Square on Tunnels

[Willem]

Hey guys!

After I made my trade with Caciej regarding the Tunnels, we found out that the copy I sent him had a weird square 'imprint' on the tiles. It varies per tile, but is definitely there.
I've checked my copy that I play with, and it has the same (see picture)
Has anyone else seen this? Is it a know thing of the Tunnels?
I've checked the other Spielbox expansions, but they don't seem to have this.

Linkback: https://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=3377.0

[Yashin-n]

What do you mean on " a weird square 'imprint' "?

[NorseScotsman]

I've seen that square indentation on several of my expansions, including Bridges, Castles, and Bazaars.  I believe it to just be an artefact of the manufacturing process for the tiles, perhaps having to do with the die cutter used to cut the tiles.

[Decar]

If you look at Willem's tile you can see a 'square' in the centre of his time.
It's an 'imperfection' from printing, the die-cutter must be pressing the centre of the tile leaving an indent, like NorseScotsman described.  The Rio-Grande BCB tiles have this issue too.  Is the cardboard of the same density, this may also be the cause?

[NorseScotsman]

The density seems fine.  Probably just an issue with the setting on the die-cutter press.  The square imprint isn't really that noticeable unless you are looking for it.