Got any Dice Questions?

[Ksheep]

Do they make dice out of precious metals?

How about Carbon Fiber dice?

Lead?

I doubt you could make a reliable die out of Carbon Fiber, and you'd have a lot of issues with lead. Precious metals would be fairly easy to make (albeit expensive), although someone could easily make, say, a gold-plated die. In fact, the company Artisan Dice recently had a Kickstarter where one of the stretch goals unlocked gold, silver, and platinum-plated aluminum dice. They also had Tungsten, Damascus steel, and Graphite (among many other materials).

[killem2]

My friend has a particularly ridged set of dice, well set is a poor word, a pair is a better word.

If I uploaded the picture tonight when I get home, what are the chances you can identify the manufacturer and where I could find it?

[Kevin_Cook]

Do they make dice out of precious metals?

Yes ... Check out THIS LINK both silver and gold (plated and solid)

How about Carbon Fiber dice?

I agree with the previous poster ... unless they are constructed very carefully .. I suspect CF dice would fall apart as it is much like layered fiberglass

Lead?

Yes .. see the link above ..under LEAD

My friend has a particularly ridged set of dice, well set is a poor word, a pair is a better word.

If I uploaded the picture tonight when I get home, what are the chances you can identify the manufacturer and where I could find it?

I certainly will try ... and many others here could also possibly help :)

[killem2]

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

now that I think of it, that d8 in this picture looks a lot like it, except the Numbers are more clear. anyway i'll get it tonight

[killem2]

here it is, I guess this is the only dice that he has like this.

I dunno what i like about it, I guess it seems older, its very straight edges rather than the usual rounded ones.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/927/img8282.JPG

[Kevin_Cook]

here it is, I guess this is the only dice that he has like this.

I dunno what i like about it, I guess it seems older, its very straight edges rather than the usual rounded ones.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/927/img8282.JPG

WOW .. at first I believed that that die is an Orange GameScience D8

Then I checked my own "HOW DO YOU TELL WHO MADE A DIE" page and it turns out that seems to be a Jerry Alexander d8

[killem2]

WOW .. at first I believed that that die is an Orange GameScience D8

Then I checked my own "HOW DO YOU TELL WHO MADE A DIE" page and it turns out that seems to be a Jerry Alexander d8

Awesome, are those still around for sale you think?

[Kevin_Cook]

Awesome, are those still around for sale you think?

Jerry Alexander have been gone for about 25 years ... Gamescience is still going strong ... the problem I had with Jerry Alexander was opposing sides of their dice did not add to n+1 where n is the number of sides on the die

[Preaplanes]

Are there any trick polyhedral die (the typical 7-set) that you can buy pre-made that always roll minimum (or maximum) values?

Would that even be reliable on higher-faced polygons, such as a d20 that always rolls 20s or 1s (mutually exclusively of course)?

[Deaxsa]

why do the D3's have letters on them? what do they signify?

what would be good ways to ink a die with no ink? (reading dice without ink sucks imho)

edit: know of any place where i can get a (matching) set of dice that include a d3?

[Jay R]

why do the D3's have letters on them? what do they signify?

The letters on my d3 are R, P, and S, for Rock, Paper Scissors.

what would be good ways to ink a die with no ink? (reading dice without ink sucks imho)

A Sharpie works well.

Or paint. You can just paint the dice and then rub it off lightly, and the number stays painted.

edit: know of any place where i can get a (matching) set of dice that include a d3?

Googling "d3 dice set" gets many hits.

[Kevin_Cook]

Are there any trick polyhedral die (the typical 7-set) that you can buy pre-made that always roll minimum (or maximum) values?

Would that even be reliable on higher-faced polygons, such as a d20 that always rolls 20s or 1s (mutually exclusively of course)?

I know of none that are reliable

Chessex used to make sets of dice that had 2 of the highest face ... ie on a d20 ... 2 20's and no 1

I have one weighted d20 ... and LOTS of weighted d6's ... but none are 100% reliable

why do the D3's have letters on them? what do they signify?

Jay R answered this ... thanks much

what would be good ways to ink a die with no ink? (reading dice without ink sucks imho)

Only one thing to add .. Sharpie oil based paint pens

edit: know of any place where i can get a (matching) set of dice that include a d3?

GameScience / GameStation sells a large 14 die? set that includes a d3

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the IRONDIE CARV D20 above for highlights of dice added in May 2013

[Kevin_Cook]

Is there anyone willing to be my Secret Shopper for Origins?

I very much would like it if someone could shop the Q-Workshop booth for me and I can compensate via Paypal

Please contact me via email (via the website ... if you can help)

EDIT: I found someone who can help ... a fellow Dice Maniac :)

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Fusion Dice Fudge die above for highlights of dice added in June 2013

[Totally Guy]

Is there anyone willing to be my Secret Shopper for Origins?

Do they see you coming and put up their prices?

I think most of what I say in this thread is about money... must be that my priorities are coming through. I guess that's why I'm not the one with the dice collection.

[Kevin_Cook]

Do they see you coming and put up their prices?

I think most of what I say in this thread is about money... must be that my priorities are coming through. I guess that's why I'm not the one with the dice collection.

LOL ... no ... I just could not be there ... I did find a fellow collector who was able to make my purchases

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the PHILOLABS laser cut ... finger joint D4 above for highlights of dice added in July 2013

[Kevin_Cook]

Is anyone willing to help me by attending the D&D Next session at Gen Con Indy next week to acquire the set of promotional dice after I will purchase the dice from you?

For more info : http://d6mafia.com/index.php?option=...=69&Itemid=227

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Gamescience d20 above for highlights of dice added in August 2013

[leebenningfield]

I just came here from a google search (which also turned up dicecollector.com).

I've been searching high and low for sets of the Koplow pink opaque dice. I've found a number of the d4, d6, and d8, (6, 10, and 30, respectively - G2 Collectibles on eBay seems to have a bunch of d6 and d8) but no full sets or any d10, d12, or d20.

Or, if I can't find those, any pink or pinkish dice with black lettering. I know chessex has a few different pink ones, but they all seem to have white or gold lettering. I'm not a big fan of Q-Workshop's either, they're hard to read quickly when rolling a bunch at once, and they're rather expensive compared to the other common brands.

Any advice on where I might be able to find what I'm looking for? Thanks!

[Jay R]

I just came here from a google search (which also turned up dicecollector.com).

I've been searching high and low for sets of the Koplow pink opaque dice. I've found a number of the d4, d6, and d8, (6, 10, and 30, respectively - G2 Collectibles on eBay seems to have a bunch of d6 and d8) but no full sets or any d10, d12, or d20.

Or, if I can't find those, any pink or pinkish dice with black lettering. I know chessex has a few different pink ones, but they all seem to have white or gold lettering. I'm not a big fan of Q-Workshop's either, they're hard to read quickly when rolling a bunch at once, and they're rather expensive compared to the other common brands.

Any advice on where I might be able to find what I'm looking for? Thanks!

My advice is to buy pink dice and a fine-tip black-ink Sharpie.

[JusticeZero]

At one time, I had a die that I liked that i got from the game store as a single mixed in with everything else; it was a d4, opaque plastic, nothing special, but instead of the standard three sided pyramid, it was shaped like a somewhat long tetra pack. The ends were not pointed, but cut off flat, it had four equal sides, each an equilateral triangle, with no complex curves or central axis or whatnot like the "crystal dice" have. It rolled nicely, with that dice-like bounce instead of the typical d4 splat.
I have no idea where it came from or if they are still available, and someone lifted mine.

[Kevin_Cook]

My advice is to buy pink dice and a fine-tip black-ink Sharpie.

I agree except remove the existing paint first .. then use extra fine oil-based Sharpie paint pens

At one time, I had a die that I liked that i got from the game store as a single mixed in with everything else; it was a d4, opaque plastic, nothing special, but instead of the standard three sided pyramid, it was shaped like a somewhat long tetra pack. The ends were not pointed, but cut off flat, it had four equal sides, each an equilateral triangle, with no complex curves or central axis or whatnot like the "crystal dice" have. It rolled nicely, with that dice-like bounce instead of the typical d4 splat.
I have no idea where it came from or if they are still available, and someone lifted mine.

Do you mean something like this?



Either an ISOSCELES TETRAHEDRON or SCALENE TETRAHEDRON

If this is what you are referring to .. this was patented and it seems Dragon Dice .. infringed the patent ... and as such .. noone has produced this shape in year

[JusticeZero]

Yes, that's the one. Bah, it's a much better shape than the "crystal" columns. :(

[Knaight]

Regarding d4 chirality? Do they generally come in two forms?

Specifically, in regards to d4s numbered on points, I've only ever seen them oriented such that when the 4 is placed in the back so you can't see it, the other 3 go from 1-3 clockwise (R-Chiral, for those that know the term). Are counterclockwise 1-3 d4s made?

[Kevin_Cook]

Ya know .. I never noticed ... but I can say that in my photos .. you for the most part be able to see all 4 values (not sides) of a tetrahedral d4

http://www.dicecollector.com/D4.HTM

Regarding d4 chirality? Do they generally come in two forms?

Specifically, in regards to d4s numbered on points, I've only ever seen them oriented such that when the 4 is placed in the back so you can't see it, the other 3 go from 1-3 clockwise (R-Chiral, for those that know the term). Are counterclockwise 1-3 d4s made?

[Knaight]

Every single one that fits the point labeling description is R-Chiral. Interesting.

[Kevin_Cook]

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Click on the Gryphon Design Studios Spalted Tamarind D6 above for highlights of dice added in September 2013

[Ksheep]

How well does that D1 roll?