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Offline Kevin Cook

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« 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
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And the question is
« 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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Re: And the question is
« 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
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Offline Michael Jotne Slayer

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

BRAND:
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BENNO *** NEW ***
CRESTLINE *** NEW ***
ELK
ST_GEORGE
TOY_VAULT

MATERIAL:
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CLOTH
GLASS
METAL
PAPER
WOOD

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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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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« 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:
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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:
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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:
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GENERAL:
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ADULT
BOOZE
DIVINATION
GAMING
LETTER
LIGHT
OLD
ORIENTAL
PLANT
PRECISION_OTHER
SHIP
SKULL
SPHERICAL
TV
YAHTZEE

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

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


INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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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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Offline Kevin Cook

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July 2005 Hightlights
« 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:
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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:
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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:
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METAL
STONE

INFORMATION ABOUT DICE changes:
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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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« 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?
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« 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
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« 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
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2005, 04:36:22 PM »
We're waiting with baited breath, Mr. Cook. :)
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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2005, 07:45:10 PM »
The level of interest is so blasé 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.
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« 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
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