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.
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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.
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.
Feb 25 2023
The Idiosyncrasies of Dice Naming
If you’ve been in the dice collecting community for a while, you might know that collectors sometimes give things names in order to tell certain dice apart that may look very similar or just to have a name for something specific that wasn’t quite disguished in that way by the company who made the dice.
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 23 2020
Reference Guide: Chessex Borealis
Updated April 2025 Most people who develop an interest in dice and dice collecting almost inevitably eventually stumble across the Chessex Borealis line. You know, those semi-translucent dice with the very fine glitter. They’re really quite pretty, offered in several different colours, and actually available in two types of glitter. Which, admittedly, is veering into …
