Dice Questions?

[Jools]

I have a number of dice with Japanese/Chinese characters on them but I've never managed to find a D20. Have you seen one?

 

[Kevin Cook]

Those Ironside die are very cool, same with the shapeways ones!

but how practical are they?

I dont really intend to find out .. I suspect they are fairly sturdy .. but would need to be rolled on a soft surface

And I have never heard of that SJG game.

According to BoardGameGeek ... X-Bugs was published by Dal Negro ... Darwin Project ... Fanpro ... Nexus .. and finally Steve Jackson Games ... Apparently it was very popular in Europe

I have a number of dice with Japanese/Chinese characters on them but I've never managed to find a D20. Have you seen one?

Jools ... I too have never seen a kanji or katakana d20 ... If I ever find one (and can purchase it) it will be on THIS PAGE

 

[Aus_Snow]

Hey, just wondering how difficult (and/or expensive) it might be to purchase a few usable normal-sized glass polyhedrals. Some of those that you have are really pretty, IMO.

But, how practical are they, for gaming? I love the look of (some of) them, but if I literally couldn't (i.e., shouldn't) use them, I wouldn't bother.

 

[Kevin Cook]

Hey, just wondering how difficult (and/or expensive) it might be to purchase a few usable normal-sized glass polyhedrals. Some of those that you have are really pretty, IMO.

But, how practical are they, for gaming? I love the look of (some of) them, but if I literally couldn't (i.e., shouldn't) use them, I wouldn't bother.

Well .. as you pointed out .. not many are usable ... I think the Crystal Caste Hackmaster Honor dice are the only ones I would use on a regular basis

All the others would need some sort of cushion material if they were to be rolled with any regularity

 

[Zander]

Jools,

I have a d20 that has the kanji for 'good luck' on 19 sides and 'bad luck' on the 20th. It's meant for fortune telling.

As far as I know, no one makes a d20 marked 1 - 20 in Japanese. I've searched several times for one in Tokyo but haven't had any luck.

Zander

 

[Kevin Cook]

ZANDER! ... its good to see you back online (and communicating) again

 

[Kevin Cook]

April 2010 Highlights

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



Click on the die number 30000 in the collection above for highlights of dice added in April 2010
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[JediSoth]

This is the geekiest article I've ever seen on a science website: Densest Dice Packing.

 

[Kevin Cook]

This is the geekiest article I've ever seen on a science website: Densest Dice Packing.

LOL .. that is too cool .. thanks for the link

 

[Kevin Cook]

May 2010 Highlights

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



Click on the Shapeways artist JVO's fantastic D6 above for highlights of dice added in May 2010
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