mat, but as the battle was to be set in Iberia, I wanted to add some patches of grass. My Punic Wars collection is 10mm so I wanted the patches to sit low on the table. I did look at cutting up a fleece blanket but that seemed a lot of effort. I'd still have to add colour to it and it wouldn't sit that flat. My little 10mm warriors would look like they were wading through the jungle! I thought about returning to one of my favourite materials, old credit cards, but I didn't need much stability in these bases. It was then that I thought of using gaffa tape. I had the remnants of an old roll sitting around so I cut a section off and shaped it. It's so sticky that you do have to use decent sharp scissors. Once I'd cut out the sections I dipped them in a container of sand to see how w...
