Dice Talk

[Druid_Wiking]

I need your advice, o dice patron, how do you make the standard d20, d10, etc. and also rune dice (hail odin) out of wood.

[Kevin Cook]

I need your advice, o dice patron, how do you make the standard d20, d10, etc. and also rune dice (hail odin) out of wood.

Good question

I am a woodworker myself and have yet to come up with an accurate method of achieving the complex angles ... I know there is a way as I have a wooden d14

My expertise is in finish carpentry and cabinet work ... so this is a bit out of my depth ... sorry I let you down

Anyone else out there have woodworking experience?

[Mourngrymn]

Another question. I noticed a few oriental dice on your site. I especially liked the dice that had only a single number transfered into kanji. Where can I find those? I would love to have a set of dice with the 1 a kanji symbol.

Thanks.

[Kevin Cook]

Another question. I noticed a few oriental dice on your site. I especially liked the dice that had only a single number transfered into kanji. Where can I find those? I would love to have a set of dice with the 1 a kanji symbol.

They are made by Koplow Games ... I tried GAMESTATION.NET but they dont seem to have any in stock at the moment ... Koplow does not sell retail so you have to go thru a vendor ... GAMESTATION should be able to order you some

[Kevin Cook]

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 2006


DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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Some interesting educational D10s from KAPLAN TOYS

A wild STEEL 'ART DECO' die of unknown origin

A bunch of new european currency dice:

     EURO
     EURO #2

     BELGIUM
     FRANCE
     GERMANY
     ITALY
     NETHERLANDS
     SPAIN

THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
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THE ARLINGTON CO. *** NEW ***

GENERAL:
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ADULT
LIGHT
LOTTERY
MONEY
SKATEBOARD
TRAIN

MATERIAL:
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METAL
WOOD


INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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Added a new article on Emoticon Dice From Wargames Journal



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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[Druid_Wiking]

I am a woodworker myself and have yet to come up with an accurate method of achieving the complex angles ... I know there is a way as I have a [/url]

My expertise is in finish carpentry and cabinet work ... so this is a bit out of my depth ... sorry I let you down

Perhaps you haven't quite yet. Do you know how to make an even d6? I long ago read something about balancing it, but am not sure.

[Kevin Cook]

Do you know how to make an even d6? I long ago read something about balancing it, but am not sure.

D6's are easy as they only require 90 degree cuts

If you assume uniform wood density then all that is needed is to cut accurately

Here are some built by me over the years (see top of page for wooden dice)

[Druid_Wiking]

If you assume uniform wood density then all that is needed is to cut accurately, (and we all know what ass-u-me makes ...)

Yeah, how do you recommend measuring it and what to cut with?

[Kevin Cook]

Yeah, how do you recommend measuring it and what to cut with?

Measuring:

When I am trying to be very accurate ... I use a beam micrometer accurate down to 1/1000th of an inch

Otherwise I just use a t-square

Cutting:

I used to use a radial saw ... but I have found that both compound sliding miter and table saws to be more accurate

[Druid_Wiking]

And when you design a new shape? I take it they're not wood, so what materials do you use?(and how?)

[Kevin Cook]

And when you design a new shape? I take it they're not wood, so what materials do you use?(and how?)

I use 100# cardboard ...

How is a bit harder ... the designs just come to me then I draw out the flattened shape ... print it out ... cut it out then assemble

Here are some examples ...

[Kevin Cook]

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 MARCH 2006

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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TOY VAULT added these new Snake Eyes dice

HERE is a new die by Joseph Fjelstad ... I made a model of this a couple of years back


THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
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ONSWORLD *** NEW ***
TOY VAULT


GENERAL:
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Alcohol
Letter
Currency
Petrolium
Roman Numeral
Sports
Tobacco

MATERIAL
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METAL


INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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Because not everyone knows of different kinds of dice I added a section that discusses this.
...Golf Dice
...Poker Dice including Poker Dice Rules
...Polyhedral Dice
...Slot Machine Dice
...Standard Six Sided Dice

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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[Scrasamax]

the brass D20 is preety

[Murometz]

Mr. Kevin Cook,

Your updates are great ! I like this month's Tobacco Dice...Not sure if I missed the answer to this question somewhere along this thread, but how do I get my hands on some of these bad-boys?

-Muro

[Kevin Cook]

Your updates are great ! I like this month's Tobacco Dice...Not sure if I missed the answer to this question somewhere along this thread, but how do I get my hands on some of these bad-boys?

It depends on which die you are looking for ... Most of the Tobacco dice are quite rare ... all of them ... I acquired on ebay

[Murometz]

The Tobacco Dice would be exactly what I'm looking for!!

I'll trade you a 69' mint condition Playboy for all of them

[Kevin Cook]

The Tobacco Dice would be exactly what I'm looking for!!
I'll trade you a 69' mint condition Playboy for all of them

LOL ... 1969 Playboys are worth between $6 and $50 (depending on who you talk to)

The Jon Weber Manufactory set is worth that by itself

All together (without looking it up) I estimate the the cost I paid for the entire Tobacco Dice collection to be between $200 and $250 ... but since I dont sell dice ... even my duplicates ... the point is kind of moot

[Kevin Cook]

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

Here are the highlights of the

Added several of the 20 sided Magic the Gathering spindown counters from WIZARDS OF THE COAST
... If anyone out there has any that I am missing ... and you are willing to part with them ... send me an email

Added the Zathura ... Meteror Die ... Thanks Korath

Added the PLAYMATE - Marvel Heroes Battle Dice ... Thanks again Korath

Added 3 Poker Dice Templates for those of you who wish to try your hand at making your own


THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
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GAMES WORKSHOP
HASBRO *** NEW ***
MATTEL *** NEW ***
Q-WORKSHOP
WIZARDS OF THE COAST


GENERAL:
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ADULT
AIRCRAFT
COLOR CHANGING *** NEW ***
GAMING
GLOW
HANDMADE *** NEW ***
LETTER
LIGHT
TV
MUSIC << New animated Header >>
OLD << New animated Header >>
PLANT
SKULL
YAHTZEE

MATERIAL:
---------

FOAM
METAL
WOOD



INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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MILESTONES
My Dice Animations
SIX SIDED POKER DICE
DICE SHAPES
THE COLLECTION IN PRINT

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]

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 2006

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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I finally acquired a set of what I think to be mercury tappers (See Below) ... At least they perform just like I have heard tappers perform ... that is ... face the number you desire to roll up ... then tap the die on a hard surface ... then roll the die ... and it comes up the chosen number a majority of the time

DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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CHESSEX supplied me with a large number of dice this month

REFERENCE PACKS
---------------
...2005-06 OPAQUE & TRANSLUCENT
...2005-2006 SPECKLED
...2006 KEEPING IN STOCK
...2006 SIGNATURE
...DISCONTINUED
...GEMINI

CUSTOM DICE
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...GENCON 2005 (amazing detail)
...Custom die made for me
...Eiffel Tower d10
...Weather Die
...I have no idea what THIS die is




CRYSTAL CASTE has a new line of "Treasure Chest" dice

...D20'S
...D12'S
...D10'S
...D8'S
...D6'S
...D4'S


GAMESTATION is now making SICHERMAN DICE for more on what these are CLICK HERE
... I also added their OLD ENGLISH Dice this month



Added the KOPLOW SPINDOWN DICE



I believe these to be MERCURY TAPPERS



THIS is a interesting die ... I am told it shows the 5 elements of Taoism

... 4 faces of the dice show animals :
...... The Dragon represents scaled animals
...... The Tiger represents furred animals
...... The Turtle represents shelled animals
...... The Bird represents feathers animals

... 1 face represent the Fith animal, the MAN.
... The last face of the dice is a flower and represents the vegetal world (but doesn’t belong to taoism theory)

... They are all connected to one of the 5 elements of Taoism:

...... Bird / Fire / Summer
...... Man / Earth / between Summer and Fall
...... Tiger / Metal / Fall
...... Turtle / Water / Winter
...... Dragon / Wood / Spring

... Thanks ... Romain Soulie of Shanghai for this explanation
 


Added a set of Mint condition black casino dice ... I have wanted a set of these for a while ... They are typically used for reserved games (private) and are rare ... but these are generic ... so they are not so rare



Finally got ahold of a set of Craig Heinze's MICKEY MOUSE DICE


THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
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CHESSEX
CREATIVE DICE *** NEW ***
CRYSTAL CASTE
DOLLAR TREE *** NEW ***
ELVIN *** NEW ***
GAMESTATION
KOPLOW
MARKS & SPENCER *** NEW ***
ZEKS *** NEW ***


GENERAL:
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ADULT
BOOZE
DECISION
DIVINATION
GAMING
LETTER
LIGHT UP DICE
MOVIE & TV
PETROLIUM COMPANY
WEATHER


MATERIAL:
---------
CLOTH
ERASER
HORN *** NEW ***
WOOD


INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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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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[Scrasamax]

Do you know where I might get my hands on some of these?

http://www.dicecollector.com/D10_OPAQUE_ROUNDED_SWIRL_CC_OBLIVION_STD_POLY.jpg

[Murometz]

same question here...

[Kevin Cook]

Do you know where I might get my hands on some of these?

http://www.dicecollector.com/D10_OPAQUE_ROUNDED_SWIRL_CC_OBLIVION_STD_POLY.jpg

The 'CC' in the URL stands for Crystal Caste ... they would be your best bet ... ask Mark (at Crystal Caste) for Oblivion Standard Poly's

[Feraltetsuo]

I've been thinking about getting a set of the dice made of actual bone recently. I've read a couple bad reviews on them about the numbers being hard to read and the dice just being of poor quality. Do you have an opinion of these dice? http://www.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=36295&

[Kevin Cook]

I've been thinking about getting a set of the dice made of actual bone recently. I've read a couple bad reviews on them about the numbers being hard to read and the dice just being of poor quality. Do you have an opinion of these dice? http://www.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=36295&

They are just fine ... but keep in mind ... like all the Dwarven Stones ... they are not perfect polyhedrons ... see my picture for an example of this

[Kevin Cook]

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 2006

EVENTS OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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The collection was mentioned in Guinness World Records Worlds Biggest Everything released this month

Reshot the TOY VAULT  Plush D20 size comparison to show all 4 sizes

Rounded out the THE_DICE_THEME_CHESSEX
 theme with many that I was missing (Too many to list here)


DICE OF PARTICULAR NOTE:
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Added several more Magic the Gathering Spindown dice from Wizards of the Coast
..5TH DAWN
..5TH DAWN
..5TH DAWN
..9TH EDITION
..BETRAYERS
..DARKSTEEL
..DECKMASTERS
..MIRRODIN

From Friendly Games ... added the Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest dice

From a guy named Alan Davies in the UK ... added some a new shape of D50 ... They are advertised as a d49 ... in reality they are numbered 01-49 and have a single blank side
...YELLOW
...RED
...BLUE

Added an interesting set of d12's from the
HARRY POTTER QUIDDIDITCHgame by THE_DICE_THEME_MATTEL

GameStation.net has some new dice beginning today (First day of Origins 2006)
...ORIGINS 2006
...ORIGINS 2006
...ORIGINS 2006
...ORIGINS 2006
...ORIGINS 2006
...ORIGINS 2006

Added some nice AMETHYST dice



THEME Changes (Updated/Added) as a result of adding new dice:
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BRAND:
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CHESSEX
GAMESTATION
HASBRO
KOPLOW
MATTEL
USAOPOLY *** NEW ***
Wizards of the Coast

GENERAL:
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CUSTOM MADE DICE *** NEW ***
LETTER
LOTTERY
TV & MOVIE
SKULL
SPINNERS *** NEW ***


MATERIAL:
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METAL
STONE
WOOD


INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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Added a page with the CHESSEX box inserts to the Chessex Company Info page

With the new Alan Davies D50 this now makes 98 DICE SHAPES found to date

The Collection in Printed Media


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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