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Decorating Advice - Game Board Maps
Michael "Ice" Berg
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I've been looking a way to decorate my room and turn it into an official Gaming Den. My girlfriend had the great idea of using boards from board games to decorate the walls - specifically ones with maps.

So help me out! I need an excuse to buy more games to find games with beautiful boards as maps. I'll then find a way to mount them so that the games are still playable - so gameplay is also important.

Thanks!
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 00:43:59
Edited On: 2007-12-22 00:43:51

1. Portobello Market [Average Rating:6.70 Overall Rank:560]
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Well, I'll go first. Not sure what kind of maps you're looking for, but Portobello Market definitely contains one of my favorite boards. Full of details (Westminster Abbey looks awesome), and great quality overall. The game itself is merely "good" in my opinion, but it's quick fun anyway and the board is just a pleasure to look at! :)
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 01:55:32
Edited on: 2007-12-22 01:56:51
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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A very pretty board! I'll be investigating this game, I haven't even heard of it before. I would preffer more nation-wide scale maps, but I'm not picky. :)
2. Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery [Average Rating:7.91 Overall Rank:26]
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Sort of an example and a counter-example. This board *looks* fantastic, but there are some big empty areas on it (i.e. the ocean) that could have been used for something. Also the board art sometimes obscures the scoring track, which is kind of annoying.

But it terms of pure aesthetics (and I'll have to admit there's something indulgent about a giant board with a ton of empty space), it's pretty awesome.
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 04:48:59
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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Good addition, and a game I'd like to aquire regardless.
3. Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.56 Overall Rank:52]
Jari Keinänen
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No need to settle for just one box, you could decorate the whole wall with these tiles. :cool: AND you could change the layout again and again, and maybe write some subliminal messages with roads.
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 07:06:55
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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At *some* point, girlfriend permitting, I'm going to paint my bathroom in Carcassonne tiles. :) The main problem is that the tiles would be a huge hassle to actually play with.

My thought behind the room is to go, "Hey, that's a pretty board!" "Yes, its part of game abc. Would you like to play?"
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4. Conquest of the Empire [Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:252]
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What about this?
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 10:46:14
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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Come on now, I want to decorate my room, not stay up late at night, drooling, and wishing my friends would play more wargames. ;)

Noted.
5. War! Age of Imperialism [Average Rating:5.65 Overall Rank:3615]
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...or this?
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 10:50:00
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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I'd rather not have too many war games, simply because they won't be played. I also need to make sure they are still aquirable for a decent price. :)
6. Serenissima [Average Rating:7.04 Overall Rank:305]
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 10:54:09
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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I would love to own this game regardless, but I've been hesitating to pull the trigger based on its OOP price.
7. Liberté [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:176]
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This one is not part of the game, but a user map that you could get printed...
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Posted On: 2007-12-22 13:05:04
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Michael "Ice" Berg
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Printing the map is very doable, but I think it would cut back on the fun of having game boards on the walls.
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