Like many of you who dived nose deep into X-Wing have come to realise, you'll find that our ships slide about on the gaming mat quite easily. This makes for a disruptive game as the game is meant to be quite precise.
My friend Roy found a simple solution. 3M Bumpon stickers. Once stuck under the base of the ships, they provide a solid grip. You can now push your template against the base and the base still would remain locked to the spot. Here's one example
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4 to a base. This ship now grips really hard on the mat. |
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Look for these |
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They remain flush to the mat preventing your template from sliding under |
The next thing he improved on was to use these velcro packs. Sticking one of each pair to the target locks, I now did not have to rummage through my box every time my X-Wing or Shuttle took a Target Lock action.
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Stuck them on |
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Now they are always matching! |
Hope these ideas help make your game smoother!