DungeonMorphs Map-Making Dice: Leave Your Path to Chance

April 20, 2013, 10:00 am

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A company called Inkwell Ideas has come up with dice that can help budding dungeon masters or spice up the adventures of long-time parties. Aside from being numbered, each face on a DungeonMorphs die contains a piece of a map. Roll the five dice and voila, you get a randomized area.

Note that each face on all five dice is unique, meaning you have 7,776 combinations with just that one set. Get more sets and you get a bigger and more varied dungeon.

ThinkGeek is selling the Adventurer Set of DungeonMorphs Dice for $20 (USD), but there are two additional sets available on Inkwell Ideas’ website.

[via Nerd Approved]

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Let These Dragons Hold Your Dice for You

September 30, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Dragons are awesome. And there are no better creatures to protect your dice between use. Dragons instinctively guard dice as if they were 20-sided eggs. It’s just the way they are. DeviantArtist DragonsAndBeasties knows this and so has created the cutest way to keep your dice organized.

She created these detailed little dragons in all kinds of colors and styles to hold your dice. She also has several other dragons, ponies and creatures in her collection. This should help her spice up her next Dungeons and Dragons session.

Plus, they can double as miniatures depending on the game that you are playing. These dragons are all win.

[via Nerd Approved]

D20 Ice Cube Mold: Make Ice, Roll Dice

November 25, 2013, 6:00 am

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D & D & D. Dungeons & Dragons and Drinks. That’s what you’ll be enjoying when you fix your cocktails using this special d20 ice cube mold.

The two-part silicone mold makes a beautiful ice facsimile of an oversize d20 die. Just put it in a rocks glass with a little 130-proof whiskey and serve it up to deliver a critical hit on your opponents.

If you’d rather not make ice with it, you can also use the mold to create chocolate or soap d20s – though soap isn’t nearly as tasty as the other options. So gather up your gold pieces and head on over to ThinkGeek, where you can grab the d20 ice mold for $11.99(USD).

[via That's Nerdalicious]

3D Printed Thorn Dice: For Literal Critical Hits

November 30, 2013, 6:00 am

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So, standard dice aren’t doing it for you. There are a ton of special dice sets that you can buy to spice things up a bit. Although I think these are the first I’ve ever seen with thorns sticking out of them. Roll your dice, move your mice. Just make sure you play with a paper towel, some gauze and some antiseptic. Things are about to get real in this game. Real painful.

This set of 3D printed thorn dice was designed by Shapeways contributor ceramicwombat. You can get plastic versions for as low as $27(USD), but that set isn’t dangerous enough for a true gamer. You are going to want the $82 metal set so you can play like a man. A man with bleeding hands. Just kidding. They shouldn’t cut you up too bad. I think.

Plus, these die are an excellent way to get revenge on your kids for leaving LEGO bricks on the floor for you to step on. Oh, sorry son, I guess I left MY toys on the floor this time. The Band-Aids are over here. Now stop crying.

[via Geekologie]

The Twelve-sided Dice of Christmas

December 22, 2013, 9:00 am

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Add a bit of Christmas pun to your tabletop gaming sessions with this neat D12 made by dice maker Eric C. Harshberger. It’s the items enumerated in The Twelve Days of Christmas in dice form, based on the artwork of Xavier Romero-Frias.

Eric will make you one for 4 colly birds $4 (USD) each. Check out his website to find out how to place an order.

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Doublesix Dice: Rolls So Nice, It’s Numbered One to Six Twice

December 31, 2013, 6:00 am

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The six-sided die is one of the most recognizable symbols of gaming and gambling. But as Dr. Matt Fleming states, cubes don’t roll well. You know what does? A dodecahedron. So Matt put the numbers one through six twice on a 12-sided die. Hence the name Doublesix Dice.

Aside from being 12-sided, Doublesix Dice also have the same number of pips printed on opposing sides. Matt says this makes the dice more balanced compared to ordinary six-sided die.

Roll a browser then head to Kickstarter to get Doublesix Dice. A pledge of at least $10 (USD) gets you a pack of 12 dice.

Recycled Skateboard Dice: Roll and Roll

January 14, 2014, 6:00 am

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These dice are proof that your board can live on long after you do your last Ollie. Your board will still be with you, you just won’t be riding it.

Each of these die is handmade by artist Andy Poole using various recycled skate decks and the result is a set of very unique and fashionable dice. Your friends won’t have dice like this. Imagine gliding by on your skateboard as you vanquish enemies in D&D. Now picture yourself doing a faceplant as you yell YAHTZEE!

Now you and your deck can have a whole new relationship. For $20(USD) you get a set of three dice. These make a great gift for your fellow skaters too.

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RPG Dice Tie Deals a Critical Hit to Your Wardrobe

May 17, 2014, 10:00 am

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Just because you have to wear a suit and tie, that doesn’t mean you can’t show your love for gaming and add some geekiness to your attire. These High Roller ties from Etsy seller Binary Winter Press look really sharp and fun.

The design is silk-screened by hand with black or silver ink on a microfiber satin tie, and feature images of dice ranging from 4-sided up to D20. You can choose from Rogue Red, Paladin Purple, Tiamat Teal, or Black Magic. Get one that matches your dice and your shirt.

These ties look awesome and will impress everyone at the office. They are only $24(USD). Chances are you spend more than that on RPG gaming accessories in a month.

[Fashionably Geek]

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Precision Machined Polyhedral Metal Dice: High Rollers

June 19, 2014, 10:00 am

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Dice need to be balanced i.e. have perfectly even weight, surfaces and corners to ensure that all rolls are random. Kyle Sorensen’s metal dice are made one at a time, using CNC mills that are precise to within 0.001″. So when you get a bad roll on these, don’t hate the DM, hate the game.

The dice – d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20 – can be made out of anodized aluminum, brass, copper or stainless steel. Kyle is also offering aluminum or brass dice vaults that can hold 7 to 10 dice.

If you don’t want to roll the dice when it comes to rolling dice, pledge at least $125 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a complete set of Kyle’s metal dice.

[via Design You Trust]

Plants vs. Zombies Yahtzee: Zahmbiee!

August 25, 2014, 9:00 am

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I have to admit that I always thought of Yahtzee as one of the lamest board games out there. I liked to play it growing up only slightly less than checkers. I do think this Plants vs. Zombies Yahtzee game is pretty cool though. I particularly like the cone head zombie dice cup.

It’s worth the $25 price just to get that dice cup, which you could use to shake your dice for a more entertaining game of Dungeons and Dragons or some such. In addition to the zombie head dice shaker, you also get six dice with PvZ images on them.

Even the score pad is PvZ-ified to keep score. You can pick this game up right now at ThinkGeek and roll dice till your heart’s content, or until the zombies make it to your house.

Critical Hit D20 Rug: Saving Throw Rug

September 9, 2014, 9:00 am

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Here’s a great addition for your game room. Made by Middle of Beyond, the Critical Hit rug looks like a 20-sided die. It’s handmade and comes in two sizes: 60″ x 48″ and 30″ x 24″.

Roll a browser or higher and head to Middle of Beyond to pre-order the Critical Hit rug. The large one costs $200 (USD) while the small one costs $50. If you’d rather wear the die than step on it, you can get the store’s intentionally hideous d20 Christmas sweater.

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D20 Bowl Set: 2d10

September 17, 2014, 7:00 am

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Need an appropriate container for your tabletop gaming snacks? Or maybe you just want a place to store or roll dice? Check out ThinkGeek’s D20 Bowl Set. Made of ceramic, its top half is a 14oz. bowl while its bottom half is a 12oz. bowl.

Roll a browser-sided die and head to ThinkGeek, where you can get the D20 Bowl Set for $13 (USD).

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

Polyhedral Dice Jewelry & Accessories: Roll for Derivative

December 8, 2014, 11:00 am

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Turn yourself into a walking dice bag with Etsy shop Mage Studio’s beautiful jewelry and accessories. The shop gets dice in various shapes and designs and incorporates them into rings, earrings, necklaces, cufflinks and more.

The kanji dice are beautiful. Equip your browser and head to Mage Studio on Etsy to purchase their products. They cost between $10 to $45(USD) each.

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Critical Hit LED Dice Set Flashes When You Roll the Big Number

January 28, 2015, 11:00 am

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Growing up, my cousins and I played our fair share of Dungeons & Dragons. In fact, we went so hardcore geek as to make up our own game set that used similar rules. The problem was that our dungeon master was a dick and you never knew if you wanted high numbers or low numbers when it came time to roll. It would go down something like this, “YES!! I rolled a 20!!” followed by hysterical dungeon master laughing and then you die because in that instance, you wanted a low number.

ThinkGeek has some cool new dice that you can play D&D with called the Critical Hit LED Dice Set. While they won’t solve the problem of an asshole DM, they certainly look cool.

There are three dice with a d10, d12, and d20. Each of them are red opaque plastic with an LED inside. When you roll the highest number available on each of the dice, it flashes.

Whether their flashing indicates your demise or victory depends on how big a jerk your dungeon master is. Get all three for $24.99(USD).

Mythoard Tabletop RPG Subscription Gift Box: Because DMs Want Loot Too

March 9, 2015, 10:00 am

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Subscription gift boxes have become incredibly popular in the past couple of years, and now there’s something for everyone. A new one called Mythoard caters to tabletop RPG players.

Mythoard appears to have launched just this year. It’s run by a young couple in North Carolina and focuses on exposing gamers to DIY and indie RPG shops, who just like them don’t yet have the marketing resources and recognition of bigger brands. To give you an idea of what you’ll get from a Mythoard box, the beta bundle contained a poster and a smaller print from Metalweave Games…

A sampler of dry erase map tiles made by Red Kobold…

An exclusive adventure handbook from GM Games…

A dungeon map by Dyson Logos…

An illustrated post card by Aengium…

Awful Good Games’ booklet of magical items for Dungeon World…

…and a pair of dice from Chessex.

Roll anything to hit this link and subscribe to Mythoard. Subscriptions start at $25 (USD) a month. You should also check out Bleeding Cool’s reviews of the Mythoard boxes for January and February.

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Giant D20: Roll for Disaster

April 9, 2015, 12:00 pm

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Our latest oversized D20 sighting comes courtesy of Etsy shop Inner Geek Outer Beauty. Its giant D20 has a crazy 10″ diameter. But despite its imposing size the die is actually fragile because it’s made only with thin acrylic or wood triangles. The saving throw is an oxymoron with this one.

You can order the giant D20 die from Inner Geek Outer Beauty for at least $130 (USD); the price will vary depending on the material you choose.

[via ThisIsWhyImBroke]

 

Foodie Dice: Roll Your Own Recipes

May 4, 2015, 11:00 am

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If you are the sort that can never decide what to make for dinner, this is the dice set for you. With the Foodie Dice Tumbler, you can leave what you eat for your next meal up to the fate of wooden dice. There are over 186,000 possible combinations for food that these dice can come up with.

There are nine wooden six sided dice and you pick six of them to roll at once. Some of the vegetable dice are seasonal and you only roll one at a time. The dice include a protein selection with vegetarian options, vegetable, grain/carb, herbs, and a bonus ingredient. That special ingredient can be bacon, which would be fine if it appeared on every face of every one of the dice.

Some of the stuff doesn’t sound like anything I would eat, granted I am rather picky when it comes to food. I’m not into eating squash and lamb for instance. I don’t do organs either so no liver or the like for me. You can get your set of dice for $39.99 at ThinkGeek, and let a roll of the dice decide your dining fate.

D6 Yard Dice: Rolling in the Hay

June 12, 2015, 9:00 am

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This set of wooden D6 dice for your yard is the perfect decoration for any geek’s garden or yard. Sure, these aren’t D20s, but you can still have them in the front yard and make people roll to get in your house. If they fail miserably, you can turn on the sprinklers and soak them.

This set of dice is made of solid natural wood chosen for its longevity. So they should last in your yard for ages.

You get six dice 3-1/2″ dice along with a large drawstring bag for transport. Because you never know when you will want to roll your dice in another yard. This is awesome yard decor if you ask me.

[via Dude I Want That]

Wyrmwood Dice Tower System Lets You Roleplay as a Classy Character.

July 23, 2015, 10:00 am

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Wyrmwood’s dice tower system consists of a dice tower, a dice tray and a dice vault. The dice tower’s parts are held together by rare earth magnets so you can easily assemble or disassemble it. But dice towers are nothing new, and you can already buy ones that are easily taken apart. What Wyrmwood is really offering here is wood. Lots of wood.

You can choose from a staggering 30 types of wood for each of the accessories or as a set, from white oak to gabon ebony. Wyrmwood even plans on upping the variety to up to 70 kinds of wood. Again you can purchase the tower, tray and vault separately, but if you get them as a set you’ll get a leather carrying strap for free.

Skip to 3:03 in the video below to see the dice tower in 70 types of wood:

As of this writing you can still pledge at least $25 (USD) on Kickstarter to get one or more of Wyrmwood’s accessories, but should you miss that just head to their online shop. Prices depend on the type of wood you choose.

[via Polygon]

DIY 3D Printed Talking D20 Will Tell You the Odds

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What’s better than a magic 8 ball? A magic 20 icosahedron. Adafruit and Phillip Burgess made a guide that shows us how to make a D20 that talks about the resulting roll.

The die’s accelerometer helps it figure out which face is up. It will then play a sound depending on the result.

Ironically, the die might not be suited for tabletop gaming. The 3D printed shell is probably uneven and the electronics inside could make it unbalanced, so its rolls might not be truly random. But you can still have fun with it since you can load any sound you want to its soundboard. Head to Adafruit for the full guide.

[via CNET]