I looked at these long and hard, but I think they are too busy for my liking. I think they could have had a killer product with a little "less-is-more" approach, but that is just my particular aesthetic choice. I do love the modularity, and the connection solution seems novel as it doesn't rob floor space (or not much) and the thickness of the pieces is awfully nice since I don't think they need to be very thick for the purpose of storage and game play.