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The Massive Darkness Base Set game tiles is a 1/50 scale fantasy dungeon game tile kit for Massive Darkness from CMON that contain pieces to build a complete 2D dungeon interior.
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Details - Massive Darkness Base Set game tiles for Massive Darkness from CMON
Miniature scenery: Massive Darkness Base Set game tiles, Product type: Game expansion: game mat (Game expansion: scenery - Game expansion: playing area), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & Guillotine Games, Production: 2017-2019-
Product name: Massive Darkness tiles, Product Code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Massive Darkness range, Setting: Massive Darkness
Scenery type: playing area: flat terrain: Dungeon interior, Size: 9 x 25x25 cm, Technology: Medieval/Fantasy (Archaic), Based on: dungeon corridors and rooms
Miniatures - Game tile
Scale: 1:50 (35mm), Proportions: Realistic / Heroic scale, Size: 250x250mm, Material: cardboard (paper), Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting needed, No assembly, No connector, Storage: stores flat, Posing: ?, Paintjob: printed, Base: No base, Conceptual design: ?, Design: ?
Set: Massive Darkness base set: contains 1, Massive Darkness: A Quest of Crystal & Lava: contains 1
Grid size: 8,5x8,5 cm
Featured terrain & scenery: Fantasy dungeon corridors with litter and rubble. Fantasy rooms with furniture (often damaged). Some areas have lighting, others are dark.
Marked elements: None.
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Contents - Massive Darkness Base Set game tiles for Massive Darkness from CMON
9 tiles - double sided cardboard tiles
Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #1
Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #2
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Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #5
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Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #7
Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #8
Massive Darkness Base Set game tile #9
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Tiles #1, #2, #3
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Tiles #4, #5, #6
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Tiles #7, #8, #9
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Review - Massive Darkness Base Set game tiles for Massive Darkness from CMON
There are 9 double-sided tiles in one set.
The surface of the tiles is mostly matte. The tiles will stay flat if you store them properly.
The number of the tile is printed on the corners of the tiles. As they are intended as board game pieces, this is something I can live with. If it really bothers you, put some scatter terrain on the corners to cover the numbers.
The artwork is nice, it depicts a typical fantasy dungeon interior. There are signs of combat, blood, and destroyed furniture. The corridordss are one zone wide (8,5 cm), and as they are in the middle of the tiles, you can't create wide corridors with these tiles. The narrow corridors might hinder miniature movement in a 3D environment, but here you can just place the miniatures on the board, and even if the base of the mini overlaps a wall slightly, it won't stop you from placing the minis there. The rooms are diverse, there are living areas, stores, shrines, torture racks, so you will have a wide variety of opportunities.
Some of the areas are lit by torches or braziers. Depending on the system you use, this might affect the game you play.
The design of the Massive Darkness game tiles is completely modular, so you can use both sides of any tiles to create a seamless gaming area. There might be a gap between the tiles, but you can use self-adhesive stickers under the tiles to prevent them from moving apart.
Possible uses
Beyond games of Massive Darkness, you can use these for any zone-based tactical wargames or board games, like Conan, Deadzone, or Zombicide: Black Plague. Deadzone is scaled for 7,5x7,5 cm zones, but it's still a close fit. I used Alkony Skirmish buildings, that are made for 10x10 cm zones, and even they look fine on the maps.
You can use extra tiles to create a wast dungeon area that covers a large gaming table.
Possible improvements
At the moment I couldn't come up with anything.
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Price
Base price (Massive Darkness boardgame base set)(2017): 120 USD
Base set price (Massive Darkness: A Quest of Crystal & Lava): ? EUR / ? GBP / ? USD
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