Sorry, no clue how to post/link a pic, but the board game Unearth uses d4s, d6s, and d8s. It's new though. 2017, I think.

Quote from: Graewulf;1085517Sorry, no clue how to post/link a pic, but the board game Unearth uses d4s, d6s, and d8s. It's new though. 2017, I think.

Anything post 90s has a higher chance of having one or more polyhedrals in there somewhere. Though the good ol' d6 still reigns supreme.

One of the reasons you dont see as many non d6 dice in games is cost. Polyhedrals tend to cost a bit more than regular dice. And the price climbs if they have special icons. The subject comes up now and then over on BGG when someone considers odd dice for their games and are trying to find a good source.

Quote from: Razor 007;1085039The d12 has so much potential.  It rolls well,

The problem is it rolls too well.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1085570The problem is it rolls too well.

Pretty much. How many times have you tossed one only to have to hunt for it on the floor and convince everyone that the face value you show them is the one it actually landed on?

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1085570The problem is it rolls too well.

A Rolling Box is a cool accessory at the gaming table.

Quote from: Razor 007;1085625A Rolling Box is a cool accessory at the gaming table.

Keyword: Accessory. It's an additional expense, and d12s will still roll for longer than any other die.

It's a minor quibble, but all dice discussions are ultimately about minor quibbles.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1085712Keyword: Accessory. It's an additional expense, and d12s will still roll for longer than any other die.

It's a minor quibble, but all dice discussions are ultimately about minor quibbles.

Oh, I don't use a fancy rolling box.  I have a couple of wooden bowls, with flat bottoms.  They work fine.  My favorite is made of Bamboo.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1085570The problem is it rolls too well.

Quote from: SavageSchemer;1085623Pretty much. How many times have you tossed one only to have to hunt for it on the floor and convince everyone that the face value you show them is the one it actually landed on?

Not if you arent trying to fling the dice across the room. This isnt a d20.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1085712Keyword: Accessory. It's an additional expense, and d12s will still roll for longer than any other die.

It's a minor quibble, but all dice discussions are ultimately about minor quibbles.

Are you like a habitual liar or just ignorant? Both? The d20 rolls far better than a d12 ever will.

You can make a rolling box practically free using the right type of lid off an old box. Or convert a cereal box or the like. Or even repurpose one of those Yakisoba ramen trays as they make pretty good dice trays once you are done and washed it out.

We use peanut butter cracker packages for dice boxes, for those that want them.  The ones with 8 packs of 6 crackers are perfect, about 4 x 6 inches, and 1 inch deep.  The cardboard is sturdy enough to hold up for some time, and muffles the clatter of the dice.  They stack easy.  Cost about $2 to buy one, which is no big deal if you wanted the crackers anyway.  Everyone that hosts our games keeps a few around, and rotates out the old ones occasionally.

I hate d4's because of what they did to me...

On that lonely dark night. I was thirsty. Sure I knew the risks. But dammit... that beer wasn't going to drink itself. And I had to save the poor cold pizza-slice. I left him in the cold. And as my pappy used to tell me - "We don't leave anyone behind." So I set off, with steel-jawed determination, into the darkness beyond the Couch of Pleasure, across the wastelands of the Livingroom to the holy lands of the Kitchen. And in the dark that's when the hated d4's struck. Lowly blows to my heel and arch - sharp like spears. They felled me like so much cut timber. I fell into darkness, my cries unheard... unwept. And the leader of the d4's waited as my head hit the shaggy-forested floor and struck me in the ridge above my eye. Were those tears of pain? or rage? Or just emotional loss? Does it matter?

And poor Pizzaslice... he was devoured my once trusted roomate. I'll never forgive myself. Fuck those d4's.

Quote from: Toadmaster;1085147I can't think of a game that has d4 without the others.

I can

Quote from: Omega;1085718Not if you arent trying to fling the dice across the room. This isnt a d20.

Quote from: Omega;1085719Are you like a habitual liar or just ignorant? Both? The d20 rolls far better than a d12 ever will.

Actually it doesn't, and I've tested this under scientific conditions and good lighting.

I suspect it has to do with the mass and the shape of the faces.

Well if you want D12 there's Blades of the Iron Throne, a Riddle of Steel retroclone that uses D12 dice pools.