Gamescience dice are very much worth it.

[Gilladian]

I have 30+ year old gamescience dice. They are no more worn looking than the ones I bought 5 or 10 years ago (I don't buy dice very often, no)... Now, they ARE a bit discolored - they haven't faded, but the grime from years of handling is a bit ingrained into the plastic.

I took a couple pictures; now, can I figure out how to post them?

 

[rkarnes]

The video of Lou selling his dice convinced me to buy a set. My LFGS had a set of "Ugly Dice", so I picked them up. Realistically, I don't expect or require 100% accuracy in my dice, but I do enjoy the old school feel of the dice, and the saturated colors remind me of "Highlights" magazine. I'm not the type of person who collects a hundred dice, so I don't really regret purchasing 1 set of "the best" dice.

 

[frankthedm]

I bought the zocchihedron years ago. Fantastic cat toy.

Even taking what Zocci said in the video with a grain of salt, two layers of paint and multiple goes in a rock tumbler sure sound like a recipe for biased dice. My only beef is that I find it hard to believe a piece of sprue left on the zocchi die won't affect the roll.

 

[Libramarian]

I wouldn't bother with these dice personally. If you want to control the bias in gaming dice just buy a whack of them, like the chessex pound-o-dice, and then randomly grab a die whenever you need to roll one. That way the individual dice may be biased, but you're using a different one each time, so it balances out. Plus you get to roll lots of different dice.

I do have a couple of blocks of casino dice, and they are pretty swank. They make me quite a bit more inclined to play games that only use d6s.

 

[Dice4Hire]

I went to the website, and wow, their precision sets of dice are pretty pricey.

Even if they are actually more accurate, I( cannot see it being a huge difference, and I really like the broader selection other dice companies have.

 

[Umbran]

There is also the question of exactly how biased the biased dice are.

It is one thing to say that, mathematically, the die is not perfect. But, *how* imperfect is it? How many rolls will come up wrong? In a casino, imperfections matter because they are basing huge money on the long-term statistical behavior of dice. We are not. Our tolerances should be much more broad.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

In a casino, imperfections matter because they are basing huge money on the long-term statistical behavior of dice. We are not. Our tolerances should be much more broad.

But OUR dice decide matters of LIFE and DEATH!

 

[blargney the second]

I bought a bunch of precision dice because we play in my living room, which doesn't have a table. Our dice are rolled on a hardcover book, more often than not. The sharp edges of the precision dice make them stop rolling sooner, so I get fewer dice on the floor.
-blarg

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Clearly, Lou Zodchi hates cats, and is working hard to ensure that his feline foes have fewer fallen die to play with...

 

[Desdichado]

The video of Lou selling his dice convinced me to buy a set.

That's funny; the video of Lou selling his dice convinced me to NEVER entertain the idea of buying a set. To me, he came across as smug, pretentious, obsessive, and takes himself way too seriously.