Author Topic: Dice Talk (Read 53923 times)

Kevin Cook · « **on:** February 09, 2005, 12:44:44 PM »

My Name is Kevin Cook.

I am currently the official Guiness World Record holder for the Largest Collection of Dice

I am starting this thread as a general discussion about dice

I can also answer questions about dice should you have any

Many thanks to MoonHunter for setting me straight as to how and where to post this thread

MoonHunter · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:31:09 PM »

Those of us who played table top games use dice. Having been in gaming since the begining, I have seen a plethora of strange dice and spinners. A favorite of mine was a spool like arrangement that you spun to get random numbers. What does the strangest dice you have seen look like?

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:51:36 PM »

Quote from: "MoonHunter"

What does the strangest dice you have seen look like?

As I have so many dice it is hard to say which is the strangest ... I personally dont consider any to be strange ... just non mainstream

I think that some of the ones I have designed are the most 'off the beaten path' ... then again there are some production ones that are quite odd

Example:

TRIAKIS TETRAHEDRAL d6

or the

Gamescience D5

Michael Jotne Slayer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2005, 09:44:30 AM »

What kind of dice is the most mainstream? Do you have codes for the different dices or do they all have names? If not, then how do you identify them?

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2005, 10:02:49 AM »

Quote from: "Michael Jotne Slayer"

What kind of dice is the most mainstream? Do you have codes for the different dices or do they all have names?

The most mainstream will always be the Cubic Six Sided Die (see below)

Most Role Playing Games (RPG's) or War Games use the standard polyhedral dice shown here

Tetrahedral four sided die (d4)
Cubic six sided die (d6)
Octhedral eight sided die ( d8 )
Pentagonal Deltahedra like ten sided die (d10)
Dodecahedral twelve sided die (d12)
Icosahedral twenty sided die (d20)

To see all dice shapes I have collected to date (83 shapes) ... mainstream and non ... Click Here

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2005, 04:14:39 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in February 2005

Skull Shaped D5
Werewolf: The Forsaken Dice from White Wolf
Blue d20 Countdown D20 from Toy Vault

I added several wooden dice from Germany but have yet been able to identify them

The 'Information about Dice' section underwent a reorganization this month due to the adding of the Articles about Dice (menu became too cluttered)

Several THEMES were updated as a result of adding new dice

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2005, 03:25:56 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in May 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

One more DICE SHAPE added ... My design

Added several more cursor trailers to the MAIN PAGE ... Poker ... Slots ... Golf ... Several different color poly sets (Refesh page to randomly change the trailer)

Added a TOY_VAULT SIZE COMPARISON

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

Added this Ivory Lord and Lady set ... I have been looking for an original like this for years

Added another D32
... D32
... and a comparison of the existing glass ones in the collection

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

GENERAL:
--------

ADULT
BOOZE
DECISION
DIVINATION
FOOD
INFLATABLE
LIGHT
LOTTERY
MAP
MUSIC
OLD
ORIENTAL
PLANT
SPORTS
TV
YAHTZEE

BRAND:
------

BENNO *** NEW ***
CRESTLINE *** NEW ***
ELK
ST_GEORGE
TOY_VAULT

MATERIAL:
---------

CLOTH
GLASS
METAL
PAPER
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

Added ... ASIAN GAMES The Art of Contest to BOOKS ABOUT DICE

Added a page that shows Dice Built or Designed and Built by me

Added a page devoted to Published info featuring my collection

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2005, 04:07:26 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in JUNE 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

My 15000th Die

597 <MORE> Q-WORKSHOP Dice added this month ... this takes Q-Workshop to the #1 position in my collection

Two Awesome dice prints added this month (Thanks Topher)
... Print 1
... Print 2

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

Light up Poker dice
7-Die Tube from TOY VAULT
My soon to be released Hexidecimal die Prototype
A different kind of D32 (Thanks again to Topher)

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

GENERAL:
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ADULT
BOOZE
DIVINATION
GAMING
LETTER
LIGHT
OLD
ORIENTAL
PLANT
PRECISION_OTHER
SHIP
SKULL
SPHERICAL
TV
YAHTZEE

BRAND:
------
Crystal Caste
ELK
JON WEBER
KOPLOW
PAST TIMES ***NEW***
Q WORKSHOP
TOY VAULT

MATERIAL:
---------
CLOTH
FOAM
METAL
RUBBER ***NEW***
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

Collection Statistics Page ***NEW***

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2005, 04:25:09 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in July 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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Added 172 Casino Dice ... Thanks Andy

Once again Q-Workshop surges ahead with 166 new dice this month

Added FLAMES OF WAR DICE ... Thanks Wayne from BATTLEFRONT

Please excuse this shameless plug ...

Announcing the "HexiDie" ...
... It's a hexidecimally numbered d16 produced by GameStation.net and designed by me.
... It will be released at this years GenCon Indy

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

Two new dice from ROSE & PENTAGRAM ... Thanks Chas

... THIS one is based on THIS from my collection
... Another new one from R&P

From CRYSTAL CASTE ... Thanks Michael

... 2005 ORIGINS DICE
... 14mm HEMATITE DICE
... 16mm OBSIDIAN DICE

From CHESSEX ... Thanks to Laura for picking these up for me at Origins

LUSTEROUS DICE
... D20
... D12
... D10
... D8
... D6
... D4

PHANTOM DICE
... D20
... D12
... D10
... D8
... D6
... D4

DAMASCUS STEEL D6'S from James Secord

An ORANGE d100 from GAMESCIENCE ... hadn't seen this color before

Another pair of wierd d10's

LARGE METAL POKER DICE

BELL TELEPHONE LOGO DICE

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
------
BRITISH MADE
CRYSTAL CASTE
CHESSEX *** NEW ***
FLAMES OF WAR *** NEW ***
Q-WORKSHOP
ROSE & PENTAGRAM

GENERAL:
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ADULT
BOOZE
OLD
PETROL
PLANT
SHIP
SPORTS

MATERIAL:
---------
METAL
STONE

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

ANIMATIONS
... I created an animated set of dice digits that you are welcome to use ... also added a couple more amimations

BOOKS
... Added a "The Collector's Guide to Jackpot and Slot Machine Dice"

ARTICLES
... Added a new article from August 2005 Collect it! magazine

STATISTICS ABOUT THE COLLECTION

MILESTONES IN THE COLLECTION
... Using my database skills I went back and determined all the 1000 milestones for the collection

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Strolen · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2005, 05:08:50 PM »

Is it me or is this self-advertisement getting a little old?

This is on the edge of being an advertisement which, as you well know, I vehemently abhor on my site and usually ruthlessly purge immediately.

This, however, has just enough hint of content appropriate to the site to keep me from deleting the entire thread, although I have been tempted to lock it every time there is a new post.

Maybe I just don't get it.

Any thoughts on this thread?

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2005, 05:12:09 PM »

If you feel it is ... then please delete the thread

I am only offering people access info about dice that they normally would not have

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2005, 07:43:13 AM »

Strolen

I am going to be posting the August 2005 update soon ... please update (or close / delete) this thread if you do not wish me to do so

CaptainPenguin · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2005, 04:36:22 PM »

We're waiting with baited breath, Mr. Cook.

Strolen · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2005, 07:45:10 PM »

The level of interest is so blasÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â© that a decision couldn't be made on whether to close it or not. So, in the spirit of a free web and disinterest, feel free to continue to place your 'updates' as long as you want.

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2005, 09:02:45 AM »

Will do ...

If interest ever wains or you grow tired of the thread ... please feel free to close / delete it

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2005, 09:10:23 AM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in AUGUST 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

Attended GenCon Indy 2005 and picked up THESE DICE

Guinness printed the record in next years edition

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

CHESSEX released a lot of nice dice ... they seem to be taking the path of doing intricate dice like Q-Workshop

GAMESCIENCE rereleased the D100 with a new stopping mechanism (gravel) ... making it more playable

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

BRAND:
------

CHESSEX
CRYSTAL CASTE
GAMESCIENCE
HPG *** NEW ***
KOPLOW

GENERAL:
--------

BINARY
BOOZE
DIVINATION
GLOW
LETTER
TV
PLANT
SKULL
SPORTS

MATERIAL:
---------

GLASS
PAPER
RUBBER
STONE
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

Added a few more ANIMATIONS
Added a couple more DICE SHAPES
Added a new Book ... THE COLLECTORS GUIDE TO CASINO DICE UPDATE EDITION
STATISTICS have been updated

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2005, 02:55:19 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in September 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

My 16000th Die

Four new themes created (see below)

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

Added 194 new Q_WORKSHOP dice

Added several new shapes thanks to Jason Huff of BEAR CUB MACHINE
... d10
... d9
... d5

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

BRAND:
------

BEAR CUB MACHINE *** NEW ***
CARDDICE *** NEW ***
Q_WORKSHOP

GENERAL:
--------

AIRCRAFT *** NEW ***
BOOZE
DECISION
DIVINATION
FOOD
GAMING
HOLIDAY *** NEW ***
TV
PLANT
SKULL
SPHERICAL
SPORTS

MATERIAL:
---------

METAL
STONE
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

Dice Shapes
Collection Statistics

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2005, 02:19:32 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in OCTOBER 2005

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

THIS SET is probably the oldest set of plastic d20's ever made

THIS ARTICLE (Page 9) states

"This can be demonstrated with random combinations of the variables R, Y & B
in Table 1.1. These single-digit numbers in the range 0-9 were generated
by throwing twenty-faced icosahedron coloured dice (red, yellow and blue)
with the numbers zero to nine engraved twice on each die. The dice were
invented in the 1950/60 period by Mr Yasushi ISHIDA and patented by Tokyo-
Shibaura Electric Company. They were marketed and distributed by the
Japanese Standards Association for demonstrating the principles of
statistical quality control."

A new company ... Cave Badger is hand making custom d20's
... I will have more by next months update and will have a page devoted to their dice

THESE DICE by Bear Cub Machine are the smallest metal dice I have ever seen
... They are in the process of making dice about 1/2 this size ... and will be able to make the claim of having made the worlds smallest dice

New Mage the Awakenening Dice from White Wolf were released this month

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

BRAND:
------

BEAR CUB MACHINE
LIZ CLAIBORNE *** NEW ***
WHITE WOLF

GENERAL:
--------
ADULT
BOOZE
DECISION
MONEY
MUSIC
ORIENTAL
PLANT
SMALLEST AND LARGEST
VIDEO GAMES *** NEW ***

MATERIAL:
---------
ERASER *** NEW ***
METAL
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================
I broke the Animated Dice pages down into smaller chunks so they can load easier
... My Animations
... Modeled and Morphed
... Paired D6's
... D6's
... Large Animations
... Movies

As a result I created several new animated headers for these pages
... HEADER 2
... HEADER 3
... HEADER 4
... HEADER 5
... HEADER 6
... HEADER 7
... HEADER 8

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Roack · « **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2005, 01:40:23 PM »

I'm assuming that you, being a collector, wouldn't be selling these. If I'm wrong, please let me know, I love Irregular Dice.

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #19 on:** November 10, 2005, 05:10:14 PM »

Quote from: Roack on November 10, 2005, 01:40:23 PM

I'm assuming that you, being a collector, wouldn't be selling these. If I'm wrong, please let me know, I love Irregular Dice.

I dont sell ... but I do trade ... there are still plenty of dice out there that I dont have

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2005, 06:23:57 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in November 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

Received a large donation of dice this month which filled in several holes in the collection and spawned a couple of new themes

I am in the process of animating the headers for the GENERAL THEMES ... if you have any suggestions for the animations ... let me know
(Yes I have animated the Adult Dice theme header ... just for kicks ... No I am not going to post it)

Via a private auction ... I completed my set of 5 of the large bakelite poker dice ... took me nearly 10 years

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

A whole new size (14mm) of Dwarven Stone dice by Crystal Caste was released this month

The donation included some strange lettered polys D12 ... D14 ... D20

CAVE BADGER supplied me with several new styles and colors of Aluminum D20's

LITECUBES now has waterproof ... freezable ... Lightup dice ... for floating in drinks

Another donation of a Pocket Monster D6 Pencil ... Thanks Esper Ranger

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice (Or animating the header):
=====================================================================

BRAND:
------

CAVE BADGER *** NEW ***
Crystal Caste
CRESTLINE *** NEW ***
FIDDLEHEAD *** NEW ***
GAMES WORKSHOP
GEORG JENSEN *** NEW ***
LITECUBES *** NEW ***
SILVER BRAND *** NEW ***
TALKING DICE *** NEW ***

GENERAL:
--------

AIRCRAFT *** Animated Header added ***
BINARY *** Animated Header added ***
ALCOHOL
CHESS *** Animated Header added ***
DECISION *** Animated Header added ***
DIVINATION *** Animated Header added ***
DOUBLING *** Animated Header added ***
FOOD
GAMING INDUSTRY
GEOGRAPHY *** Animated Header added ***
GLOW IN THE DARK
INFLATABLE *** Animated Header added ***
LETTER
LIGHT UP *** Animated Header added ***
LOTTERY *** Animated Header added ***
MONEY *** Animated Header added ***
MOVIE & TV *** Animated Header added ***
MUSIC
ORIENTAL *** Animated Header added *** << This is my favorite >>
PETROL *** Animated Header added ***
PIPPED NON-D6 *** Animated Header added ***
PLANT AND ANIMAL
PRECISION DICE (OTHER)
SKULL
SLOT MACHINE *** Animated Header added ***
SMALLEST AND LARGEST *** Animated Header added ***
SPHERICAL *** Animated Header added ***
SPORTS *** Animated Header added ***
TRAIN *** Animated Header added ***
VIDEO GAMES

MATERIAL:
---------

ERASER
METAL
PAPER
STONE
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

I added 2 more statistics pages ... Sizes by email request ... Style ... just because it seems to be the only column left to sort on

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Kevin Cook · « **Reply #21 on:** January 01, 2006, 02:51:12 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Happy New Year to ALL !!!

Here are the highlights of the dice added in DECEMBER 2005

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
==========================

Stood as witness to the creation of the Worlds Smallest Dice (see below)

CHESSEX sent me my first die personalized

Completed the collection of BOMBAY DUCK (I think)

CRYSTAL CASTE added a new line of dice ... SPECTRUM

GALE FORCE NINE joins the other Brand Themes with their Warmachine Dice line

GAMESTATION.NET Also joins the Brands as a new custom dice vendorÂ

Q-WORKSHOP released 158 new dice

Completed the collection of TALKING DICE

TOY VAULT released several new plush dice including the largest commercial d20

Added a new Dice Shape bringing the total to 96 shapes

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
========================

WORLDS SMALLEST DICE created by Jason of BEAR CUB MACHINE

CHESSEX PERSONALIZED DIE

KOPLOW added this LETTER DIE this month

ALFRED DUNHILL SPHERICAL DIE was added this month ... the special things about this die is its size and that it is made of metal

S & S DISTRIBUTING GATOR SKIN D10

TOY VAULT LARGEST D20 (12 inch) was added this month

DAYS OF THE WEEK DIE

APOSTLES OF JESUS DIE

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
=============================================================

BRAND:
------

ACE SPORT WORKS (*** NEW ***)
BEAR CUB MACHINE
BOMBAY DUCK
CHESSEX
CRYSTAL CASTE
GALE FORCE NINE (*** NEW ***)
GAMESTATION.NET (*** NEW ***)
KOPLOW
LOT A DICE (*** NEW ***)
ML MARKETING (*** NEW ***)
Q-WORKSHOP
TALKING DICE
TOY VAULT

GENERAL:
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AIRCRAFT
BOOZE
DECISION
FACTIONÂ (*** NEW ***)
FOOD
GAMING
HOLIDAY
LETTER
LIGHT
LOTTERY
TV
MUSIC
PLANT AND ANIMAL
SHIP
SKATEBOARD
SKULL
SMALLEST AND LARGEST
SPHERICAL
SPORTS
TRAIN
WEATHER

MATERIAL:
---------

METAL
PAPER
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

Built by me
DICE SHAPES
STATISTICS

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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Michael Jotne Slayer · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2006, 07:32:21 AM »

What is this? I don't get it.

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2006, 09:33:30 AM »

Quote from: Michael Jotne Slayer on January 11, 2006, 07:32:21 AM

What is this? I don't get it.

As Role Players ... we use dice (unless you are playing something like Amber the diceless RPG) ...

This thread is here to discuss any questions about dice ... should anyone have them

Where can you acquire a certain type of die ? ...

What is a type of die used for ?

And so forth are the types of questions for this thread

Also ... Monthly I publish a list of new and/or interesting dice that I have added to my inventory that month ... this allows people to see new dice as they are released

Kevin Cook · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2006, 07:46:05 PM »

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post

Here are the highlights of the dice added in January 2006

Not much this month ... just plugging along

THEME Changes (Updated/Added):
===============================

BRAND:
------

CRISLOID
GAMES_WORKSHOP
HC EDWARDS
I*KORE *** NEW ***
KOPPTRONIX *** NEW ***
LONCRAINE BROXTON *** NEW ***
TRANSOMNIA *** NEW ***

GENERAL:
--------

ADULT
BOOZE ** Animated Header Added **
FOOD
GLOW ** Animated Header Added **
HIT LOCATION DICE *** NEW With Animated Header***
LETTER
PLANT
SMALLEST AND LARGEST
SPORTS
TOBACCO
TV
WEATHER ** Animated Header Added **
WEIGHTED *** NEW With Animated Header***

MATERIAL:
---------

CLOTH
GLASS
METAL
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
===============================

What can dice be made of?
ALTERNATIVE BOOK OF RECORDS entry for the collection

As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you

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