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Aug 08 2025
New Kickstarter: Alea Luma
A new Kickstarter by HaGü’s Dice Designs just went live: ALEA LUMA – dice that light up (only) in your dice tray! These are the first RPG dice sets in standard size out there that are using LEDs with induction coil technology.
Jul 29 2025
Brand Spotlight: Gyld
If you’re into Dungeons & Dragons, you may be familiar with the idea of rolling dice for different types of damage during combat, although of course this concept isn’t just applicable to D&D. The concept of having different dice for different types of damage is also not exactly new, but today I’d like to spotlight …
Jul 01 2025
Brand Spotlight: Botch Dice
There’s a new Kickstarter out today for Botch Dice – new acrylic dice fully made in the US. These are different in that the faces are printed on, which gives them a unique look I’ve not quite seen before, and an opportunity to do more intricate, colourful designs.
Jun 13 2025
Buyer Beware: Dice Nest is super shady
Just a quick heads up about a Chinese store called Dice Nest. They carry a few exclusive dice that look pretty cool, but my experience with them has been less than stellar.
Apr 30 2025
10 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Dice Scams
Here’s a list of 10 questions you should ask before you buy dice online that will make it a lot less likely to fall for the scammers who abundantly run ads on social media.
Feb 21 2025
Keeping Track of Chessex Dice
It’s not always easy to stay up to date on new releases and also recently discontinued sets. Since Chessex is a big focus for a lot of collectors, let’s take a look at what has changed in the Chessex line-up over the past few years.
Dec 28 2024
Chessex Advent Calendar 2024 – My Review
Now that Christmas is here and all the dice in the Chessex dice advent calendar have been unveiled, let’s take a closer look at the contents and recap the experience and the results.
Jun 18 2024
Critit’s Trinkets, Knick-naks and Do-dahs Kickstarter
If you’ve been tempted to back Critit’s latest dice Trinkets, Knick-naks and Do-dahs Dice Kickstarter but are still on the fence because you’re not sure whether the dice will hold up to the product photos, this might just be the post for you.
Jun 09 2024
Dice Digest — June 2024 (#23)
Here are the latest news and releases that have caught have my eye in the past month or so.
May 10 2024
Dice Digest — May 2024 (#22)
I used to put together Dice Digests with a selection of new dice releases a few years ago but stopped doing them in 2021 because of the amount of time and effort involved. However, I’m thinking of bringing them back and so let’s kick it off in 2024 with dice news and new releases from …
