A patent is really expensive, and this isn't copyrightable. But worst case scenario is I'll basically get grandfathered in and still be allowed to sell them, since I have proof of when I came up with idea and I can't find anything even remotely similar to them already existing. And I'm pretty sure that even though I've "published" depictions of the item, I haven't published actual specifications, so I can still patent it in the future.

Terrablox - First Prototypes

I reworded the IndieGoGo page a lot because I was getting so many complaints about how, "You don't get a set of blocks if donate."

Bam!

And G is correct, the idea is to have as few molds as possible; in fact I might be limited to just one, in which case I will probably do 1/2" pieces. The treasure chest is actually going to be 3D printed rather than cast, since it's only a collectible.

Yeah, actually, for now I'm just going to say if you want stairs, represent them abstractly with two 1/4" pieces stacked.

I don't know if there's any stair design you could do that would let 1" based minis stand on it?

The short pieces are 1/4" though.

Furniture and other special things could maybe be done as 3D prints, making them like $7 for a single piece.

Yeah, that's an idea. Looking at some LEGO knockoffs though, it seems like a friction fit is actually pretty simple to do with ABS, so that's the first thing I'm trying.

The real reason I don't want to make hexes is because you can already buy those; seems simple enough. I mean, if this were to become a respected brand name or something, hexes would be viable, but right now it's too close to Heroscape.

Kickstarter turned me down as not matching the feel of the site.

Just wanted to pop in and say I have the first set of prototypes printed, so I'll be uploading video of those soon and you'll be able to see how they actually work.