Recently, we’ve been seeing a significant amount of scammer Facebook and social media ads and online stores that are trying to advertise dice that aren’t theirs, and will not deliver what they promise.
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Chessex Borealis Purple OG vs. Bescon Moonstone Orchid
Bescon recently released some new colours in their Moonstones lines, and as many collectors have observed, the Orchid set is very similar to the Chessex Borealis Purple old glitter dice. While the Bescon glitter doesn’t have the exact same depth and shimmer as the old Borealis glitter, it’s definitely the closest emulation I have seen to date.
Continue readingNov 06
Magic the Gathering Spindowns
Magic the Gathering (also abbreviated MtG) uses life counters, also known as spindowns to keep track of life totals.
These are usually 20-sided dice that, unlike most other d20s, have similar numbers next to each other so that you can easily find the right number when you need to count up or down. The 20 face of the spindown die usually has an expansion symbol.
Continue readingNov 04
Chessex Lab Dice 2020
Lab Dice Wave 4
After the first three successful waves of Lab Dice in 2019, Chessex released one additional wave of Lab Dice in 2020, with six new designs in pairs of two — 2x Heavy, 2x Nebula, 2x Gemini.
Continue readingOct 31
Dice Digest — October 2020 (#10)
Time for no. 10 of my Dice Digest — this time on an all new blogging platform that I will be using for these from now on. I hope you like the design and find it easy to navigate and read. Older editions of the Dice Digest are available here in PDF format.
The Dice Digest is likely not going to be the sole content of the blog, but since I have a busy life with D&D playing and a full time job, updates will likely be somewhat irregular.
Continue readingOct 24
Crystal Caste Silk vs. D&G Marble Identification Guide
In my series of dice identification guides, this time I’d like to focus on two other lines of dice that get easily confused: Crystal Caste Silk and Dice & Games Marble. Both are two-coloured styles with one dominant colour and white swirls, but they do have some features that can help you tell them apart.
Continue readingOct 24
Dice Trading & Selling 101
No matter if you’re new to dice collecting, are a veteran collector, or somewhere in between, at some point you’ve probably run across so-called ISO (in-search-of) or WTT (want-to-trade) posts and requests. It’s almost inevitable to trade dice with fellow collectors if you’re looking for a set you’ve fallen in love with that is no longer available in stores, or have that incomplete set of elusive out-of-print dice that you want to complete.
Continue readingOct 24
Chessex Lab Dice 2019
Every year dice collectors and enthusiasts get excited about new releases, and Chessex dice are certainly no exception. At GAMA Expo in March 2019, we got the very first glimpse of new dice that Chessex was planning to release this year. Back then, they were called “From the Lab”, which later evolved to just “Lab Dice”.
Continue readingOct 24
Getting Dicey with Critical Role
Critical Role is a popular live-streamed D&D adventure, where dungeon master extraordinaire Matt Mercer leads a group of LA-based voice actors through epic adventures in a completely homebrewed campaign setting. It is now in its second campaign, with their first one encompassing an impressive 115 episodes and their second one also 90-some episodes strong. Thanks not only to Matt Mercer’s skills as a veteran D&D dungeon master, but also to the outstanding storytelling and acting performances by everyone involved, the show has gained a large global following of fans over the last five years, whom you can often hear being referred to as critters. If you’re not familiar with the show, you can read up on it on Wikipedia or watch it on YouTube (or alternatively on Twitch).
Continue readingOct 24
Dice Digest Archive
Older editions of the Dice Digest (prior to October 2020) are only available in PDF format.
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