Glorious TCG Playmat - 14x24 in (G-P)

This mat, while not perfect, is pretty great.Pros:- It's thick, about twice as thick as any other mat- The surface is very smooth.- The stitched edge does give a more finished appearance- These make the mat feel like a premium product.- Price is good (or great if bought one sale)- It didn't stink when first purchased. No really, some mats have a horrible rubber smell that takes a long time to dissipate when new. This one didn't- It doesn't slide around, which shouldn't have to be listed as a pro, but apparently some mats don't accomplish this basic feat.Cons:- It's thick. "But you said..." Yeah, I know, however, you have to roll it tightly to get it into a playmat tube.- Perhaps as a result of this, it usually has a bit of curve when laid out, it flattens out eventually, but will come back when stored again.- The stitched edge. If you press down too hard when sliding cards, they can catch on the stitching, some spots worse than other. Use a light touch and it's a non-issue.Things that are purely personal preference. I'm not a fan of the company name (sorry) or that it's plastered on the gaming surface. I'd much prefer if it was a tag attached to the stitching on the bottom side. More color options, or patterns and designs. I like the black, but other colors would be great and I know some people are turned off by the single color choice available.This is mostly nit-picky stuff, overall this is a great mat. It gets used a ton, about half the time when I'm gaming and it's almost always out on my table for sorting cards.

This is a VERY well constructed mat. It's the only playmat I've seen with a stitched edge. I think this will extend the life of this mat significantly because it won't start separating at the edges like mouse pads and other materials similar to this do. I have found one drawback to this mat, though, and I don't know if it's due to the stitching or if it's just a thicker mat - it is very difficult to roll it tight enough to fit into a standard playmat tube. If I roll it very tightly, I can get it to fit, but very tightly and at the end requires a lot of effort to get it fully in the tube to put the cap on. Knowing this wouldn't change my decision to purchase this mat, but it may become a mat for "home" use and I will get a mat that's easier to roll for use when going to tournaments or others' homes to play.

I bought this playmat for the boyfriend because he recently took up MTG again. I, the ever-so-supportive girlfriend, wanted to get him something MTG-related for his birthday, so I jumped on Reddit to learn about which cards I should invest in. As it turns out, Magic is very strategy-oriented and it's best to know someone's style of playing before buying them cards, so they recommended I invest in accessories like playmats, deck boxes, etc. I jumped on Amazon and this particular playmat had fantastic reviews. It also sounded pretty resilient and long-lasting. He thought it was a cute gift when he opened it, and I thought it might not have been my best idea. But as he started teaching me Magic with a duel-deck (I think that's what he called it), the wooden table was a bit splintery. Lo and behold, HE GRABBED THE MAT. And now he uses it every time we play! I'm very excited and it's exactly as described. I'd recommend to anyone who wants a guaranteed smooth-surface for playing cards for the sake of protecting the cards.

I wanted a stitched-edge mat that matched the color scheme of my TCG sleeves, so as a PC gamer and fan of single-color accessories, I thought this would be a perfect fit.Two weeks after arrival, having brought the Glorious TCG Playmat to 1 to 3 events per week, carried around in secure storage that didn't stress the material, parts of the lettering and logo lifted off of the mat. Less than one month, and durability issues were present. I elected to manually peel it off completely, and adhesive residue remained -- residue that was removable with hand sanitizer.Throughout that same two weeks, the actual stitched edge proved much less resilient than the likes of my year-old Roccat Taito Control, fuzzed on the top and bottom edges (which contact the lid and bottom of my mat tube).As for actual playability, cards with high-quality sleeves tend to catch on the seam between the stitched edge and mat surface when sliding them off. This sounds like a minor annoyance, but standard practice when revealing face-down cards is pulling them inward and off the mat/table to grip them with your thumb and forefinger and flip them forward, so if you're a Yugioh player in particular you might want to avoid this. This issue isn't present with my Taito Control; though that is a mousepad and is generally too small to serve as a playmat, that comparative comfort is important to properly judge the Glorious Playmat.I don't want to hate on Glorious' brand, especially since I haven't used their proper mousepads and desk mats, but I wouldn't recommend this particular item for hardcore TCG players. It's too short horizontally to use comfortably in a PC setup with a tenkeyless keyboard+mouse, and it's too large to use as a dedicated mousepad without only partially being beneath a keyboard, so I have trouble recommending this product to most gamers, either.All in all, the product isn't terrible. If you have a 60% keyboard or something like the Razer Orbweaver to go along with your mouse, you'll get the most out of this mat. If you're a TCG player that enjoys PCMR memes, be aware of this product's lack of durability, have some ethyl alcohol ready when the logo peels, and don't slide your cards anywhere near the stitched edge.If you're anyone else, check out Glorious's other offerings. I'll continue to use this despite its issues, but only because I don't want to spend another $20 on a playmat.I will say that Glorious has excellent customer service, and I feel compelled to note that despite review guidelines saying to avoid seller/shipment experiences in reviews.

This works nicely for a tenkeyless keyboard. But it is true what they say about the smell. Strong new rubber/tire smell out of the box. I am sure it will go away eventually but in an un-ventilated room you will smell it. They should group it with the other large mouse pads that also double as a card pad, not the other way around. And they should ventilate the darn thing before they package it tightly.The surface fabric is not adhered to the base and shifts around. I guess it's OK for cards?