Author's posts
Nov 04 2020
Chessex Lab Dice 2020-2025
The continuing journey of the Lab Dice Updated 15 July 2024 Ever since the premiere of the first wave of Lab Dice in 2019, Chessex has continued releasing new test colours under their Lab Dice premise — smaller runs of new designs to test their popularity and make more informed decisions which of them to …
Oct 31 2020
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 …
Oct 24 2020
Reference Guide: Crystal Caste Silk vs. D&G Marble
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.
Oct 24 2020
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 …
Oct 24 2020
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”.
Oct 24 2020
Getting Dicey with Critical Role
Due to the increasing exclusivity and FOMO tactics of the Critical Role dice releases and their less than stellar treatment of long-time fans by their customer support, I will no longer host Critical Role dice related content on my blog. Below is the release chronology of their dice until May 2025. I will not update …
Oct 24 2020
Dice Digest Archive
Older editions of the Dice Digest (prior to October 2020) are only available in PDF format.
Oct 23 2020
What Are the Hard to Find Dice?
A lot of collectors have probably felt the frustration of getting closer and closer to completing that out-of-print dice set, and then there’s just that last elusive die that’s missing. You know, the one that everyone is looking for. It’s a bit of an odd phenomenon, and no one can really explain why it is …
Oct 23 2020
Glossary of Dice Terminology
Oct 23 2020
Online Dice Shops
Below is a listing with known, legit online dice shops that I have compiled and try to keep up to date as much as possible. It has different tabs per region and shops are listed by country with added information on shipping costs (where available). Red flags indicate when there are known controversies or issues …
