Got any Dice Questions?

[Kevin_Cook]

I misspoke. I'm asking about the steel Dwarven Dice not the stone ones.

Best,
L

Ah .. then Dwarven Metal ... those are cast metal and then plated ... so they would be acceptable for gaming .. in my opinion :)

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Buckaroo Banzai (one of my favorite movies BTW) die above for highlights of dice added in December 2011

[Kevin_Cook]

[Yora]

Sharpened sharpie? Crazy.

Why do casino dice not have rounded edges, but almost all other do?

[Kevin_Cook]

Why do casino dice not have rounded edges, but almost all other do?

Casino dice have sharp edges because there are state / federal regulations as to the tolerances that the dice must adhere to (usually 1/5000th of an inch in all dimensions)

If the dice had rounded corners .. they would not be able to maintain these standards

Another reason is ... a random sampling of dice are put into a dice balance caliper to make sure that the dice is truly balanced ... it is placed into the device at opposing corners ... and examined for balance ... this is done in all 3 dimensions ... rounded corners would not allow this to be done

[Kevin_Cook]

For those who care to look ... I have posted rewards for dice that I need for the collection

http://rewarder.com/users/19594/view

[rakkoon]

Hmm, can't see them since I cannot log in
"Rewarder is currently available by invitation only."

[Kevin_Cook]

Hmm, can't see them since I cannot log in
"Rewarder is currently available by invitation only."

Oh Crud ... that is what I am hearing from others as well .. AND .. I have no way to invite people .. at present

[Cicciograna]

Oh Crud ... that is what I am hearing from others as well .. AND .. I have no way to invite people .. at present

Just a quick feedback: yesterday I was able to see the reward page, shortly after you published your last post. Now I can't.

[Ksheep]

Just a quick feedback: yesterday I was able to see the reward page, shortly after you published your last post. Now I can't.

Same here. Looks like some setting on the page changed shortly after you posted it.

[Kevin_Cook]

I am told that the Rewarder page is now working again (albeit it sometimes times out)

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Shapeways Artist McTriva's Stargate die above for highlights of dice added in January 2012

[PetterTomBos]

I have recently seen pictures of knucklebones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones.

Do you consider them dice? Can you shed some light on the probabilities on the different outcomes? :)

[Kevin_Cook]

I have recently seen pictures of knucklebones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones.

Do you consider them dice? Can you shed some light on the probabilities on the different outcomes? :)

Although they served a similar purpose ... I dont make a point of collecting knucklebones as there are no clearly delineated indicia

You are also correct to question the randomness of such shapes

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Shapeways Artist Aegidian's Monster Figurene die above for highlights of dice added in February 2012

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Stork Club NYC (finally) above for highlights of dice added in March 2012

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the unknown logo poker dice above for highlights of dice added in April 2012

*** BONUS *** I am offering a reward to the first person who can definitively identify this logo ... as I have 2 sets (different style) of these poker dice

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Latvian poker dice above for highlights of dice added in May 2012

[Totally Guy]

Did you see they were selling Mouse Guard dice over at Archaia? They are a book publisher so it might have gone under your radar.

http://store.archaia.com/products/Mo...-Dice-Set.html

[Kevin_Cook]

Did you see they were selling Mouse Guard dice over at Archaia? They are a book publisher so it might have gone under your radar.

http://store.archaia.com/products/Mo...-Dice-Set.html

Thanks .. I just placed an order ... problem is .. it never emailed me nor did anything other than give me an order number :(

[Ksheep]

Speaking of dice, did you see the new handmade Artisan Dice? They just started up via Kickstarter, making d6 and Fudge dice out of various hardwoods. I believe they have finished shipping out the Kickstarter rewards and are taking orders now, although I may be mistaken.
http://artisandice.com/

[Kevin_Cook]

Speaking of dice, did you see the new handmade Artisan Dice? They just started up via Kickstarter, making d6 and Fudge dice out of various hardwoods. I believe they have finished shipping out the Kickstarter rewards and are taking orders now, although I may be mistaken.
http://artisandice.com/

No .. thanks much .. I had not seen them ... I am invested in several other Kickstarter dice projects ... including Dice Age

[Totally Guy]

A good day it would seem.

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Dragonbone above (please email me if you have another one of these) for highlights of dice added in June 2012

[Darrin]

Kevin, is the "Wedge d4" patent still active, or did that expire? Any chance we could get Gamescience or Crystal Caste to produce new ones?

[Kevin_Cook]

Kevin, is the "Wedge d4" patent still active, or did that expire? Any chance we could get Gamescience or Crystal Caste to produce new ones?

Oh jeepers .. sorry I missed this Darrin ... I know I have looked here since the 24th .. wonder what happened

As to the patent

It was filed in 1980 ... and my understanding is that patents generally are 15 year patents .. so it sounds like this one

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...y=PN/4,346,900

Has expired ... the problem is .. my list ... (http://www.dicecollector.com/DICEINFO_PATENTS.html) is not up to date ... so there may be a newer patent now

[Lemmy]

What is a good way to clean dice without damaging them? Plastic ones and metallic ones, specifically. And how often should that be done?

[BobVosh]

Casino dice have sharp edges because there are state / federal regulations as to the tolerances that the dice must adhere to (usually 1/5000th of an inch in all dimensions)

If the dice had rounded corners .. they would not be able to maintain these standards

Another reason is ... a random sampling of dice are put into a dice balance caliper to make sure that the dice is truly balanced ... it is placed into the device at opposing corners ... and examined for balance ... this is done in all 3 dimensions ... rounded corners would not allow this to be done

Then why do others have rounded corners? Easier to polish, cheaper, less gamer cursing for stepping on them, or etc?

[Knaight]

Then why do others have rounded corners? Easier to polish, cheaper, less gamer cursing for stepping on them, or etc?

If you're running dice through a rock tumbler, you aren't getting sharp corners. This is necessary if they were cast in a mold, unless you like little lumps of plastic sticking out.

[MachineWraith]

Any idea on where I could find tungsten or tungsten carbide dice, or is that something I'd have to special order myself? If I did need to special order them, any idea where I could do that?

I just think tungsten is a pretty darn spiffy metal. I've got a tungsten ring, and it still pleasantly surprises me when I drop it on asphalt or some such and it comes up with nary a blemish. Plus, it's quite heavy, and I'd like to have some solid dice. I've seen hematite dice, and those are alright, but I can't seem to find anyone doing tungsten.