I've been building with ESP32s for years. A few weeks ago I co-designed a PCB with Gemini and Claude; first real boards back from a Chinese fab, clean and scalable. That's when a drawer project became something I'm seriously considering turning into a product.
The tile detects miniatures, triggers LEDs and audio, runs a scenario engine on-device. No screen, no subscription, no app required.
Demo: https://demo.tiny-expeditions.com
Here's where I'm stuck: if you were backing this on Kickstarter, what would need to be in a Starter Kit for the price to make sense? 2 tiles? 4? With or without miniatures? At what price does it become a no-brainer vs. a "maybe someday"?
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