Wilderness Hex Sheets
Wilderness Hex Sheets is a supplement published by Games Workshop (GW) in 1982 for use with fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
Contents
[edit]In the mid-1970s, Games Workshop became the UK distributor for the American role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons published by TSR, Inc. In 1978, GW then started to produce original licensed products for D&D, including a pad of character sheets, a pad of hex sheets, and the Dungeon Floor Plans accessory, each of which carried the Dungeons & Dragons trademark. They were some of the few licensed D&D products ever authorized by TSR.[1]: 139–140
In 1982, GW started to reprint some of these game aids, but this time solely as a GW product, without the TSR logo.[2][1]: 143 By this time, D&D and other fantasy role-playing games had developed the custom of using a 1"-square grid for indoor and regional maps, and a hex grid for large-scale outdoor maps. Wilderness Hex Sheets, published in 1982 as a reprint of 1978's Hex Sheets, is a pad of 50 sheets marked with a hex grid. Gamemasters can use this to design campaigns for wilderness settings, create large geographical areas or plan overland trips from one urban area to another.[3]
Reception
[edit]Doug Cowie reviewed Wilderness Hex Sheets for Imagine magazine: "They are well produced and, given the proven usefulness of these aids, they should be helpful to any referee. My only reservation is with the price. They are about 30% dearer than similar sheets available 'loose' (i.e. not in pads). The only substantial difference is the superior packaging of the Games Workshop product."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
- ^ Dice Men: Games Workshop 1975 to 1985: Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson with Jamie Thomson. Unbound. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Wilderness Hex Sheets".
- ^ Cowie, Doug (May 1983). "Game Reviews". Imagine (review) (2). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 36–37.