Gamers: Unusual Uses for Non-Gaming Items
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ConnorSB
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I keep my dice in one of those jumbo sized Altoids tins, the kind that are twice as big in every direction as the regular tins.
I can't decide which I'm more proud of: my dice collection, or having actually eaten EVERY SINGLE ALTOID in that tin in under a week. That's a regular sized altoid box a day, plus a bit more.
But then again, my dice ARE shiny...
I can't decide which I'm more proud of: my dice collection, or having actually eaten EVERY SINGLE ALTOID in that tin in under a week. That's a regular sized altoid box a day, plus a bit more.
But then again, my dice ARE shiny...
I have a bunch of Altoids tins I keep my micro machines star wars figures in that I use for Traveller games, one tin for robots, one for rebel officers, one for stormtroopers, one for *sigh* gungans, etc.
My ancient CarWars pocket box games and expansions are all kept inside of an old army surplus ammo box, suits them well
My ancient CarWars pocket box games and expansions are all kept inside of an old army surplus ammo box, suits them well
Goddess FallenAngel
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I keep my dice in a mini-lunchbox that has images from the anime Trigun on it. I found it on ebay.
I also keep all of my characters in this monster 3-ring binder that I lifted from work. It has the name of some company I've never heard of on it.
My finance keep his dice in a Tupperware bowl. We also have to restrain ourselves because it looks like a bowl of candy.
I also keep all of my characters in this monster 3-ring binder that I lifted from work. It has the name of some company I've never heard of on it.
My finance keep his dice in a Tupperware bowl. We also have to restrain ourselves because it looks like a bowl of candy.
Djeta Thernadier
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I use a black sheer bag that was intended to be used for craft projects that I got an arts & crafts shop. It's a perfect dice bag. I also use a pencil case for my favorite minis and my characters familair and horses. And we use legos, toys, craft supplies , fish tank decorations and more non - gaming stuff than I can list here for props.
Best use of a non gaming item in a game... I'd have to say at game day yesterday when PirateCat used a pie dish with a string attached to it as a "UFO" during Spaceship Zero It was better than the "spaceships" in most of the actual 50's sci fi movies!
Sheri
Best use of a non gaming item in a game... I'd have to say at game day yesterday when PirateCat used a pie dish with a string attached to it as a "UFO" during Spaceship Zero
It was better than the "spaceships" in most of the actual 50's sci fi movies! Sheri
Back when my dice collection was smaller, I used to keep my dice in a large aspirin bottle (with child-proof lid). Now I have two normal-sized dice bags, one for polyhedrals, one for d6s (we used to play a lot of Champions).
We also use a deck of playing cards every D&D session. They work great for intiative: assign every enemy a specific card (three goblins? - ace, two, and three of clubs; BBEG? - King of spades) and then mix in the PCs' homemade cards with their pictures on them (cut to playing card shape from an index card and covered with Contact paper after their drawing is finished with colored pencil). After a character takes his/her turn, the card goes to the bottom of the initiative stack.
We use Lego people for PC miniatures and assorted game pieces for just about everything else. (I bought up a bunch of "generic" game pieces from a dice company at Gen Con.) I use old check boxes to store game pieces in.
Johnathan
We also use a deck of playing cards every D&D session. They work great for intiative: assign every enemy a specific card (three goblins? - ace, two, and three of clubs; BBEG? - King of spades) and then mix in the PCs' homemade cards with their pictures on them (cut to playing card shape from an index card and covered with Contact paper after their drawing is finished with colored pencil). After a character takes his/her turn, the card goes to the bottom of the initiative stack.
We use Lego people for PC miniatures and assorted game pieces for just about everything else. (I bought up a bunch of "generic" game pieces from a dice company at Gen Con.) I use old check boxes to store game pieces in.
Johnathan
CanadienneBacon
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My small collection of playing dice fits perfectly in a glass artichoke jar. Other than that, I use an empty cuban cigar box for the rest.
My husband keeps his in the original dice containers; we had our dice shipped from the States to Korea, so we got them in plastic sheeves.
My husband keeps his in the original dice containers; we had our dice shipped from the States to Korea, so we got them in plastic sheeves.
