12 Tact-Tiles Sold for $360!

[JDragon]

I love mine too, all 24 of them. Even if I don't use them that offten since I got my projector last x-mas.

But I still would be hard pressed to sell them. I like having them for Con's and other events like that since I haven't come up with a way to make the projecter portable yet.

When I did use them I regularlly used all 24. I was running RttoEE and would pre draw the maps so I could just lay them out as they explored the caverns.

JD

 

[Crothian]

Tact-Tiles are not produced anymore, because the company had worked with a local manufacturer that subsequently noticed that their cost assumption for what they could produce the tiles was much too low (the quality tolerance was very low, because the tiles have to intersect).

I know they aren't produced anymore. Some friends of mine want to know who the creator is to see if there is a patent and if so what it is.

 

[Treebore]

I know they aren't produced anymore. Some friends of mine want to know who the creator is to see if there is a patent and if so what it is.

Looking up tac tiles at the US PAtent office on line doesn't work?

 

[Crothian]

Looking up tac tiles at the US PAtent office on line doesn't work?

I'm not the one looking it up, but from what my friend said he hasn't been able to find anything indicating there is a patent. However, on e many web posts that we've seen while googling tact tiles we've seen many comments eluding to there being one or one pending.

 

[Treebore]

There is no active Trademark for Tact-Tile Dry Erase boards, only interlocking tiles for flooring/building construction purposes, and many of those are now inactive.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Thanks, that might help. He does list his title as MArketing Manager so I'm not sure that's the guy.

I understand the apparent contradiction, but the article itself stated that he was an owner and one of the creators. Even if he isn't, he should know the other members of that company.

 

[lrsach01]

I don't have our groups set at the moment, but I seem to remember the back side of the tiles having the patent number... or maybe it was on the information sheet included....

 

[Crothian]

I don't have our groups set at the moment, but I seem to remember the back side of the tiles having the patent number... or maybe it was on the information sheet included....

There is a number with them, but it is not a patent number.

 

[Kunimatyu]

::looks at auction price now, boggles::

I have to say, it sure seems like a new Tact-Tiles esque product would do well...

(Oh, and for anyone still thinking about bidding despite that rather insane price, send me a question through the ebay interface and I'll send you detailed pictures of each of the tiles -- I wasn't able to add them to the listing later on)

 

[thedungeondelver]

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, this is an actual, genuine question (because I might wanna get in a last minute bid on these): what do TacTiles offer that, say, a battlemat doesn't?


-Bill, who occasionally finds himself in need of something other than Dwarven Forge...!