BUILD YOUR BATTLEFIELD
Trenches of Verdun Wargaming Mat
Roll-up or rigid tiles Sizes from 1×1 ft to 6×4 ft
This mat depicts an open, battle-scarred expanse of dark mud with water-filled shell craters, broken pale stonework and sparse battlefield debris.
This design is available as a roll-up gaming mat or rigid tile set, with supported battlefield sizes ranging from compact 1×1 ft tables up to full-size 6×4 ft battlefields, including 2×2 ft, 3×3 ft, 4×4 ft and 45×60 in presets.
Trenches of Verdun Battle Mat
Somewhere far off, artillery flashes behind the haze and turns the mist a dull, filthy orange for a second at a time. No clean light. Just flare, fade, ash.
The mud does the rest.
The whole line is churned to a slow, sucking body of sludge — rain, trench water, oil, blood, all mixed and stomped until it became one thing. Boots go down and don’t want to come back up. You feel the pull in the knees, in the hips. You hear that wet grip every step. Under the top layer, harder shapes wait in the dark: snapped helmet plates, shattered icons, bones that were not given room to be anything else. The ground remembers what fell into it. The ground does not give it back.
Select material type for gaming mat
How to use the Mat Designer:
- Select tile size.
- Use the +/− controls next to “Rows” and “Columns” to adjust the map size.
- Click the Randomize button to reshuffle all tiles at once.
- Click a tile on the maps to select it, then click another tile to swap their positions.
- Or click an image in the preview gallery below the map to replace the selected tile on the map.
Tile or Graphic Size
Size Presets
Custom Logo Upload
Only PNG with transparent background. Max file size: 2 MB.
Note:
Recommended image size for 50x50mm logo is apx 500x500px
Unique preset code, copy and save it to regenerate the pattern in the future. Click on the code to paste new one.
Backdrops
Set of 5x, 14x10.5in map related background for photos
How to use Backdrops:
- Backdrop upright on a stand, 5–30 cm behind the model.
- Lower the camera to model eye level.
- For action shots, raise the camera and include plenty of floor tile.
- Focus on the model; keep the background softly blurred.
- Hide edges: add models/terrain to break the floor tile boundary.
- Light model, not so much tile or background.
- Step back and zoom (50–85 mm equiv. or phone 2–3×) to avoid distortion.
- Add depth with occluders: place small elements front/behind and half way through frame edges.
- Test light colour, angles and heights.
- Dark room, one handheld light. Photo with timer let you position light easily.
- Brush light across the miniature to mimic sun/lamp/fire.
