Got any Dice Questions?

[Kevin_Cook]

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[Kevin_Cook]

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[Komatik]

I remember reading some old test where Games Workshop d6's were thrown a pretty high number of times. The results were that they land on 1 a third of the time or so and are more likely than normal to score 6 as well. Do you know of any recent studies about the fairness of dice manufactured nowadays?

[Flickerdart]

How heavy is your heaviest die, and how light is the lightest?

[rakkoon]

What's the salt water test for dice?

[Kevin_Cook]

I remember reading some old test where Games Workshop d6's were thrown a pretty high number of times. The results were that they land on 1 a third of the time or so and are more likely than normal to score 6 as well. Do you know of any recent studies about the fairness of dice manufactured nowadays?

Nothing specific ... I know a lot of people have done studies ... the problems are

1) They did not roll them a statistically significant number of times

2) They did not roll them under varying conditions

For example

On Wood
On Glass
On Stone

Using a dice cup
Using a dice tower

Etc

[Kevin_Cook]

How heavy is your heaviest die, and how light is the lightest?

No clue as I do not weigh them ... likely the heaviest and lightest will be on the Smallest and Largest webpage

http://www.dicecollector.com/THE_DIC...D_LARGEST.html

And lightest will likely be paper ... and heaviest either Brass or Steel

[Kevin_Cook]

What's the salt water test for dice?

It measures to see if the center of gravity of a die that can float in salt water is at the center of the die

If it always comes up on one side or partial side ... then it means that the center of gravity is not close enough to the center of the die

[Stormwalker]

That's an amazing collection you have. Very cool.

Do you have any standard nicknames for a type of dice? For example, my gaming group uses "caltrop" for d4's... as in "Roll 5 caltrops + 5 for damage" (We used this term early on, but it became ubiquitous after I lost one and then found it the next day by stepping on it barefoot. As you might imagine, many profanities were uttered that day.).

[rakkoon]

It measures to see if the center of gravity of a die that can float in salt water is at the center of the die

If it always comes up on one side or partial side ... then it means that the center of gravity is not close enough to the center of the die

Ooh, I know a new game with my dice :)

[Kevin_Cook]

That's an amazing collection you have. Very cool.

Do you have any standard nicknames for a type of dice? For example, my gaming group uses "caltrop" for d4's... as in "Roll 5 caltrops + 5 for damage" (We used this term early on, but it became ubiquitous after I lost one and then found it the next day by stepping on it barefoot. As you might imagine, many profanities were uttered that day.).

Not really ... I try to leave the naming up to the dice designers :)

[Kevin_Cook]

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[Kevin_Cook]

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[Kevin_Cook]

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[Flickerdart]

Out of curiosity:

Do you have a favourite die, or set of dice?
Do you think that, over time, the quality of dice has improved or declined?

[Kevin_Cook]

Out of curiosity:

Do you have a favourite die, or set of dice?

Not really ... with almost 40 years of collecting ... and almost 70000 dice ... it changes regularly

Do you think that, over time, the quality of dice has improved or declined?

Both really ... mass produced dice are getting better every day ... some of the best dice made ... are now mass produced (see Mythical above)

but ... we are seeing some of the worst dice also being produced

[Flickerdart]

but ... we are seeing some of the worst dice also being produced

Any one in particular that stands out as the worst?

[Kevin_Cook]

Any one in particular that stands out as the worst?

Cheap Poly sets from Aliexpress / Alibaba

[LVOD]

This probably isn't something you ever worry about, but do you ever customize your dice? Does that even count towards your record?

I personally love changing the colors of pips, numbers, and even the die themselves.

[Velaryon]

Apologies if I ask a question that's been asked before - this thread is huge and an awful lot to wade through.

1) I found a d6 at a Five Below store once that has 6 different breeds of dog on its various faces. Is there a game that uses this die?

2) I inherited a pair of spherical d6's (there's some kind of weight inside that makes them stop on a number, I don't know quite how it works). Do other standard gaming dice such as d20, d10, etc. come in this style?

3) Do you have any competition for your record of largest dice collection? How close is your next closest competitor?

[The Vanishing Hitchhiker]

How durable are glass dice? I'm kind of tempted by a goldstone or opalite set...

[Kevin_Cook]

This probably isn't something you ever worry about, but do you ever customize your dice? Does that even count towards your record?

I personally love changing the colors of pips, numbers, and even the die themselves.

Yes ... Yes ... so do I

Apologies if I ask a question that's been asked before - this thread is huge and an awful lot to wade through.

1) I found a d6 at a Five Below store once that has 6 different breeds of dog on its various faces. Is there a game that uses this die?

Not that I can recall ... post a photo and I may be able to tell you more

2) I inherited a pair of spherical d6's (there's some kind of weight inside that makes them stop on a number, I don't know quite how it works). Do other standard gaming dice such as d20, d10, etc. come in this style?

Not yet :)

3) Do you have any competition for your record of largest dice collection? How close is your next closest competitor?

If I do ... I dont think they are close .. I am in my 40th year of collecting ... so it would have to be someone with a great deal of time and money

How durable are glass dice? I'm kind of tempted by a goldstone or opalite set...

Not very durable unless they are rolled on soft surfaces

Also ... glass dice have been traditionally irregular ... so they likely would not roll well

[Jay R]

2) I inherited a pair of spherical d6's (there's some kind of weight inside that makes them stop on a number, I don't know quite how it works).

The cube and the octahedron are dual solids - the vertices on one correspond to the faces on the other. So the interior hole is in the shape of an octahedron. The weight winds up in one of the points, so that point is down, and the corresponding face of the implied cube is down. So the opposite face is up.

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[Velaryon]

Not that I can recall ... post a photo and I may be able to tell you more

Okay. I'm away from home but will try to post pictures of this one and a few other odd ones I found when I can.

The cube and the octahedron are dual solids - the vertices on one correspond to the faces on the other. So the interior hole is in the shape of an octahedron. The weight winds up in one of the points, so that point is down, and the corresponding face of the implied cube is down. So the opposite face is up.

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Ah, so in this case basically it's spherical on the outside, with a hollow 6-sided cube on the inside on which the interior polyhedron lands. I figured it was something vaguely like that, but the specifics of it I hadn't worked out. Thanks!

[Jay R]

Ah, so in this case basically it's spherical on the outside, with a hollow 6-sided cube on the inside on which the interior polyhedron lands. I figured it was something vaguely like that, but the specifics of it I hadn't worked out. Thanks!

It's a hollow six-pointed octahedron on the inside, whose 6 points are lined up with where the implied cube's 6 faces would be. The weight rests in the points, because that will be the lowest gravity can get it.

[Velaryon]

Not that I can recall ... post a photo and I may be able to tell you more

Okay, I took a photo of the die in question, along with a few other random ones I picked up at the same time. If you know what any of these dice can be used for, I'd be interested to know.

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[Kevin_Cook]

Okay, I took a photo of the die in question, along with a few other random ones I picked up at the same time. If you know what any of these dice can be used for, I'd be interested to know.

Most of those are Koplow Games dice ... mostly for education ... the upper left die is one of the spelling games ... Scribbage etc ... hope this helps

[Kevin_Cook]

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[BeefGood]

My websearch skills not so good....
Where can one purchase d12 dice with three sets of 1-2-3-4? (Because d4 not fun to roll IMO)
Related question--on one or more of the dice sites I saw "crystal" shaped dice. Instead of tetrahedron the d4 was more or less a rectangular box. I'd like to know if these roll well.
Thanks

[Kevin_Cook]

My websearch skills not so good....Where can one purchase d12 dice with three sets of 1-2-3-4? (Because d4 not fun to roll IMO)

You will need to find a dealer of KOPLOW GAMES dice ... they do not seel to the public unfortunately

Try Amazon

Related question--on one or more of the dice sites I saw "crystal" shaped dice. Instead of tetrahedron the d4 was more or less a rectangular box. I'd like to know if these roll well.
Thanks

As I have not used the CRYSTAL CASTE ... crystal dice ... in game ... I cannot say for certain ... can anybody assist with this question?