Got any Dice Questions?

[shadzar]

He got me with a double pun! I lose.

[Nai_Calus]

Merciful gods, it's like porn.

I like that inflatable d20, the tiny metal dice and the new chainmail dice the best, I think. More stuff to long for, gah.

Clearly I need to sell a kidney so I can go to GenCon next year, those booth pictures are absolutely indecent.

And pfft, you *are* the god of dice, just admit it. (I jokingly claim to be the Elven god of dice. )

[Kevin_Cook]

Merciful gods, it's like porn.

I like that inflatable d20, the tiny metal dice and the new chainmail dice the best, I think. More stuff to long for, gah.

Clearly I need to sell a kidney so I can go to GenCon next year, those booth pictures are absolutely indecent.

And pfft, you *are* the god of dice, just admit it. (I jokingly claim to be the Elven god of dice. )

LOL ...

Dice Porn?

[Nai_Calus]

Ahaahaha. Yes. XD

[miss_j_bean]

Hello Mr. Collector of All Dice,
I have a question regarding your Magic the Gathering 10-sided dice with mana symbols for 0s.
Do you have any extras/doubles? If so, is there anything I could do to trade you something for them? I've been trying unsuccessfully to get another set of these for ten LONG years (my original set disappeared over time) and as far as I can tell you are the only person on the whole internet who publicly admits to owning them. I've tried stalking ebay to no avail.
Perhaps I could make something? I could take blanks and modify them with the highest quality nail polish and sharpies (as I do for my own custom dice). Is there any you are looking for? Earlier in this thread you mentioned mtg spin down d20s, I could try to get set up to supply them regularly and save you some effort when new ones come out. (I'm trying really hard)

[Kevin_Cook]

Hello Mr. Collector of All Dice,
I have a question regarding your Magic the Gathering 10-sided dice with mana symbols for 0s.
Do you have any extras/doubles? If so, is there anything I could do to trade you something for them? I've been trying unsuccessfully to get another set of these for ten LONG years (my original set disappeared over time) and as far as I can tell you are the only person on the whole internet who publicly admits to owning them. I've tried stalking ebay to no avail.
Perhaps I could make something? I could take blanks and modify them with the highest quality nail polish and sharpies (as I do for my own custom dice). Is there any you are looking for? Earlier in this thread you mentioned mtg spin down d20s, I could try to get set up to supply them regularly and save you some effort when new ones come out. (I'm trying really hard)

I do have a couple of duplicates ... but as you know ... these are very rare

As far as Spindowns ... I have a regular supply of those ... I only needed the older ones ... and I recently completed the full collection

Rather than trying to make your own ... I suggest approaching Chessex about making some custom d10's for you ... but keep in mind ... you will need to change the design (I heard it must be 10% different) ... in order for it to not be a copywright infringmenet (please note ... I am not a lawyer :)

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the HUGE Krusen CNC Tech floating face D6 (die #28000 BTW) above for highlights of dice added in SEPTEMBER 2009

[Gralamin]

Thats awesome! Looks Steampunkish... Now I wonder if I could get a set of Steampunk Dice.

[Kevin_Cook]

... Now I wonder if I could get a set of Steampunk Dice.

Ask and ye shall recieve

[Nai_Calus]

The all-important question is, how much does that big floating-face die weigh?

I've reached 1,005 total dice and 519 unique dice now, w00t. Should throw together some lots of the duplicates and see if I can sell 'em on ebay to help fund the addition of more unique dice.

Mmm, those tiny metal Chessex ones from GenCon, do you know if they plan to make them a regular thing, or at least have them at GenCon next year, or if they were a one-time thing? I love tiny dice and I want some.

[Kevin_Cook]

The all-important question is, how much does that big floating-face die weigh?

You are the 3rd person to ask .. I can only guess ... but it seems to be between 5 and 10 pounds

I've reached 1,005 total dice and 519 unique dice now, w00t. Should throw together some lots of the duplicates and see if I can sell 'em on ebay to help fund the addition of more unique dice.

Congrats

Mmm, those tiny metal Chessex ones from GenCon, do you know if they plan to make them a regular thing, or at least have them at GenCon next year, or if they were a one-time thing? I love tiny dice and I want some.

Based on the fact that they printed special banners for them .... I would say that they are a regular item

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Jumbo Q-Workshop LIFE d20 above for highlights of dice added in OCTOBER 2009

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the 2009 NAF Bloodbowl die above for highlights of dice added in NOVEMBER 2009

[Nai_Calus]

Mmm, dice.

Which reminds me that as soon as I get my new computer set up and Open Office installed, I need to re-count all my dice. Stupid hard drive crash, lost my spreadsheet.

[Kevin_Cook]

I need to re-count all my dice. Stupid hard drive crash, lost my spreadsheet.

Take Backups :)

I am almost paranoid about them ...

I have only lost 1 HD ... since 1988 (my first computer with an HD)

Without my backup ... I would have lost everything

Which reminds me .. I need to take backups of a couple of boards today

- Kevin Cook

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[Random832]

What's the point of "floating face" dice? like http://www.dicecollector.com/MINT17_...ITE_PVC_01.jpg

[Nai_Calus]

Hah, this last computer that just went made me so bad about backups. No good way of getting stuff off.

I've lost... Three HDs at this point, since 1997. I've gotten to the point where I expect to lose all my personal data every few years, rofl. (The first two deaths were the same computer, the original one we first had. The hard drive failed twice. Twice! I have lousy luck with HDs)

And at least it's not that bad. It's only a bit over 1,000 dice to re-count, and I only keep track of how many I have of each size, and how many of those aren't duplicates.

I don't even want to think about what you'd have to go through to re-document your collection.

[Kevin_Cook]

What's the point of "floating face" dice? like http://www.dicecollector.com/MINT17_...ITE_PVC_01.jpg

I am not sure I understand the question ... it is just like any other die ... it is used to generate random numbers ... it is just another shape of d6

Hah, this last computer that just went made me so bad about backups. No good way of getting stuff off.

I use a program called GoodSync (goodsync.com) and backup to both a laptop and an internal drive ... it is quite easy to use ... and is really inexpensive ... I have 3 copies

I've lost... Three HDs at this point, since 1997. I've gotten to the point where I expect to lose all my personal data every few years, rofl. (The first two deaths were the same computer, the original one we first had. The hard drive failed twice. Twice! I have lousy luck with HDs)

OUCH

And at least it's not that bad. It's only a bit over 1,000 dice to re-count, and I only keep track of how many I have of each size, and how many of those aren't duplicates.

I don't even want to think about what you'd have to go through to re-document your collection.

Yea ... I dont either

[Random832]

I am not sure I understand the question ... it is just like any other die ... it is used to generate random numbers ... it is just another shape of d6

Is there any benefit?

For that matter, does it even work as well as an ordinary cube to begin with? (it seems like it could end up unbalanced)

In particular, there's a couple on the theme page that have the face showing up rotated at a 45 degree angle (so on the other faces you'd see an edge of the inner cube) - do these always land in a way that you can see the face that comes up?

[Kevin_Cook]

Is there any benefit?

Ah ... ok ... now I see ... there is no mechanical benefit ... it is just an attractive arrangment

For that matter, does it even work as well as an ordinary cube to begin with? (it seems like it could end up unbalanced)

Unbalanced ... how so? ... it would be like saying if you took a hollow cube ... and placed a cube inside it ... it would become imbalnaced ... Double Dice do this .. the dice are balanced for rolling ... but would be hard to roll with 'english' as they have a variable center of gravity

In particular, there's a couple on the theme page that have the face showing up rotated at a 45 degree angle (so on the other faces you'd see an edge of the inner cube) - do these always land in a way that you can see the face that comes up?

Yep .. but as you can see .. it still ends up with one of the indica faces point up ... so it still functions as a die :)

[Kallisti]

First off, wow. Your collection is made of pure awesome.

Moving on to the actual question, is there some way I could get a relatively-inexpensive replica of that roman gaming die from earlier? It looked very nice. I already checked the antique dice manufacturer you linked to earler, but they didn't seem to have any.

[Kevin_Cook]

First off, wow. Your collection is made of pure awesome.

Thanks ... glad you like it

Moving on to the actual question, is there some way I could get a relatively-inexpensive replica of that roman gaming die from earlier? It looked very nice. I already checked the antique dice manufacturer you linked to earler, but they didn't seem to have any.

I only know of roman replicas from the Louvre in Paris ... and unfortunately ... they dont includ the jade die discussed above

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Triskaideconal Prism die above (from Unconventional Dice) for highlights of dice added in December 2009

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Click on the Crystal Caste Colombian Emerald D20 (and 29000th die in the collection) above for highlights of dice added in January 2010

[Vulkarius]

Not terribly sure if this was asked before (you'll have to forgive me for not reading EVERY page I just joined a month ago) but what if...

You wake up to the smell of smoke and burning plastic. Quick! What die(dice) do you grab before the house burns down?

[randomhero00]

Sorry if this has already been asked, long thread...
How truly balanced can a die be? I get that there's a different quality in the materials which will provide slightly different roles and such but how big of a factor are we talking about? How close to the proper %s can a die get?

So, in other words, how close would one of the more accurate die in the world be to a true random number generator?

Further along that line, how far off is the average die?

I understand you might not know, but if anyone does...plus with casinos and all that money having to do with dice through them I figure there must have been a study at some point.

Thanks

[Kevin_Cook]

Not terribly sure if this was asked before (you'll have to forgive me for not reading EVERY page I just joined a month ago) but what if...

You wake up to the smell of smoke and burning plastic. Quick! What die(dice) do you grab before the house burns down?

No worries ... as answers can change over time ...

Truth ... I would rely on the fire suppression system ... otherwise I likely would grab MINT1

How truly balanced can a die be? I get that there's a different quality in the materials which will provide slightly different roles and such but how big of a factor are we talking about? How close to the proper %s can a die get?

So, in other words, how close would one of the more accurate die in the world be to a true random number generator?

Well ... it depends on a lot of factors ... if you are talking about the average mass produced Chinese six sided die ... I bet there would be a lot of variance from average for 1M rolls ... you would have much less variance with a precision casino die ... BUT ... such dice are watched carefully ... and 'burned' after a certain number of hours ... so that any imperfections in the die that may effect the 'close to average' rolls is eliminated

Further along that line, how far off is the average die?

Probably pretty far ... it would take a LOT of rolls ... on several different surfaces to determine how much ... but for gaming or board game purposes .. they are in my opinon ... random enough

There are of course exceptions ... I have found normal dice ... versus gaffed dice ... that do not roll random ... likely due to some manufacturing variance

I understand you might not know, but if anyone does...plus with casinos and all that money having to do with dice through them I figure there must have been a study at some point.

I feel certain that the various gaming commissions test dice regularly


Incidentally ... if you think that this dice thread is long and hard to search ... try this one ... 51 pages ... I sometimes have trouble searching it ... much less remembering my previous answers :)

[Kevin_Cook]

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[Kevin_Cook]

For those of you who are in Italy ... there are some amazing dice being sold in Milan ... IRONDIE

[dragoonsgone]

That's a pretty cool die you posted a pic of today.

What's a good way to get some nice d6s that look pretty good?