I have not had a chance to use it yet in combat but i have some time to play with them in general, and test them out.
The tile-set comes with 2 large surface area tiles, which tend to be the most used in my games.
GoodThe good is probably that this is the first 3d set out to date where you can use the 2d tiles and make a 3d landscape. This is nothing new some of us have been trying to find ways to add a 3rd dimension to combat for a while now. The most successful i can think of in the media is the guys over at penny arcade and their falling combat.
With finally a door, stairs and fully built rooms on one tile there is lots to look forward to.
Bad
The bad is that there is only a few sets of 3rd items most of them are just cubes and there is nothing fancy about that. It seems like 2 of the 3rd objects are really nothing more then a slightly raised platform. Also one of the tiles is a very specific entrance way on one side and i don't see it being used unless your building out the scenario on the cover.
Ugly
Its the same products as before with the same material so it comes to no suprise that when poke out the cut-aways the images peeled off in some areas.
What i would have done
These products seem rushed, like they were given to a one or two person team to make some images then sent off somewhere in china to be printed. With a little bit of effort they could be made so much better. On the back of the cover WotC shows how you can build a dungeon using the tiles you just received. Why not go one step forward and add a insert that includes maybe a small delve, some npc's just something else beyond the tiles that is low cost and adds to the value.
Overall
Overall I'm a sucker for the tiles. Sure i use grid paper where I've painted & drawn the encounters myself 90% of the time, i enjoy using the tiles where i can. If you can pickup two sets and glue the 3rd parts so they stay together. The stairs are pretty good.
Until next time keep your dice on the table.
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