Hi, I'm wanting a neoprene surface for board games. I'm UK-based.
I've settled on wanting black, plain (no pattern), edge-stitched (ideally, not essential), roughly 1.3x.8m (~50x30"), ≥2mm thick.
I've landed on 2 options:
- Titanwolf: a very oversized German mousepad I can get from Amazon http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B093C9JH32
- Allplay (formerly BoardGameTables.com) via US http://allplay.com/playmats/solid-color
As of today, it's £40 for the former, ~£69 (incl ~£7 shipping + ~£12 import @ 20% VAT) for the latter. So my question is whether Allplay is really £29 (~$39) better.
I can't find any direct comparisons, so all I have to go by is that Titanwolf is 'designed' for desks (mouse & kb), Allplay for BGs; and that Titanwolf is 3mm thick, Allplay is 5mm.
I can't find anything objective about what that 'design' might make better about Allplay, so I would love to hear if someone has used a mouse pad and could point to a difference than ones aimed for tabletop games.
And I've heard 5mm is an added luxury (more durable, better feel & protection, more stable) with downsides (harder to carry, costs more, worse card pickup, more difficult to store, heavier).
Any advice? TIA!
PS you can try persuade me of other brands, but I think these 2 are better options for me than these others I've researched:
- £50 LERYG
- £53 LTT
- £60 Doctor Frikistein
- £63 Deep-Cut Studio
- £67 Pwork Wargames
- £75 BoxKing
- £79 Contrado
- £83 Big Viking Mats
- £87 X-Raypad
- £88 GripMat
- £93 Playmats
- £93 Inked Gaming
- £95 Rollinmats
- £97 Kraken Wargames
- £103 TABLEWAR
- £118 Frontline Gaming
- £132 Your Playmat
- £146 Game Toppers