The boats hit the sand. Now the hard part starts.

Distant Shores puts your force on the most dangerous terrain in any campaign — the open beach between the waterline and the treeline. Vivid turquoise water breaking into white surf, a wide sandy landing strip, and the grassland beyond that somebody is definitely defending. The aerial perspective gives the whole table an immediate, visceral clarity — your players see exactly what they're up against before a single mini hits the mat.

This is the terrain of the most consequential military operations in history. Viking longships running aground on an English coast. Roman legions stepping onto an unknown shore. The first wave hitting the beach at dawn. Whatever period you play, whatever system you run, this mat tells that story the moment it hits the table.

Now Give It a Third Dimension

Slide foam, books, or a magazine under this mat and you've got real hills — slopes your minis actually stand on. That's the FeltPro™ trick no rubber mat can pull off.

Cut & Play terrain is what makes the ground worth fighting over. Dirt roads, cobblestone, crop fields, garden beds — modular felt pieces you cut out once and arrange however the scenario demands. Lay them flat, run them up and over your hills, rearrange them next game. They drape, they hold, they don't slide.

Flat ground pretending to be a hill is over.

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This mat is built for:

• WWII historical wargaming — Bolt Action, Chain of Command, and similar systems
• Saga, Hail Caesar, and ancient/medieval amphibious operations
• D&D 5E, Pathfinder, OSR coastal and naval encounter sessions
• Kings of War, fantasy invasion, and coastal assault scenarios
• Home games, club nights, store events, and tournament play

Available Sizes:

• 50" x 60" — The sweet spot for most wargaming sessions
• 60" x 80" — Full amphibious assault and large-scale coastal battles

Care instructions
- Machine wash separately: cold (max 30C or 90F), gentle cycle
- Do not bleach
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Do not iron
- Do not dryclean