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Stargazer's World » Blog Archive » GameScience Dice Review — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:02:06 +0000

[...] March I wrote a post titled The Importance of Dice where I talked about how important dice are to both players and game masters alike. It seems like [...]

By: Canageek

Canageek — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:37:29 +0000

I have a complete set of the original expert box sets dice. I don't use them, but still.

I like sharp edged dice because they stop rolling faster.

Use metal dice on my oak table and I will beat you to death with them.

I have two sets of Gamescience dice but I have yet to use them in a game. I would say the main problem I have with them is the bits you have to sand off: I think that having to sand off that is going to cause more randomness problems then the side length.
.-= Canageek´s last blog ..A History of Below =-.

By: RTM

RTM — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:34:09 +0000

Good Old Lou Zocchi! I've actually spoken to Lou on numerous occasions over the phone, and he really does beleive in his product. And the science backs him up on this, there is indeed a good reason not to polish your dice.

By: Youseph

Youseph — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:49 +0000

@Alex, Great link. Thanks for sharing. Also, like I tried to state in the post, it's the socializing that keeps me coming back to D&D. Not how anal I can be about the rules or the dice. Good times with good friends. .-= Youseph´s last blog ..Writing For Stargazer’s World =-.

By: Alex Schroeder

Alex Schroeder — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:55:53 +0000

I don't need truly random dice. It's good enough if we think they're random. Also, there are ways to test wether your dice are random or not! http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2009/02/testing-bal... .-= Alex Schroeder´s last blog ..Spielertyp =-.

By: Moriarty

Moriarty — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:06:05 +0000

Well, science or no science, sharp-edged dice are definitely attractive, so there's always that advantage at least.

By: Youseph

Youseph — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:57:23 +0000

@Zachary, I hope I enjoy my Gamescience dice as much as you enjoy yours. Just waiting for them to show up in the mail. @DNAphil, Glad to hear it. I feel that as a Dungeon Master I should be doing all I can myself to keep the game random. .-= Youseph´s last blog ..Writing For Stargazer’s World =-.

By: DNAphil

DNAphil — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:30 +0000

I also got GameScience dice at this past GenCon. I love them. They roll great, and while they are not as pretty as my vast Chessex collection, I do feel that they are rolling a lot more random then some of my past dice.

By: Writing For Stargazer’s World @ Youseph Tanha Dot Com

Writing For Stargazer’s World @ Youseph Tanha Dot Com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:41 +0000

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By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:27 +0000

And don't forget Abraham's unusual dice! I can't wait to use the three gears' dice he gave to me!

By: Siskoid

Siskoid — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:39:03 +0000

Hahaha, that's brilliant Rob! Intimidate the bastards. I use a black die that keeps being referred to as the death die. Not quite as kickass, but has the desired effect. .-= Siskoid´s last blog ..Previews for RPGs (No, Not the Catalog) =-.

By: Lugh

Lugh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:04:41 +0000

I use this one:

http://crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=02018&Category_Code=DM

Well, until the other players asked me to stop, because it would shake the table when I rolled it…
.-= Lugh´s last blog ..How fragile we are =-.

By: Rob Lang

Rob Lang — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:32 +0000

I use a metal set of silver dice. Nothing says "UP YOURS" like the clunk of metal dice. .-= Rob Lang´s last blog ..My die is bigger than your die in Adventure Squad by Andrew Domino =-.

By: Zachary Houghton

Zachary Houghton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:08:06 +0000

Man, I love Gamescience dice. Picking out some at their booth at Gen Con and getting to talk to Lou Zocchi is worth the price of admission. Q-Workshop dice are beautiful, but sometimes I have trouble reading the numbers on some of their more ornate sets. .-= Zachary Houghton´s last blog ..Enter Traveller =-.

By: Lugh

Lugh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:40:22 +0000

I drank the Gamescience kool-aid after listening to him talk at Gen Con one year. I bought two d20s, and used them religiously. For about three months. I don't know why, but I found them much less satisfying. It's like the clinical precision killed all the spirit in the dice. Also, they were kinda hard to read. My favorite company is Crystal Caste. They have a lot of nifty dice. .-= Lugh´s last blog ..How fragile we are =-.

By: Siskoid

Siskoid — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:43 +0000

Yes, dice are important to gamers, for sentimental reasons as much as anything. But they're also necessary! There is a psychological effect that dice have that... wait, I know I've said something about this somewhere... Hold on a sec... Ok, yes, here's my take on it. The Crash of the Dice Sorry to cross-polinate like that, but it was either that or cut and paste into your comments. .-= Siskoid´s last blog ..Previews for RPGs (No, Not the Catalog) =-.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:07:29 +0000

While I can understand why some players prefer the GameScience dice, I am a great fan of Q-Workshop dice. They may not produce 100% random results, but they are so pretty! My favorite dice are currently the green glow-in-the dark Cthulhu dice.