Dice that stay on the field....

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:09 am

I've literally chased falling dice for years and even dice cups haven't worked... well, tonight I used Crystal Dice and they never once left the field of play for either myself or my opponent....

Highly recommended imho....

This is just an example for example's sake... I bought mine local (store outta biz now), separately....

http://www.crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchan ... ry_Code=CD

Axtklinge · Post by **Axtklinge** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:13 am

Whats the difference between "Crystal" ones and the GW ones?
Are they heavier, or is it something in the surface of the dice?

Cheers
Axt

thechosengobbo · Post by **thechosengobbo** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:28 am

The shape. I guess it means that bouncing is less random...

Magictobe · Post by **Magictobe** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:56 am

It is the shape. The roll on the pitch in stead of bouncing. Like the "suppo" from impact.

Just surfed that website.
They got dice made of meteorites and dinosaures.

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:12 pm

thechosengobbo wrote:The shape. I guess it means that bouncing is less random...

They random fine for me... more so than a standard six-sider that, tbh, I've watched other coaches palm quite successfully....

<The following is speculation on my part>

They seem to fall with their ends down, which imparts spin to the die... then the flats seem to catch surface and stop them.... More like spinning a top as opposed to rolling a circle (which the cube roughly approximates)....

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:36 pm

Digger Goreman wrote:
thechosengobbo wrote:The shape. I guess it means that bouncing is less random...
They random fine for me... more so than a standard six-sider that, tbh,

I think he meant the bouncing across the table was less random, not it's rolling of numbers.

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:38 pm

... and, of course, he's right!

thechosengobbo · Post by **thechosengobbo** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:21 pm

Yes, that's EXACTLY what I meant. Less of the 'pinball' dice, and more of a controlled roll.

I should say 'controlled roll' more often, it amuses me

Takoda · Post by **Takoda** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:18 pm

Why not just use a dicecup? Pretty controlled and no knocking over the miniatures

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:57 pm

Takoda wrote:Why not just use a dicecup? Pretty controlled and no knocking over the miniatures

A few reasons:

Some coaches get upset that you'd request their use (usually the "palmers")....

It's another "something" to keep up with....

Sometimes they still go off the table for me (catch the lip of the cup)....

Otherwise, yea, sure, dice cups are another way....