"Stopping Roads slipping" Topic

I have written a game for 18th Century carriage racing (which I will make available once the rules, which I know perfectly, are written down)

The track I have made by finding a photo of cobbles, making up A4 sheets and printing out. These I stick on vinyl floor tiles to give it weight. How best to stop these segments moving about: given the track is the board they will get more nudges than a normal wargame road. The idea is the track can be reconfigured, so I don't want permanent joins

Sticky tack for posters placed under each section?

I had that problem with some rivers.

I glued a couple of small (1/8x1/16)magnets on the bottom of each section at the ends. Next I did a dry run by laying the sections out on my board and marking where the ends were. Finished by laying 4x5" metal tie plates down on the table at the marked spots, putting the ground cloth over the plates and finally laying out the river sections.

The weight of the tie plates is enough to control common jostling and the magnets keep the river joints aligned.

2 sided scotch tape is good for a short term use, one game. It also does no damage, even to things like felt.

Adhesive backed felt? And lay on a felt cloth or other surface with slight friction.

Stick adhesive backed felt to the bottom, either full coverage or just felt dots. And lay on a felt cloth or other surface with slight friction.

I've used that non-slip rubberized stuff that comes in rolls to line kitchen drawers. It comes in various colors. There's also the same stuff that's made to line mechanic's tool boxes, which is more heavy duty. It comes in black. Both work well.

Yep. Kitchen drawer liner stuff--should look like net made out of foam rubber. We use it in the trunks of our cars to keep things from sliding around. Also on the transmission hump in my car so that I can set things on the otherwise very slippery carpet.

Duct tape is what I use (on the bottoms) to join the sections together.

Kitchen drawer liner stuff.

Get it at dollar stores.

$1 USD and you have enough forever.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

The following method works well if you have a felt or felt like game mat:

From a fabric store buy a yard or more of Velcro that has the gripping/teeth side and a sticky peel off tape side. I use an approximately 1/2 inch width (choose the width that suits your rivers or roads).

Cut the Velcro into lengths that fit the width ends of your rivers or roads and then stick each length onto each end. You could put one extra in the middle if it is a very long length of river or road.

When you are sure of where to place your river/roads affixed with the Velcro strips place the first one down on the felt matt at the edge of the table/start of the road or river. Place the next road/river section butting up to first section width and so on.

The great thing about this method is that road/rivers will not shift when moving your armies on and over them. You can also use this Velcro method for other types of terrain that might tend to shift during a game.

When it is time to dismantle the battlefield, remove/pull the Velcro affixed river/road section with one hand and hold the other hand on the felt mat. It will not damage the felt mat.

These Velcro strips become a permanent part of the road or river section. After several games the Velcro strips occasionally come off. If that happens use your favorite glue to re-affix the strip.

I have used this method for many years and it works well.

If you are playing on a hard surface, just use a drop of Rubber Cement. It takes about 5 minutes to dry, and it peels right off when you're done. Make sure it doesnt react to your table 1st. I do this with my cardboard box buildings on the kitchen table.

I would put sheet magnet on the bottom and then use metal bases as ties.

Oh, I just thought, if you're worried about rubber cement hurting you table, lay down a sheet of foam-a-core. Its waxy/plastic coating should work to keep rubber cement from sticking. Remember you only need a small drop.

CeruLucifus – The felt dots sound a good idea. I don't want anything too 'grippy'. I'll also look at the draw liner.

Thanks guys