Joining the game mat pieces.....

My game table is 7ft6in x 3ft.  The fleece game mat that I bought a couple of months ago for my game table was a 7' x 5'; too short for my table lengthways and too long for the across the table. 

I trimmed 6" off it length ways to give me a 1ft gap; then cut ~1ft8in off it the other way to give a mat 6ft6in by 3ft3in ; then I used part of the offcuts to fill the gap.  There is an overlap, which has visible edge due to the thickness of the fleece mat.

That visible overlap......

I wanted to join the two pieces of mat together, so after consideration opted for to use gaffer tape.

The edges of the two pieces of the mat were cut as straight as I could; the tape was applied to the underside of one piece and the slowly and carefully the second piece was then put into position. A bit of fluffing to the surface and the gap is not that visible.  The two pieces have slight differences in colouration but the 'joined mat' looks way better .....

Once some scenic bits is on the mat and a game is in progress it won't be that noticable.