Got any Dice Questions?

[Kevin_Cook]

A few of the numbers are in the wrong places. It seem that rather than following the rule of the number and its opposite being 1+the vale of the die, they tried to make it add up to the value alone, and as a result some of them add up to too much or too little.

I noticed it at first only because on both dice the 1's were not placed opposite the highest value, as they should be.

That is very odd ... it sounds like you dont have Gamescience dice ... as Lou Zocchi (the founder) was the one who first pressed that idea of fair number distribution

Well it shouldn't matter on a fair die anyway. The only advantage to that system of numbering is to average out not-quite regular dice (e.g. a die that rolls a lot of 20's will also roll a lot of 1's).

Correct .. number distribution should not effect randomness ... unless the roller is trying and succeeding in rolling the die with 'English' (ie cheating)

[Paragon468]

That is very odd ... it sounds like you dont have Gamescience dice ... as Lou Zocchi (the founder) was the one who first pressed that idea of fair number distribution

No, I'm positive they're Gamescience... Eh, it doesn't matter much. They're awesome dice altogether, and the nice random outcome makes gameplay really interesting.

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Taiwanese copy of the MTG Beatdown Spindown dice above for highlights of dice added in January 2013

[Kevin_Cook]

I just had to do an interim update to show these dice



At first I thought they were just some cheap polys that someone marked with sharpie and put into an old dice box ... Turns out ... they are cheap polys (Hong Kong) but are much older than I thought ... 1963

These may be the oldest polyhedral game dice set ... we have seen d4's ... d6's ... d12's ... and even d20's from ancient times ... but never as a set

[rakkoon]

Ahh, the joy of a rare find. Even better than actually having them. To be relived every time you see them

I had that feeling with a spinning top that is used as a die.

Enjoy the feeling!

[Kevin_Cook]

Ahh, the joy of a rare find. Even better than actually having them. To be relived every time you see them

I had that feeling with a spinning top that is used as a die.

Enjoy the feeling!

LOL .. I look at it as preserving history ... in photographic form :)

[rakkoon]

Now you're getting into Zen territory.
If the die itself is destroyed but the photo exists...is it really dead?

think about it...hmm

[Kevin_Cook]

Now you're getting into Zen territory.
If the die itself is destroyed but the photo exists...is it really dead?

think about it...hmm

LOL ... that is pretty deep

If I die rolls in the forest ... and no one is watching ...

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Zazz Polyspheres above for highlights of dice added in February 2013

[Jay R]

That is very odd ... it sounds like you dont have Gamescience dice ... as Lou Zocchi (the founder) was the one who first pressed that idea of fair number distribution

They might be early Gamescience dice.

Lou Zocchi's dice were not made with opposite sides adding up to n+1 until the mid-80s. His 6-siders had 1 opposing 4, 2 opposing 5, and 3 opposing 6. His original 20-siders, like everybody else's, were marked 0-9 twice, and each number was opposite itself.

I'm pretty sure of the timing. In 1985 or so, at Texcon, he sponsored a "polyhedrathon", with various prizes. I noticed then that his dice did not add up to n+1. But pretty soon after that they did.

(I won the prize for most unusual dice, with homemade d48, d60, and d120. The opposite sides added up to 49, 61, and 121, respectively.)

[Jasonm2674]

I'm an "old" gamer and I've been attempting to find out who the dice manufacturer was for Waldenbooks in the early 90's. Specifically there was a dice tube which contained multiple colored sharp edge translucent gem dice.

Is there ANYONE who can possibly remember who it was that made the set ?

I know there are dice everywhere and they are easy to find in individual color sets and I have many of them. It's been killing me I can't remember who it was that made the originals.

There was a blue, clear, green, pink, red, light blue and something else in the set.

Thanks to anyone who might be old enough to remember

I want to say that on the D10 there was a + sign next to the number instead of the 0

[magwaaf]

we are convinced our friend sold his soul for d6 powers. everytime he rolls d6's he wins. his character stats are never lower than a 16. we watch him do this and it's sick.


not too mention how much he owns at shadowrun

[Jay R]

I'm an "old" gamer and I've been attempting to find out who the dice manufacturer was for Waldenbooks in the early 90's. Specifically there was a dice tube which contained multiple colored sharp edge translucent gem dice.

Is there ANYONE who can possibly remember who it was that made the set ?

I know there are dice everywhere and they are easy to find in individual color sets and I have many of them. It's been killing me I can't remember who it was that made the originals.

There was a blue, clear, green, pink, red, light blue and something else in the set.

Thanks to anyone who might be old enough to remember

I want to say that on the D10 there was a + sign next to the number instead of the 0

Sharp-edged polyhedral dice are almost automatically Gamescience.

[Jasonm2674]

I would most likely agree but I cannot find out what set this was, or where to begin looking for another.

It would have been immediately after they started selling the precision dice. Now, you can't find 4 sided die that aren't "clipped" and I have not gotten a reply from gamescience in the few emails I've sent.

[Kevin_Cook]

RE: Waldenbooks dice ... I have actually experienced that bookstores have a lot of leeway on such purchases ... in the early 90's ... there were several companies who had dice in tubes ...

The Armory ... was the foremost ..

GameScience had theirs in blister packs ... and were the only one to use + signs on their dice (that I know of) but they were on their d20's rather than d10's

Diamond Dice also had dice at that time ... but I am not sure how they packaged

Heritage ... like GameScience also used Blister Packs

Windmill ... also used Blister Packs

It is too bad that you no longer have them as I could help identify them

[Totally Guy]

With websites like Kickstarter and Shapeways seemingly exploding the creativity and new materials that go into dice, how are you keeping up? I've seen those kickstarters, especially the exotic wood one, and it'd be expensive!

[Kevin_Cook]

With websites like Kickstarter and Shapeways seemingly exploding the creativity and new materials that go into dice, how are you keeping up? I've seen those kickstarters, especially the exotic wood one, and it'd be expensive!

Thats the problem ... I cant keep up ... so I have to pick and choose ... at present ... I am focusing on Kickstarter ... as the materials (so far) are more durable

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the FroggyCreations D20' above for highlights of dice added in March 2013

[Jasonm2674]

Thank you for the info Kevin.

I know FOR CERTAIN that the 20 sided did have a + sign on it. I was unsure as to the others. Are there any manufacturers that are doing that to your knowledge ?

It was a multicolor pack as well.

[Kevin_Cook]

Thank you for the info Kevin.

I know FOR CERTAIN that the 20 sided did have a + sign on it. I was unsure as to the others. Are there any manufacturers that are doing that to your knowledge ?

It was a multicolor pack as well.

Armory had d30's that used + and - ... and were numbered 0-9 3 times ... one set with - ... one set with + ... and one set with neither

There were a couple of companies who directly copied Gamescience's dice ... so they are virtually indistinguishable ... other than quality of plastic ... but I dont think any of them copied the + d20's

[Kevin_Cook]

If you are looking for some really cool dice I recommend this kickstarter ... it has about 28 hours left ... and is already funded 10 times over

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...rd/rocket-dice

[rakkoon]

Advertising works , I love crowdfunding and receiving (fairly) unique stuff.

[Kevin_Cook]

Advertising works , I love crowdfunding and receiving (fairly) unique stuff.

I normally dont advertise on my threads .. as it is bad form ...

But in this case I am not involved in this Kickstarter other than I want some of those dice

If I had been one of the managers ... I would never have posted

[rakkoon]

Funny that you mention RPG4live on your site, I bought dice from him a couple of times. Just how big is the dice collecting world exactly?

[Kevin_Cook]

Just how big is the dice collecting world exactly?

Well .. it depends on how you classify collecting

There are currently 48 members of the Facebook ... Collecting Dice group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/205800032794188/

I know that there are several members of the Dice Maniacs' Club ... who are not members of this group

Also ... there are factions of collectors .. some that only collect Casino dice ... some that only collect d20's ... some that only collect blue dice

Overall ... I would say that avid ... regular (people who add to their collections at least once a month) ... there are about 50 world wide

And several of us meet regularly at Gen Con



Only 9 hrs left - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...rd/rocket-dice

[Ksheep]

Only 9 hrs left - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...rd/rocket-dice

If I had some extra spending money, I'd probably fund it. However, as it stands, my fiancé would probably skin me alive if I spent more money on dice. I'm also rather tempted by the latest Artisan Dice Kickstarter. I really think a set of Mesquite dice would be neat, but I also really like how the flame-polished titanium looks…

Heck, most of the woods look neat, especially the various red and black varieties, and the purple-heart just looks gorgeous.

[sambouchah]

I don't have any questions or anything, just wanted to say how jealous I am of your collection! I thought I had a lot... I was oh so wrong haha

[rakkoon]

Hmm, who buy dice at least once a month.
I never buy them.
I pay for them first and then sell it to my family.
Then they give it to me for my birthday, father's day, sunday

But I like to watch the avid collectors

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Impact Miniatures D22 above for highlights of dice added in April 2013

[killem2]

Do they make dice out of precious metals?

How about Carbon Fiber dice?

Lead?