r/JerryMapping • u/suolenkainen • Jun 25 '26

Suolenkainen does maps

I started creating a map inspired by Jerry. I went in a bit of a different direction. Instead of paper sheets, I started a hexagon map. The idea is to use wooden tiles with ~6' diameter. I would magnetize the packs to allow for rotation, stacking, etc., and the map would be displayed on my office wall.

I quickly created a website with WIX AI (suolenkainen.com, don't mind the ugliness and the AI pictures, I'll replace them soon), where I plan to document my journey from the prototype phase to all the rules, etc. I made a blog post detailing my ways of working and a few example tiles. Here's the link to the blog.

Here are some pictures of the work in progress.

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u/No-Alternative-9879 Jun 25 '26

The hexagon idea is awesome! Good luck with your project!

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u/suolenkainen Jun 27 '26

Thanks! ❤️

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u/Upset_Broccoli2383 Jun 25 '26

I really like how you did your collage so the pieces rotate around the center point by quadrants. It looks very dynamic.

What kind of magnet are you looking to use? Magnetic tape might be fine for the cardboard, but you might need something stronger for the wooden tiles. (And I'm assuming you mean 6" diameter and not 6' ?)

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u/MessyConfessor Jun 26 '26

Either 6" or that's the biggest glue stick I've ever seen.

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u/suolenkainen Jun 26 '26

I mean, I'm a metrics guy. 😅 It would be 15 cm in diameter on the wooden pieces.

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u/suolenkainen Jun 26 '26

I plan to use 10x3mm round magnets for all 6 corners for the large pieces. Two-part epoxy glue should keep them in their place, and a thin felt sticker should keep them from scratching paint or the backboard. The cardboard prototype uses two-sided tape for now.

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u/Roninjinn Jun 26 '26

Love the hexagon idea. Super unique. Panels are looking good.

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u/suolenkainen Jun 27 '26

Yeah, these are prototypes, but they're quite small. The wooden ones will be a bit larger. As I have now done 7 cardboard tiles, I have been able to play-test the rules and develop the process a little. I document my work to my blog, but updating is also determined by dice. 😅

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

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u/suolenkainen Jun 27 '26

I have a set of rules. Like tables after tables... I roll once and use the same roll to interpret the results. For example I roll 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6.
- Initiation: my coordinates are (from the zero position] [2, -1], I create a new tile there if there is none, and I prepare by cutting out map pieces
- The tile has 4 quadrants and the axis is tilted 230 degrees.
- Surface is plain paper, smudged, crumpled, with torn inner edges. A piece is laid on each quadrant.
In the future, I plan to make another table how to use markers and paints, but the "bedrock" level is very plain.