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Thread: Got any Dice Questions?
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2016-11-02, 08:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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October 2016 Highlights
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2016-12-03, 03:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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November 2016 Highlights
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2016-12-07, 01:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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?
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2016-12-07, 02:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-12-08, 01:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-12-08, 02:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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
EtcLast edited by Kevin_Cook; 2016-12-08 at 02:45 PM.
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2016-12-08, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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
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2016-12-08, 02:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-12-08, 06:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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.).
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2016-12-09, 01:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-12-11, 07:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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2017-01-06, 10:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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December 2016 Highlights
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Last edited by Kevin_Cook; 2017-01-06 at 10:14 AM.
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2017-02-01, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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January 2017 Highlights
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2017-03-02, 11:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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February 2017 Highlights
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2017-03-02, 12:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-03-02, 06:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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?
but ... we are seeing some of the worst dice also being produced
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2017-03-02, 09:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-03-03, 10:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-03-07, 01:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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.
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2017-03-09, 08:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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?
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2017-03-09, 09:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
How durable are glass dice? I'm kind of tempted by a goldstone or opalite set...
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2017-03-12, 01:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
Yes ... Yes ... so do I
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?
3) Do you have any competition for your record of largest dice collection? How close is your next closest competitor?
Not very durable unless they are rolled on soft surfaces
Also ... glass dice have been traditionally irregular ... so they likely would not roll well
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2017-03-12, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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.
Spoiler: Picture of dual octahedron and cube
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2017-03-12, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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.
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!
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2017-03-12, 06:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-03-15, 06:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-04-03, 09:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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March 2017 hightlights
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Click on the photo of the 3 pound 12 ounce Zucati ... d20 above
Last edited by Kevin_Cook; 2017-04-03 at 09:02 AM.
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2017-04-03, 07:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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
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2017-04-06, 09:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Got any Dice Questions?
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