“Linking up a bunch of tiles creates a position-aware partial mesh network.”
Each hex has a round 480 by 480 LCD, an RP2040 and magnetic pogo pins on all six edges. The chip shortage left exactly one microcontroller under $5 that could drive the screen, and the design uses every pin it has. A board game is the excuse. The real project is a self-assembling display network built from hobbyist parts.