Got any Dice Questions?

[Kevin_Cook]

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[demonwalker]

This has likely been asked before, but I'm curious about the blocks of Casino Dice. Are these http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDUwMA...I7w~~60_35.JPG similar to these? https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...mvyfG2vpKa8Rap

My gut says no, since the ones in the first picture look like they have slightly rounded corners. I could be wrong though.

If they are different (Beyond the 3mm size), where can I buy bulk of normal casino dice where it won't kill my wallet?

Thanks in advance.

[cobaltstarfire]

Wow, I've gotta say, seeing all those nonstandard faced dice really make me feel excited with their weird shapes and such. Even the standard ones have so many more variants to them than I would have imagined! (And I thought it was fun just looking for neat colors and things, now I've gotta add fun shapes too)

[Kevin_Cook]

This has likely been asked before, but I'm curious about the blocks of Casino Dice. Are these http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDUwMA...I7w~~60_35.JPG similar to these? https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...mvyfG2vpKa8Rap

My gut says no, since the ones in the first picture look like they have slightly rounded corners. I could be wrong though.

If they are different (Beyond the 3mm size), where can I buy bulk of normal casino dice where it won't kill my wallet?

Thanks in advance.

Your Gut is correct the first set are molded dice ... the second set is precision milled for use in Casino's

Wow, I've gotta say, seeing all those nonstandard faced dice really make me feel excited with their weird shapes and such. Even the standard ones have so many more variants to them than I would have imagined! (And I thought it was fun just looking for neat colors and things, now I've gotta add fun shapes too)

Have you seen THIS page yet?

[demonwalker]

Your Gut is correct the first set are molded dice ... the second set is precision milled for use in Casino's

Where would I be able to acquire a bulk of the precision milled dice then? Also, how far off from the nice 16.66% would the moulded dice be, by your estimate?

[Kevin_Cook]

Where would I be able to acquire a bulk of the precision milled dice then?

As I do not purchase in bulk .. I cant say with 100% certainty ... but you should try the casino dice manufacturers

The most cooperative one I have found so far is Midwest Game Supply ... http://midwestgamesupply.com/

Another may be Gamblers General Store in Las Vegas

Also, how far off from the nice 16.66% would the moulded dice be, by your estimate?

Not sure what the %16.66 % is ... but molded dice do not adhere to the same standards (not even close) that precision molded dice follow

[cobaltstarfire]

Have you seen THIS page yet?

Yes, there's so many!

I also saw your page showing biggest and smallest of each...a couple of pages you have linked early on in the thread are 404's though. :(

[LokiRagnarok]

So, a friend of mine has the nickname "Princess" and I'd like to gift her some "appropriately" themed dice as a lighthearted joke.

As a constraint, the numbers on the dice must be readable (so no completely replacing the faces with weird symbols); d6 is a plus.
I have already considered taking some stereotypically pink dice, but that feels too uncreative.

I have also considered expanding this to the topic of fairy tales or related stuff. The best fairy-tale-looking result I got so far is this:
http://www.trollandtoad.com/p393115.html
which is not really satisfactory.
Any ideas?

[Kevin_Cook]

I would say something from Q-Workshop would fit the bill .. and they even have several sets in Pink

So, a friend of mine has the nickname "Princess" and I'd like to gift her some "appropriately" themed dice as a lighthearted joke.

As a constraint, the numbers on the dice must be readable (so no completely replacing the faces with weird symbols); d6 is a plus.
I have already considered taking some stereotypically pink dice, but that feels too uncreative.

I have also considered expanding this to the topic of fairy tales or related stuff. The best fairy-tale-looking result I got so far is this:
http://www.trollandtoad.com/p393115.html
which is not really satisfactory.
Any ideas?

[Kevin_Cook]

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[Kevin_Cook]

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[Flickerdart]

Do you have any picture of your collection as a whole? I am imagining vast halls with marble columns and granite arches.

[Sith_Happens]

(Don't know if this has been answered already, don't feel like sifting through 26 pages of thread to find out:)

Is there a Fate dice probability calculator somewhere? By which I mean, something where you input your skill level, the opposition level, and whether the opposition is active or passive, and it tells you your chances of failing, tying, succeeding, or succeeding with style?

[Kevin_Cook]

Do you have any picture of your collection as a whole? I am imagining vast halls with marble columns and granite arches.

LOL ... I do not .. for a couple of reasons ... it is all over the house ... so could not fit in one shot ... I do not have a wide enough angle lens if I were to find the space to do the shot

This is about as close as I can come at the moment ... http://www.dicecollector.com/HOUSED.HTM

(Don't know if this has been answered already, don't feel like sifting through 26 pages of thread to find out:)

Is there a Fate dice probability calculator somewhere? By which I mean, something where you input your skill level, the opposition level, and whether the opposition is active or passive, and it tells you your chances of failing, tying, succeeding, or succeeding with style?

I dont blame you for not wanting to search .. I dont think this has been asked ... and I am unable to answer as ... I do not play Fudge / Fate based games (yet)

[Knaight]

Is there a Fate dice probability calculator somewhere? By which I mean, something where you input your skill level, the opposition level, and whether the opposition is active or passive, and it tells you your chances of failing, tying, succeeding, or succeeding with style?

Here's the anydice code for this.

Spoiler: Code and explanation

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A is your skill, B is your opponents, replace the zeros as appropriate. The first output is the probability for passive opposition, the second for active, it covers the whole range, but anydice is a powerful enough tool that checking all of those is really easy (just use the "at least" and "at most" functions).

A:0
B:0
output 4d3-8+A-B
output 8d3-16+A-B

[Sith_Happens]

Here's the anydice code for this.

Spoiler: Code and explanation

Show

A is your skill, B is your opponents, replace the zeros as appropriate. The first output is the probability for passive opposition, the second for active, it covers the whole range, but anydice is a powerful enough tool that checking all of those is really easy (just use the "at least" and "at most" functions).

A:0
B:0
output 4d3-8+A-B
output 8d3-16+A-B

I figured that much out on my own, I'm just lazy and don't want to have to do the extra subtraction step each time to determine the chance of success without style.

[Forrestfire]

Firstly, that is a truly magnificent amount of dice you have there

I've been looking for a specific custom die for a while, and here seemed like a good place to ask. I'm trying to get my hands on a d20 with only 1's on its faces, and am wondering if you know of any place that sells custom dice of that sort of variety, or if I should just make something in sketchup and have Shapeways print it. I tried Q-Workshop, but they had a minimum price of $75 unless you were buying in bulk, which was a bit outside my price range.

[Kevin_Cook]

Firstly, that is a truly magnificent amount of dice you have there

I've been looking for a specific custom die for a while, and here seemed like a good place to ask. I'm trying to get my hands on a d20 with only 1's on its faces, and am wondering if you know of any place that sells custom dice of that sort of variety, or if I should just make something in sketchup and have Shapeways print it. I tried Q-Workshop, but they had a minimum price of $75 unless you were buying in bulk, which was a bit outside my price range.

LOL .. thanks

Unfortunately you have run into the dilema that many people who want one custom die encounter

My guess is ... Chessex can do it for you .. if you supply them with a blank d20 (available from Koplow) ... but it will likely cost $20+

So .. shapeways may be your best bet

[Flickerdart]

If you can buy blank dice, it might be more cost-effective to find a hackerspace or tinker shop with a laser cutter, and engrave it yourself. Just make sure it comes with a vice or something to keep the die in place.

[Jay R]

Blank dice for sale here.

[Kevin_Cook]

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[Ephemeral_Being]

What was the ORIGINAL printed orientation for a d4?

Did it look like this?



Or this?

[Ksheep]

What was the ORIGINAL printed orientation for a d4?

From what I've seen, four-sided dice have been used as far back as Ancient Egyptian times. Hard to tell what the original orientation for those was. If you're talking about the more modern printings for use with board games and PnP games, that probably depends on the manufacturer. Not sure if there was a standard at any point in their modern history.

[Jay R]

What was the ORIGINAL printed orientation for a d4?

The first D&D d4s I saw, which came with the original D&D in 1975, had the numbers on the bottom, as in your first picture.

[cobaltstarfire]

So I'm going to run a game of Dungeon Crawl Classic soon, and looking at the rules was reminded that it uses a lot of weirdly shaped dice. And the folks who make DCC now sell a set of all the dice needed to play their game. I almost immediately wondered if you'd heard of this or had their dice.

[Taet]

I am not doing a very good job with the search tool at all. How would I look for a very ordinary d20 shape that is a d5?

[Maglubiyet]

Got any dice made of human bone? I can't figure out what the Material categories stand for (A, B, C,...)

[Kevin_Cook]

Sorry for the delay .. new role at work taking a lot of time

What was the ORIGINAL printed orientation for a d4?

Did it look like this?



Or this?

Ksheep is correct ... d4's are ancient (see the Royal Game of UR)

Jay R is also correct ... the first modern d4's had the number on the bottom and I believe this style was first introduced by GameScience

So I'm going to run a game of Dungeon Crawl Classic soon, and looking at the rules was reminded that it uses a lot of weirdly shaped dice. And the folks who make DCC now sell a set of all the dice needed to play their game. I almost immediately wondered if you'd heard of this or had their dice.

You are correct .. there are dice sold by Goodman Games ... in special colors .. for DCC

http://www.dicecollector.com/MINT41_...WEIRD_DICE.jpg
http://www.dicecollector.com/MINT41_...WEIRD_DICE.jpg

I am not doing a very good job with the search tool at all. How would I look for a very ordinary d20 shape that is a d5?

sides="20" keyword search="1-5"

I seem to only have one

http://www.dicecollector.com/D20_OPA...OLID_D5_01.jpg

Got any dice made of human bone?

Unknown .. I do have bone though

http://www.dicecollector.com/THE_DICE_THEME_BONE.html

I can't figure out what the Material categories stand for (A, B, C,...)

Material works just like every other abbreviation (Opacity & Sharpness) ... just hover over the abbreviation and a popup should identify it

[Taet]

Thank you. I never tried putting 5 as a keyword. And your white d5 is printed just the same as my black d5 with the circles around the 5s.

[Kevin_Cook]

Thank you. I never tried putting 5 as a keyword. And your white d5 is printed just the same as my black d5 with the circles around the 5s.

Nice ... please let me know if you are ever willing to part with your black one .. although I do not know the origin of these dice ... I do not have a black one :) but would like to