Classic Review by Crothian
On to another pdf that uses miniatures. I have seemingly got a good amount of these lately, and most of them have been pretty good. But none of them are like this one. Chunky Dungeons is not about printing out alternatives minis or battle maps like many of the others. Chunky Dungeons is about printing out props like furniture, weapon racks, and having good three dimensional full color objects for your maps.
Chunky Dungeons is an electronic product by World Works Games. This is the first product that I have seen of theirs, but a quick look on their website reveals that these guys have a lot of ideas and some exciting stuff coming along. Chunky Dungeons is a collection of different things that anyone can print out and create. It comes in a sixteen meg zip file and is filled with many different files. All together these files are a bit under twenty megs in size. The fifteen dollar price tag might be a bit pricey as there are other things on needs to have to be able to use this product.
Chunky Dungeons is a little more involved then any other item like this I have seen. These are not designed to be printed out on normal paper. They recommend 110lb card stock, what most business cards are made from. When putting these together one needs a hobby knife, white craft glue, straight edge ruler, wooden ruler or pencil (for hard to reach areas), cutting pad, and of course the card stock. So, while one does not need to be a craftsman to do this, it does take some time, skill, and effort.
What is made using this product though is pretty good. They have all sort of walls: Columns, corners, curved walls, doors gates, etc. However, there are not many to a page so to get a lot of these one will need to print out a few pages worth. The props can have a bit more to a page. They include stairs, torches, torture room, treasure chests, beds, libraries, etc. Everything is full color and the art is really good.
Lastly, is the Pro Masterboard section. This stuff is more time involved, needs some equipment like Velcro, and seem one will need to be a little more careful in doing this. The purpose of the Pro Masterboard is to create a way for the floor and props to stay put if the boards get accidentally knocked. Anyone how has used similar things knows that it is not hard to ruin a set up that took a bit of time to create.
Chunky Dungeons is a nice product designed for those who want a little bit more for their miniatures but does not want to spend the money for a full terrain. It will be good as it is easy to print out more and the cost per individual item is not high, so if they do get ruined it is not that big of deal. It does take a bit of work, and costs a little extra for the paper and if one doe not have the available tools on hand. It is also a little more dependant on the skill of the user, so hopefully with a little patience and practice anyone can create they things.
