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Your favorite dice set

Started by Benoist, March 12, 2010, 12:17:33 AM

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Insufficient Metal

#45
March 13, 2010, 07:09:51 PM
Quote from: Melan;367010I really like my tan/black Gamescience sets:

So sexy.

I love Gamescience dice. Although in a weird way, I do miss the sharp caltrop-esque points of the old d4s.

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#46
March 14, 2010, 08:37:41 AM
I have some dice, that I use, a couple of sets and a few individual ones all mashed together, that I set aside from the pound-or-so of dice that I leave in the players' area; these are my "GM" dice. But they aren't anything special, nor do I see them as something overly special. They're the nicer of the dice I have, yes.

But I don't get the ideas some people have about dice. I'd never spend excessive amounts on dice to get "high tech design" or some shit like that.

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#47
March 14, 2010, 12:24:11 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;367139But I don't get the ideas some people have about dice. I'd never spend excessive amounts on dice to get "high tech design" or some shit like that.

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#48
March 14, 2010, 06:48:40 PM Last Edit: March 14, 2010, 06:50:41 PM by Benoist
Quote from: Zachary The First;367174That's only because you haven't seen Lou Zocchi do his pitch in person yet.

Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2fxoNHIuU
Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmkWrDbn34

Well worth watching.

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#49
March 14, 2010, 11:01:01 PM
Quote from: Benoist;367246Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2fxoNHIuU
Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmkWrDbn34

Well worth watching.

Absolutely.  What a job that man does.
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#50
March 14, 2010, 11:19:56 PM
My favorite dice set are my yellowish Game Science dice which I use all of the time.


Here is a picture I just took of them:

Hairfoot

#51
March 14, 2010, 11:52:29 PM
My dice are mongrels.  Clears, opaques, metallics of different colours and vintage.  Something about complete sets makes me squirm


Quote from: Benoist;367246Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2fxoNHIuU
Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmkWrDbn34

Well worth watching.

Great spiel, but I cringe each time he uses "dice" as the singular.

winkingbishop

#52
March 15, 2010, 08:10:36 PM Last Edit: March 15, 2010, 08:19:28 PM by winkingbishop
I mentioned before I don't get into specific dice.  However, I DO get into providing my old jar o' dice to my players when they forget theirs.  Mostly, I just think my girlfriend took an excellent photo:



There are a few hidden gems in there.  You might, for instance, see a die from the Masters of the Universe Board Game: Battle for Eternia.  I believe I see a tiny die from TWERPS as well.

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rezinzar

#53
March 16, 2010, 02:19:42 AM
I only have one complete set of dice, and they're not my favourites.

My faves would be the smoky translucent d30, black with white rose d10, a bunch of deep blue translucent rounded-corner d6s, and the black d20 with copper numbering... and some of those specialty ones that have locations, letters, and all manner of strange things on them.

Benoist

#54
March 16, 2010, 02:27:52 AM
Quote from: winkingbishop;367506There are a few hidden gems in there.  You might, for instance, see a die from the Masters of the Universe Board Game: Battle for Eternia.  I believe I see a tiny die from TWERPS as well.

Hell yeah.
I see a HeroQuest die from Milton Bradley in there! (d6 by the opening of the jar, inside of it, on the right side, with a skull on one of its sides and a shield with a lion rampant on another)

On a side note, love the carpet. It must be a bitch to wash.

winkingbishop

#55
March 16, 2010, 07:06:52 PM
Quote from: Benoist;367549I see a HeroQuest die from Milton Bradley in there! (d6 by the opening of the jar, inside of it, on the right side, with a skull on one of its sides and a shield with a lion rampant on another)

Yeah.  I have a lot of those around.  I picked up a used, second copy of MB's HeroQuest years ago for about 5 USD.  Good investment, just for the minis, but I also abuse the tokens, board, etc.
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Benoist

#56
March 16, 2010, 07:26:04 PM
I had a pretty good time playing HeroQuest. :)

Peregrin

#57
March 16, 2010, 10:15:17 PM
Quote from: Benoist;367246Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2fxoNHIuU
Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmkWrDbn34

Well worth watching.

You mean, evil Taiwanese dice killed off Tobi?  :(


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