#gamematz

When I first got my mitts on one of these playmats by GameMatz, I immediately emails Brian (the creator) and simply said “Holy Crap” and honestly considered just writing that for my review. You will know exactly what I mean when you get one (and you will get one). But to do this company and this man the proper justice, I’ll exercise my prose muscles, and I present to you these new playmats by GameMatz, with a few rounds of some amazing images of these mats:

Here are a few notes from the creator about the mats, with my opinions following:

Premium fabric cloth top with rubber bottom for traction, using the highest quality materials; thicker than most playmats

Vivid color and highly detailed artwork

Flat surface makes dice rolling easy

Easily portable / roll up and take with you

Machine washable and easy to clean with a damp cloth, water, or gentle cleaner

Dye-sublimated with the highest quality American-ink (non-toxic)

Made in the USA

Here’s the thing: these mats are truly a see-it-to-believe it thing. The quality of the imagery and clarity, contrast, and sharpness of the texture on the mats in truly remarkable. I can honestly say that I compared these side-by-side with a couple of mats made by Fantasy Flight Games, and these mats are thicker, and the image quality is as good as, if not better, than the ones produced by FFG. I’ve played a few games on them by now, and I can attest that these really are remarkable. 

The fabric top is slick, which makes cards easy to lift and lie down. The rubber backing is thick enough that it dampens dice rolls, and grippy enough that it prevents it from sliding around on the table top. These mats are running around 24″ by 14″, and at the launch of the kickstarter, there will be about 150 designs available (including the option to use your own images!). Check out my logo below:

Holy Crap, right? 

These are the best playmats out there. I have a couple of these, along with the ProMatz, too. Brian at GameMatz is a high-quality guy that makes high-quality products. When the kicstarter launches, support him! I’ll leave you with this:

Hey friends! Here’s my video overview / review of the new ProMatz, from GameMatz. At the time of this posting, they’re running a campaign on Kickstarter, and will be funded by August 17th, 2015!

This is an incredibly high-quality tabletop game mat, that isn’t just an overgrown mousepad. This is a serious game mat, and it worth your time and money to invest in this Kickstarter project.

Video Details

produced and directed by: Andy Wong

directory of photography: Micah Blosser

music: Andy Wong

Do it!