Comments on: Beautiful 3D printed Settlers of Catan tiles

By: JTO

JTO — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:27:00 +0000

Wahwahwah! Sheesh. It’s pretty cool. If you’re that concerned about price, cut a bunch of hexes out of construction paper and write on them with pencil. Too blurry? Pull out the set of drafting markers and touch-up to your heart’s delight. Too fragile? I’ve seen the lengths mini-gamers will go to protect their 10-hour paint jobs. Sandstone can easily be set in epoxy and made pretty darn near indestructible. Think you can do better for less? Then man up and prove it.

By: Justin Kraper

Justin Kraper — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:45:00 +0000

I think the fuzziness is a plus, makes it look like a cartoon come to life. I would love to get these, but > $250 for a full set is too much.

By: hbgvfcdxsz hbgvfcdxsz

hbgvfcdxsz hbgvfcdxsz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:05:00 +0000

These pictures aren’t the real tiles. The real tiles from the flickr photos look all fuzzy

By: MelSkunk

MelSkunk — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:39:00 +0000

Not suitable for gaming (yet) but the perfect gift for the Catan enthusiast who already has a teeshirt and a mug with a Wood for Sheep pun on it?

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:41:00 +0000

All of a sudden I care about 3D printing. I want those tiles.

By: neapel

neapel — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:02:00 +0000

Beautiful. Although he missed the opportunity of making them interlock (having a puzzle nose and receptacle on each edge should work?)

By: Tynam

Tynam — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:36:00 +0000

Too expensive for casual use thus far… but in the foreseeable future most board games will be made print-on-demand like this. One of the many ways in which the future really excites me.

By: mappo

mappo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:35:00 +0000

Dammit, I haven’t even received my Boardcrafting purchase yet, and now you’re tempting me with this!

By: hbgvfcdxsz hbgvfcdxsz

hbgvfcdxsz hbgvfcdxsz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:42:00 +0000

A flickr user called TevK bought one and took some snaps. Available here:
http://tev.bz/d
As he says “Ordered this from Shapeways to see the quality of full-color sandstone printing. Definitely has that 3D-print blurriness, but probably good enough for some things. Also, sandstone is fragile. Currently 3D printing is too expensive for casual use (this piece was about $20)… but give it a year or two.”

By: Jason Wood

Jason Wood — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:31:00 +0000

While they do look great, they don’t look great for playing SoC. As was mentioned, there doesn’t appear to be a place to put number tokens. The color scheme will make it more difficult to tell hexes apart (IMO), especially on hills. Last but not least, where are the water hexes?

By: soyonsici

soyonsici — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:22:00 +0000

How does one hand-craft something with a 3D printer?

By: Samuel Clements

Samuel Clements — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:22:00 +0000

An entire set of these looks like it would be pretty expensive.. and no place to put the tokens either.