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Tact-Tiles: The End
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Slander
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If say, just for fun, that you werethe co-owner of a company who acquired the rights to Tact-Tiles, then you, sir, are brilliant.
As one who never had the pleasure of owning the originals, the idea of clear tiles seems like a good one. If they worked out in practice how I think they would, they are the one's I'd/I'll get. But the originals are definitely a safe bet.
As one who never had the pleasure of owning the originals, the idea of clear tiles seems like a good one. If they worked out in practice how I think they would, they are the one's I'd/I'll get. But the originals are definitely a safe bet.
I just ordered a couple sets of those.
To tie that back to the OP's question:
One of the features I liked about the above was that they were dry erase on one side and cork on the other. I frequently use printed maps/terrain and being able to tack them to the cork is a nice bonus.
I don't know if it would be feasible for a hypothetical tactiles product, but I like it as an option.
Within the scope of the original question, I'd go with light grey (or white) tiles and all lines drawn to the same density.
Carl
JoeGKushner
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I want opaque tiles with hexes on one side and squares on the other.
And then a clear one for putting maps under it.
And then a clear one for putting maps under it.
Calico_Jack73
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I went with both clear and grey 1" squares. There was a time that I wouldn't have cared for the clear squares but I've really enjoyed using Dundjinni style maps for my games so it would be nice if I could lay the clear tact-tiles over my maps to allow me to write on the playing surface without permenantly marking up the map which would allow me to save it for use again.
Intrope
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No, they were made by some guy on the Hero Games boards a few years ago. He had access to a big (4'x8') CNC mill and used it to etch the hex grid then cut it into tiles.
The tiles themselves are cut on the hex lines, but they're a rectangular clump about the size of a sheet of paper. They work really well!
They differ from tact-tiles because they don't have the puzzle-piece edges, but we've never had any real problem with them sliding apart.
Some people might prefer a tile set with a neutral color rather than clear, if they never intend to use anything under the tiles. Me, I'd rather have the clear tiles so I can use an underlaying map--and I can always get a roll of brown paper to go under it.
I'd love to have both square and hex. I have two full sets of the original tiles (and would always want more) and was waiting anxiously for the hex based ones for my HEROs and GURPs games but they never saw the light of day.
My only hope is that if you go with squares first, that you can do hexes sometime later to give us Hex based grognards some toys
Also I think clear is an interesting idea, but could there be problems with if you impress (like on the original tiles) information on the back that might interfere with images beneath it? Or are you thinking of redesigning so nothing would interfere?
Another thing about using clear tiles is that it might require having to carry around a neutral/solid color cloth if you don't use maps undereath frequently because whatever is underneath will obviously show through and might blend with markings. Not that it's a bad thing, just another consideration with using clear tiles.
JorrJorr
My only hope is that if you go with squares first, that you can do hexes sometime later to give us Hex based grognards some toys
Also I think clear is an interesting idea, but could there be problems with if you impress (like on the original tiles) information on the back that might interfere with images beneath it? Or are you thinking of redesigning so nothing would interfere?
Another thing about using clear tiles is that it might require having to carry around a neutral/solid color cloth if you don't use maps undereath frequently because whatever is underneath will obviously show through and might blend with markings. Not that it's a bad thing, just another consideration with using clear tiles.
JorrJorr
I respectfully agree with Joe. Double-sided Tac-Tiles would be very useful (not to mention economical and environmentally friendly
). With this, I would also like to see a little better scratch resistance (especially for double-sided use).
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beldar1215
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I agree with everything the above poster said. I have two sets and would like to be able to replace the ones that are scratched up. A case would be great, if it didn't cost a bundle.
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