Contest: Mats in the Sky [Voting]

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Ladies and Gentlemans, it's time to start voting! Sinse the moment, I post this message, no new mats will be added to the constest. I'm grateful for your hard work! There is much more playmats, then I was expecting, so the voting should be pretty interesting C:
So in this topic I will explain, how we will choose the victors of the contest and post all participating playmats. It's good to see, that not a single mat was stolen or anything ^^ I wont state the authors of the playmats until the end of voting, so you will vote for a mat, not for user. If any participant will say his friends, the number of their playmat, he will be DQed immediately. I wanna know the real thoughts of other on my work!

Okay, so your playmat have 2 ways to win:

• First, any user can vote for playmats he likes, using ten-point scale. If you want your post ot be counted, you need to vote for atleast 7 playmats. But you must explain your opinion, properly stating, why do you like the playmate you're voting for.
• Second, I will not participate in user's voting, but will estimate every playmat as a jugde. The winner will get the sleeve aswell.

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[Mana]

Second one to vote~
(P.S. If this looks like Rosie's post, I've got no time to think for a post style and just went with hers xD)

1)10/10 for Mat #15. First of all, I'm a big fan of stars and have always wanted to be an observer. Second is the rear-guard and the vanguard circles, not so good but not so bad either, I'd say it's balanced on the originality. This probably will be an idiotic reason but the way the areas look are good, I just hoped they didn't look alike. Oh, and another reason is that this reminds me of that anime.

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*cough* Charlotte *cough*

2)9/10 for Mat #18. Tokyo Ghoul is one of my favorite manga to read, and I love the simplicity of the playmat, I'm just gonna guess Slayer did this (Or if it isn't you, sorry for the assumption lol), well it has everything a normal playmat would have, rear-guard and vanguard circles, guardian circle, damage zone, deck, and drop zone. So my conclusion is that I am a huge fan of Kaneki (fangirl mode on).

3)This will probably be my last vote since I'm not too fond of the other ones (I'm sorry if I broke the other's hearts q.q). But 8/10 for Mat #17. As much as I like Kantai Collection, this seemed like it almost got a 10/10 if it weren't for the stretched damage zone. But seeing the Enemy Vessel and not those Japanese Battleships make me jump in joy, I just wished Wo-sama is in the vanguard circle (Come on I had to T^T), but the rear-guard circles and the background make it seem like you're the one controlling the fleet.

[RosaliaIzanami]

K so I did post once, but I realize I didn't read all the rules in the fact a post will count only if you vote for at least seven mats. that'll be a bit hard, but I'll give it a shot. So I removed that one and am redo-ing it. so sorry to Mana if I messed you up!!! Don't kill me v.v


1.) 10/10 for, well, Mat #10 lol. Overall, this is just my favorite mat of the bunch. If I had to name a few things I like best, one thing would be the background and the way the color swirls in circles with the gray towards the center of the mat, kinda like a vortex. Another thing would be clearly the logos. Those just look epic. Go Star Gate!!! And lastly, the differences between the Damage Zones vs the Deck/Drop Zones. The Deck/Drop Zones look all evil looking with the Link Joker Rings, and the Damage Zone is a much nicer tone to it with the stars. Kinda like Good vs Evil in my opinion.


2.) 8/10 for Mat #11. Pokemon X and Y are some of my favs of the Pokemon Series, and the Blue vs Red sort of look is pretty cool. But the X legendary is below the RG circles whereas the Y legendary is above. Personally with my minor OCD, I would prefer it if the two legendaries were both on top or both below the circles. The Damage/Deck/Drop Zones look pretty nice though. You just can't see the X in the Damage as well as the Y's in the Deck/Drop.


3.) 7/10 for Mat #3. I don't know the characters used, but the colors of the mat itself are pleasing to look at. A nice blue is one of my favs, and how the characters are over some of the circles and not others gives it this 3D appearance that looks cool. But the blue lines at the top, middle, and bottom of the mat look a bit out of place in my opinion, and there could have been something done with the Damage/Drop/Deck zones to make it flow even nicer.


4.) 6/10 for Mat #16. The background is nice and the characters are nice and clear. I seem to have a preference for mats with a "light vs dark", "good vs evil", "red vs blue" sort of feel to it. I think there could be more to it though.


5.) 5/10 for Mat #24. Overall, it's alright? I like the idea, but I'm major OCD so the lines in the background not matching up is really bothering me. I guess like the others that are less than 7/10, just something else could have been done in my opinion.


6.) 5/10 for Mat #31. The background, Damage/Deck/Drop zones, and Guard circle looks good. But I don't care for the VG and RG characters.


7.) 4/10 for Mat #20. I love Pokemon, which is why I guess I like this idea. It just doesn't stand up to the earlier Pokemon one I picked out. My OCD says that the background should match up a bit better from top to bottom, and I think the colors used for the RG circles could be reversed so they could be seen better (blue over pink and pink over blue instead of pink on pink and blue on blue). The Guard Circle is kinda hard to see.

[Sandy]

Personally, there's a lot of problems with a lot of these. Clashing themes and colors, overcrowding and so on. Though some of them can be fixed up rather easily, like #16 I would recommend changing the circles colors around a bit to something more complimentary to each Saber. #10, hmm, it too crowded for me, I get the theme, Star Gate, that being said, I think that you could have made 3 different mats for each clan and made it simpler and thus more appealing, like if you would have left the icons Gray, but put them as the RG circles and left the VG circle to be that clans colors (red for LJ, blue for DP, etc) or let the person choose what color they wanted. I would also remove all those stars from the dmg zone, specially given the colors, I would think more 'silver' or 'metallic' looking stars would have been appropriate.

Anyways, for me, I'm going to vote for #31, mostly because it's simple. Everything is clear and is identifiable as to where what is, the pictures look crisp with little to no pixelation, the background is smooth and soothing and everything goes together color wise. The only thing I could maybe suggest is a different 'fading' of colors from white to pink to purple, to give everything a more defined look and of course the 'cuts' of the sides of the Guard circle need to be fixed.

[Mana]

Part 2 of my votes~
(Reason there's a part 2 is cause  I was having a hard time voting, most of the playmats really are not that good)

4)9/10 for Mat #16. Why? Its Type-moon what'd u expect, and of course, its everyone's favorite Saber aka Arthur Pendragon taking the scene, I'd say they did a good job in this, the way the vanguard circle and the rear-guards look is so simplistic (I'm all about simplicity, got a problem?), that's all I want to say.

5)9/10 for Mat #24. I would've made this a 10/10 but this is too simple for me, though I like the setting. Seeing as I'm a catholic, this really made me go make my jaw drop, that's all.

6)8/10 for Mat #26. As much as I love Aqua Force, the blending of the 2 images don't work out too well, or maybe it's because I dislike Tetra-drive? (must be it lol), though simple as it may be, I still love Aqua Force overall, every dragon, every general, every cadet in there, I love them all.

7)This is the final vote for me. 9/10 for Mat #30. I'm surprised no one made Genesis in one of the playmats, though, this one just struck me, and by struck, I mean it made my eyes go blind for a second cause of the colors (what'd you expect Mana? It's Abyss, it ain't gonna explain itself), well seeing as this is SP, I just had to vote for it, wished it had Dragruler though T^T.

[Magus TSS]

Lets see mats this time around. This is not going to be easy to judge expect a lot of close scores. But I want to see unique stuff different from the norm. That is how I will focus my voting will work this time.

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Mat #1
I'm not a huge fan of my little pony however this mat is fairly decent. I just wish the damage zone had a bit of better background to it and the picture wasn't forced into it and it is a little uneven. 7/10

Mat #2
The mix works doesn't really work. Glad you can see the circles really well. However I wish the circles and damage zone was a bit unique. 5/10

Mat #3
This is a very good playmat. I like the uniqueness of this one and has way more character. The only thing is the damage zone and circles are not that unique but the colors on them are great. 9/10

Mat #4
Another very good playmat and has character. And the zones feel unique however the circles are not. 9.5/10

Mat #5
This feels like it would be a real official playmat. The words kinda ruin it for me though and circles and zones are standard like a real mat would be. 5/10

Mat #6
Reminds me of a checkerboard in design. The color of the circles are unique in design with multi coloring but they are still the same circles and damage zone is completely untouched. I wish I could tell what the picture is but the coloring makes it difficult. 8/10

Mat #7
Simple but unique in every way. Very good. I would even use it. Perfect Mat. Also My favorite damage zone is used here in the contest. 10/10

Mat #8
I know Expy said we did not have to give a opinion on all the entries but as person who is serious about judging these things I will state my opinion and I will not lie. This is the worst mat in the contest. The squares did not 100% match up to area's cards and while the squares felt unique. It's the only good thing about it. The g zone was included which to me would make it more like a real life mat then a CFA one which "IN MY OPINION" goes against what Expy asked for in the beginning of the contest. For these reasons I refuse to give this a vote.

Mat #9
I like the uniqueness of this mat it is pretty decent. This would make for a ok real life mat and I would use it on area. Unique in every way. Unfortuntely and I hate to say this next bit but due to the addition of the g zone. I feel you did not do what was asked of you for the contest. I'm sorry I want to give you a good high vote for your uniqueness and creativity on this mat but because the addition of the G zone... I cannot vote for this mat.

Mat #10
This mat was also really good good and it feels like I'm fighting at the void of LJ. I just wish VG circles were unique as well.
9.5/10

Mat #11
Another good Mat and the multi color circles are cool but are not unique at least the damage zone had flare. 9/10

Mat #12
Another really good mat it gives that nice vibe of mystery. but suffers from the same issues.  9.5/10

Mat #13
Beautiful Mat, Beautiful design. I have no words other then Perfect! 10/10

Mat #14
The circles and zones are completely unchanged and it really ruins that mat the design choices are weird. 5/10

Mat #15
Another great mat for real life. It gives me the nice space feel and makes me feel like I'm going through the generation zone and is unique. But again like Mat #9 I feel you did not do what was asked of you for the contest. So I'm sorry no vote.

Mat #16
I want to give this a perfect just because this person took the time to have items mesh over to other side playmat making it feel like one true playmat. But I can't ignore the circles and zones being unchanged. 9/10

Mat #17
It's unique in design I like that. The images are just too blurry for me except for the circles and the white area in the zones really hurts it. 6/10

Mat #18
I love the background and zones but Same design circles are unoriginal. 9/10

Mat #19
Ok mat but same problem as other mats. Same circles and zones though i do like that it blends in and I wish a little more could have been done with it. 8.5/10

Mat #20
I really love the damage zone on this one.  but has the same problem as other mats circles. >.< 9.5/10

Mat #21
This is so beautiful, the theme and the color fit this mat so well and so perfect for this mat it was awe inspiring. I think this mat was so amazing. I'm seriously going to let the guardian circle being unchanged slide. Best entry in the contest. 10/10

Mat #22
The images are too close to each other. Ruins it harshly. And circles unchanged completely. 4/10

Mat #23
The VG circle and the damage zone being unchanged do hurt this mat but I really like the design of the other circles and the characters on this one. 9.5/10

Mat #24
Ok picture but not unique circles or zones 9/10

Mat #25
To put it simply I feel that this mat is inappropriate.  For this reason alone No vote.

Mat #26
I do like this mat. But I would have love to see some unique circles and the zones on the reverse side but unedited on the other ruin consistency. 8/10

Mat #27
Though it's missing the guardian circle. The lettering make up for it. I like this mat and it's elements make the other elements feel unique. 10/10

Mat #28
I love this mat a lot but the rear circles don't line up perfectly which is minor gipe i can't completely ignore. 9.5/10

Mat #29
Another potential real life mat. But I would have love to see some unique circles and zones don't feel unique or different enough. Still area like mat. 9/10

Mat #30
I think the picture is too overpowering for the mat. I don't like the inconsistencies and uniqueness ether. 3/10

Mat #31
Unique Circles and zones and beautiful background that blends into the other mat and a good guardian circle. Perfect Mat! 10/10

Regardless of score I would love to thank everyone between both fourms who took the time to enter for the contest. And thank everyone between both fourms who took the time to vote. And to thank Expy for overseeing the contest through to the very end.

[Jello]

Let's see here hmmm...

Ah, yes! Of course, these all look splendid! But if I had to choose a few...

8/10 for Mat #3: Simplistic and thematic, and the color choices, primarily the icy blues look nice together. Reminds me of a traditional mat you might get at a hobby store or a local card shop.

7.5/10 for Mat #8: I love Yu-Gi-Oh! Enough said. The theme was executed well and the colors are good. Nothing too flashy. Of course it didn't particularly go above and beyond, so I couldn't award it more points. However the trigger check bit on there was nice too.

10/10 for Mat #10: This was really really appealing to me for several reasons. First and foremost, the locked rings on the drop and deck zones was absolutely captivating to me. I was very intrigued by the choice of stars, and to be honest I thought it was really random and out-of-place at first until I realized this was not a Link Joker mat, but a Star Gate mat. That was a very nice touch and it made me happy because 2 of my favorite 3 clans are hosted in Star Gate so this was really nice, yes.

8.5/10 for Mat #13: Gran-blue-boys. Loving the theme, and I love the color choices. Granblue has been thematically my favorite clan, not playstyle-wise, but still. I honestly think the bones might have been a bit too much, but otherwise it really is a nice mat to just have. To look at it by itself, most might say "meh", but I could totally envision having and using this one. Nice work.

9.5/10 for Mat #18: Yes yes yes yes. Tokyo Ghoul theme is always appreciated because Tokyo Ghoul is just so nostalgic from the manga and despite the series ending so recently it already brings back memories. Now the mat itself is just done well. Pixel quality is great, the colors mesh well together and it's something I personally would gush over should I have it in person. Yes. Thank you for this one.

9/10 for Mat #21: Akali, ahhhh! League of Legends themed mat is already a huge plus for me because I'm an avid League player so thank you for bringing this to light and its creation will bring smiles upon all the bronze scrubs world-wide. Sincerely another bronze scrub. (Actually Silver.) But no really, this was a beautifully designed piece, the layering was actually something that took a bit to decide on, but I do really think it is good in the end.

7.5/10 for Mat#30: Holy purple. Okay yes, this mat was VERY bright and was amazing to see at first. Some things got very jumbled around but despite it I think any Revenger player. The only comments I have regarding it are: the damage zone Mordred is extremely difficult to pick out at first and sort of blends into BDA's armor. Also, the Judgebau looks very out of place with his full art backing color. It's the only primarily NOT black/purple hue there and it sort of clashes out. Just a thought.

Alrighty. Thanks for reading. Nice mats everyone!

[Cipher Izanagi]

(Had to edit because I accidentally hit the wrong number)
Well, I'm not the most amazing judge since I have my own opinions on what looks good and what doesn't, since certain things appeal to me more than they do other people, but...

1) 10/10 on Mat #10. This was pretty much the only mat that didn't make my eyes hurt looking at it. That's not to say the other mats are particularly awful, rather the mix of the colors and light and dark made it far easier for me to actually look and stare at the mat to take it in. I'm a bit biased towards spatial themes as well. I feel like the colors blend together rather well, though my only gripe would be the Vanguard circle not having a different theme. That however isn't a big downer in the grand scheme of things for why I like this mat though. Overall, I feel like this is one of the more balanced mats, even with all that is admittedly going on in it. This is definitely the one I'd use for myself from these mats. Really good job.

2) 10/10 on Mat #3. Another one of my biases since I love the color blue. The over all theme seems to flow rather well, and my only gripe with it really is the center area feels a little to bright. Again, not something that truly hurts the overall enjoyment of the mat.

3) 9/10 on Mat #5. Yet again, blue. Though I like that it's a trial deck based mat, even if it's not the WHOLE deck. Just Shion and Altmile. It's not as unique in theory as some of the other mats though, seeming more like something Bushiroad themselves would try to make, minus the text. Still, it's overall a good mat with good flow.

4) 6/10 on Mat #8. The back of a Yu-Gi-Oh card as a mat isn't the most interesting type of mat in my opinion, but the way the zones themselves are set up, I think the way those look are nice, especially since the trigger zones have the trigger markers. Not to make fun of spelling though, but I believe Bind is mispelled as Bild. Not a terrible mat, just not one I'd use myself.

5) 10/10 on Mat #11. Yet ANOTHER bias of mine since I'm a fan of Pokemon, and Yvetal is one of my favorites. I love the way the black and red with the blue and the black stands out, making it one of the easiest for me to look at, and using three of my favorite colors with two really cool Pokemon.

6) 9.5/10 on Mat #15. The only reason this doesn't get a perfect score is because to me it feels to... empty, nothing's going on. Yes I know, "Cipher you just said earlier your bias is space AND blue". I also like to see more than just an empty space. Images add a lot to things like this in my opinion. That being said, it's still very well done.

7) 3/10 on Mat #30. I hate being that guy, but this mat really hurt my eyes. It feels far to bright for it's own good, and while I particularly love Shadow Paladins (oh looky another bias, let the hate flow.), this mat doesn't represent Shadow Paladin very well in the slightest. The over all theme itself seems to be purple as well so what is Judgebau doing there? Maybe Cormac would of fit just a bit better. I also hate to break it to you but Bushiroad also already made a Phantom Blaster Abyss/Blaster Dark Abyss Legion mat. This just doesn't feel like it blends together very well, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have merits. I like how Mordred himself was implemented into the mat. Maybe next time use something different though as the Mat's primary focus, and dull down the brightness of the purple?

[Lance Korilum]

Well, I don't consider myself an expert in the making of mats, but...  Opinions time!

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Seventh Place
Mat #14
Honestly, just voting for this one to fill out the required 7.  It certainly doesn't look horrible, but the rear-guard circles and zones are covered up and don't have the best choice of colours.  The image choices just seem...  A bit lazy.   
Final Score: 5/10


Sixth Place
Mat #23
I really really want to like this mat more...  But I can't.  It's well done, but it just falls short compared to quite a few others that I feel were just done better which lowers its score.
Final Score: 6/10


Fifth Place
Mat #18
A well done mat but another that's mostly here to fill out the 7.
Final Score: 7/10


Fourth Place
Mat #11
I think this mat was rather cleverly made.  It would've been nice to see the silhouette of Perfect Zygarde or whatever the form is called in the background of the middle just to complete everything, but it's still very well done.  The circles look crisp and I really like the use of dual-colouring for the Vanguard circle.
Final Score: 7/10

Third Place
Mat #29
This almost looks like a mat Bushi would've officially made.  It has everything but the trigger zone, and just looks very well done.
Final Score: 8.5/10

Second Place
Mat #16
I really really like this mat, and admittedly, it's better done than the one that has first place.  Everything lines up to the other side, it looks like a single mat and not two stuck together, the background looks amazing, and the images chosen look like they're meant to be there, and aren't deformed at all. 
Final Score: 10/10

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First Place
Drumroll please...

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Mat #26
It's my favorite moment of the anime as a mat.  That's why it gets first place over Mat #16.  Again, its well made, and makes sense.  The purple aura on the opposing side looks really good, and the way Leon is in front of the circles while their ace units are behind them just really looks awesome to me.
Final Score: 10/10

[Caped Baldly]

1) #3 it simple and looks nice  i would change the black line background but hey one thing over the rest i am fine with it  9/10
2)#12 overall look great but i do think it needs some more work on it changing one or two thing like making it able to read the text for damage ,deck ,drop and making the color work together 7/10
3)#15 The design look great all together but i really don't think that the G-zone should of have be add to the design it may be just me and my hate for the design of the g-zone on playmats so OVerall 8.5/10
4)#16 i just like Fate so it get my Love 9/10
5)#17 The overall design look great character design for Vg and Rears and only thing i don't like is the damage zone being that it just looks bad 7/10
6)#24 Same as number  4 i just love air gear so it get my love and vote plus the design is nice and clear with a nice 3D effect 9.5/10
7)#31 love the design simple and Bright and pink i just love pink   9/10

Overall my Top 7 order would be #24,#16,#3,#31,#15,#12,#17

[Rank Up]

Magus TSS, Espy...

[[MK Hunter] E.T]

WARNING: The following voting is based on the user's opinion so please let him live after this post...~

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#1: A mat based on Little Pony. Ok I never seen this coming, little pony on Vanguard. Anyways Backround it is simple yet good, VG-RG Circles having a Pony are creative but I do not like the Damage Zone and the Drop Zone. All and all something mediocre for me so I can give it 4/10.

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#2: Ren Vs Asaka or better Shadow Paladin Vs Pale Moon. I am fan of this style mats, having shown the units over VG-RG-Damage Zone-Deck-Drop, plus the Images of Phantom Blaster Diablo and the 2 Tamers are pretty Clear which a plus for me. All and all a nice mat for me so I give it 8/10.

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#3: I will call it a mat, since I do not know the anime from it. A pretty nice one in both Background and Characters same goes with the Light Blue circles on VG-RG zones, but Damage-Deck-Drop it is to plain. All and all I would call it nice mat but damn the DZ-DROP-DECK really gets me dissapointed so I give it 5/10.

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#4: Wow. The colours, Background and character of the mat are suprisingly good! I love the game between White-Green-Blue which is just excellent. On a side note,the only drawback is the blurry words of Drop-Deck-DZ so all and all a great mat so I give it 9/10.

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#5: Kiba Shion and Altomile. To be honest it looks like an official playmat which gives me mixed feelings about it. All and all a real mat standart made for this competition so I give it 7/10.

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#6: A contrast Colour Mat. The contrast between red and blue is pretty good showing that multicolouring can have a nice touch to the mat. But yeah people donot really care or donotknow what to do about DZ-DECK-DROP... All and all a nice mat so I give it 6/10.

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#7: That's new. A mat really unique with no theme, simple but yet awesome. Also there is a nice touch at Damage Zone! All and all a valid mat so I give it 10/10.

There will be an addition tommorow for the rest of Mats.

[Magus TSS]

Magus TSS, Espy...

Oh oops my mistake. It's Fixed now.

[Rank Up]

KT Ssumday, Sirvat, your votes are not explained properly, so they wont be counted.

Magus TSS, haha, it's fine, lol. Also it's fine to vote for as many playmats as you want as long as there is at least 7 votes.

[Sirvat]

Well I wasn't aware that my opinion had to fit someone else own... Well let me give it another shot meh

Mat #31

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This mat is really cute. I love the characters, the background image, and all the pink xD. But if you wanted to improve on it I would suggest maybe doing a bit more with the damage zone etc. The mat is great other then that
Score: 9/10

Mat #24

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Well I like where you were trying to go with this mat, I love the retro feel of it, and 3D. The mat is not in alignment and, and the damage zone etc are pretty plan. I wish you took more time with it.
Score: 6/10

Mat #27

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This is my favorite mat, and I feel that you left nothing undone with this mat. I love the uniqueness on the VG/RG circles and the background quality is great. The color combinations seem well thought out.
Score: 10/10

Mat #26

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Aqua Force X Leon =love. The image quality of your mat is amazing, and normal/reverse sides genius. I really like this mat, and dont see any major problems with it. Im sure aqf players would love it.
Score: 10/10

Mat #12

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When I first look at the mat it kind of reminded me of Naruto xD. The image quality is great, but im not really a fan of all the blue/black.
Score: 8/10

Mat #5

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Shion is one of my favorite characters on Cardfight Vanguard G, and Atomile is pretty cool. The image quality of your mat is great, and there is not to much going on. I kind of feel like this mat is a copy of another, and not really unique tho.
Score: 5/10

Mat #16

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I love the characters on this mat, but I dont really like the background Image, and I also feel you could have did something with damage zone etc.
Score: 6/10

Hopefully this is nice enough