12 Tact-Tiles Sold for $360!

[Kunimatyu]

I'm still a bit in shock myself.

Hopefully this fellow will put them to good use!

 

[Rokes]

For that kind of money do you realize how many you could make using foam board and laminating paper with a razor knife? 100? 200? A waste of money, IMO.

I would rather buy a few dry erase boards, cut them up with interlocking tabs, draw on the grid, laminate it, and have my own. Definitely a lot more for the money and a little bit of effort.

I fully agree, however, the biggest thing that auction showed is that there is still a market for premade interlocking dry erase tiles.

 

[Treebore]

I fully agree, however, the biggest thing that auction showed is that there is still a market for premade interlocking dry erase tiles.

Thats what it showed you. I got a totally different message from it.

 

[jmucchiello]

For that kind of money do you realize how many you could make using foam board and laminating paper with a razor knife? 100? 200? A waste of money, IMO.

Only if your time has no value. My crafting skills are terrible and it would take me many, many hours to create a dozen GOOD-LOOKING foam board backed laminated graph sheets (that managed to interlock). For some things, money has less value than time.

Of course, my one battlemat has lasted 15 years so far and while moving all the minis 15 squares west to move the battle 15 squares east can be a pain. Somehow we've managed to handle that all these years.

 

[darjr]

Only if your time has no value. My crafting skills are terrible and it would take me many, many hours to create a dozen GOOD-LOOKING foam board backed laminated graph sheets (that managed to interlock). For some things, money has less value than time.

My time is actually worth more than that as well.

Of course, my one battlemat has lasted 15 years so far and while moving all the minis 15 squares west to move the battle 15 squares east can be a pain. Somehow we've managed to handle that all these years.

I dunno. I've got a mat and I love it, but I think that easy scrolling of the dungeon is always how I wanted to play. To easily get exactly that, regardless of combat, might turn out to be a powerful thing. I'm not convinced that the mat is equivalent.

 

[Agamon]

Well, this thread has made me see the light...these tiles are awesome, but I can sure get by without them.

 

[Treebore]

My time is actually worth more than that as well.



I dunno. I've got a mat and I love it, but I think that easy scrolling of the dungeon is always how I wanted to play. To easily get exactly that, regardless of combat, might turn out to be a powerful thing. I'm not convinced that the mat is equivalent.

If you guys got through high school art programs you can make these just fine. Likely in one to two hours, depending on your tools.

Lets see, $360. If you make $20/hour thats 18 hours of work. If that is your take home after your taxes, etc... I don't know many people who make that kind of money, if you guys are them good for you.

If I do a foam board version it will likely cost me $20 to $40 to make them, and I already have the knives, rulers, and markers. It might take me two to 3 hours to draw it all out, laminate it, and cut it.

Plus if I ever need more, or to make replacements, I'll not only know how to do it, but know how to do it even better. So up to 5 hours worth of money and my time, versus $360 worth.

Yep, well worth my time.

 

[darjr]

eh...

It's more than the money. I would paint miniatures... but between the demands of life... I choose not to. Also I think the tact tiles folks did a better job at the tiles than I could.

Edit: just to be clear, even saying the above, I wouldn't pay that much for them. I just don't see it as crazy or dumb.

 

[Treebore]

eh...

It's more than the money. I would paint miniatures... but between the demands of life... I choose not to. Also I think the tact tiles folks did a better job at the tiles than I could.

Edit: just to be clear, even saying the above, I wouldn't pay that much for them. I just don't see it as crazy or dumb.

I look at it as 18 to 36 hours to make the money back, or up to 5 hours of money/actual work to not need to earn that much money back. So I look at buying such product for that kind of money as foolish. Making it saves me 13 to 31 hours of time at work. So would save me time.

Now if the buyer makes a $100 per hour or better, I can understand why they would spend that kind of money.

Even so, the Tact Tile building tutorials I found on line say I could make 30 or more at a time, so even if its just 12 that are normally $25 ( I don't know what original retail was on these tact tiles) I would get 30+ for just a couple fo hours of my time. I would still do it.

 

[darjr]

Good for you.

An idea occurs, make some, put them up on ebay.