Sans the ability to see the grid from the smooth side, Looney Labs already has a volcano board exactly as you are describing: http://www.looneylabs.com/OurStores/product.html?ProductID=163 It is made for Volcano, has ridges to keep the pieces separated, and best of all, helps support our wonderful game-crack pushers :-) Benjamin On 1/26/06, Yves <icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all! > > Although I haven't been playing for very long. I love Volcano! > > When I first was playing, I kept getting annoyed that the pyramids were > getting all messed up. My wife and I said to each other: "We wish that there > were some way to keep the pyramids lined up..." Ridges! How obvious an > answer. > > So, I have been thinking about this all day. What about a clear acrylic > board with one side having ridges made of black plastic and the other side > completely smooth. Flip the board to the side you want and see the grid > either way... ridges up or down. > > My wife suggests making a double sided wood board with inlaid strips on the > smooth side. > > This shouldn't be too difficult to make (the acrylic one) and could satisfy > the skitzo in me! > > -Yves > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > > >