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Below are common terms and acronyms often used when talking about dice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Acronym or Term<\/strong><\/th>Meaning<\/strong><\/th>Explanation<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
5e<\/td>5th Edition (of Dungeons & Dragons)<\/td>Referring to the 5th (and current) edition of the popular pen & paper RPG<\/td><\/tr>
AoC<\/td>Arrows of Chaos<\/td>Referring to the Chessex Arrows of Chaos dice<\/td><\/tr>
BG<\/td>Beholder\u2019s Gaze<\/td>UK-based dice retailer<\/td><\/tr>
CC<\/td>Crystal Caste<\/td>US-based dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
CC1
CC2<\/td>		Cotton Candy 1, Cotton Candy 2<\/td>Referring to the version of the Kraken Dice line Cotton Candy (version 1, version 2)<\/td><\/tr>
CF<\/td>Crowdfunding or crowdfunder<\/td>The process of getting the general public involved in funding a specific project, in this case either newly designed dice or dice-related product; or the person joining such a crowdfunding campaign<\/td><\/tr>
CG<\/td>Cozy Gamer<\/td>US-based dice retailer which also carries a limited number of exclusive dice sets, now rebranded to Fennek & Finch<\/td><\/tr>
CHX<\/td>Chessex<\/td>US-based dice manufacturer; this acronym is also used as the prefix to their product codes<\/td><\/tr>
Chonk<\/td>Oversized dice<\/td>A term often used to describe oversized dice, particularly large d20s<\/td><\/tr>
d4, d6, d8, d10, d%, d12, d20, etc.<\/td>Die with x number of sides<\/td>Denotes a die with x number of sides (e.g. d4 = 4-sided die, d6 = 6 sided die, d% or d00 = 10-sided percentile die)<\/td><\/tr>
D&D, DnD<\/td>Dungeons & Dragons<\/td>Popular pen & paper roleplaying system with a fantasy setting<\/td><\/tr>
D&G<\/td>Dice & Games<\/td>UK-based dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
D4F<\/td>Dice 4 Friends<\/td>German dice retailer<\/td><\/tr>
DHD<\/td>Die Hard Dice<\/td>US-based dice retailer which also carries a limited number of exclusive dice sets<\/td><\/tr>
Dice mail<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Dice that arrive by mail (either purchased from an online store, or dice traded with or purchased from another collector)<\/td><\/tr>
Dice tax<\/td>\u2014<\/td>(Usually unrelated) photos of dice that are attached to an otherwise text-only post, to a) make the post more eye-catching, and b) to make the Facebook algorithm work in your favor since it\u2019s more prone to showing posts with photos rather than those with only text<\/td><\/tr>
DD<\/td>Dispel Dice<\/td>US-based dice brand, specialised in sharp-edged resin dice<\/td><\/tr>
DM<\/td>Dice Market <\/a>(also: Dungeon Master)<\/td>The market group attached to DMC, where members can trade, sell and buy dice with other Dice Market members<\/td><\/tr>
DMC<\/td>Dice Maniacs\u2019 Club<\/a><\/td>Name of a long-standing group of dice collectors, whose home is the DMC Facebook group<\/td><\/tr>
DMD<\/td>Dice Making Discoveries<\/a><\/td>A no longer active Facebook group dedicated to making dice and dice related products<\/td><\/tr>
F&F<\/td>Fennek & Finch<\/td>US-based dice retailer which also carries a limited number of exclusive dice sets, previously named CozyGamer<\/td><\/tr>
FLGS<\/td>Friendly Local Game Store<\/td>Local physical store that sells dice (that ideally has friendly staff)<\/td><\/tr>
FO<\/td>Fire Opal<\/td>A popular line of glitter dice in turquoise, blue and grey produced and sold by Crystal Caste and Dice & Games, which is now out of print<\/td><\/tr>
FS<\/td>For sale<\/td>Typically mentioned in posts where people want to indicate that they\u2019d like to sell dice<\/td><\/tr>
FT<\/td>For trade<\/td>Typically mentioned in posts where people want to indicate that they\u2019d like to trade dice<\/td><\/tr>
GDH<\/td>Goblin Dice Hoard<\/td>Name of a more recently established Facebook group related to dice collecting<\/td><\/tr>
GDHA<\/td>Goblin Dice Hoard Acquisitions<\/td>The market group attached to GDH, where members can trade, sell and buy dice with other GDHA members<\/td><\/tr>
GKG<\/td>Gate Keeper Games<\/td>UK-based dice maker designing and selling exclusive dice sets (produces the Halfsies dice)<\/td><\/tr>
GS<\/td>GameScience<\/td>US-based dice manufacturer that produces exclusive, sharp-edged dice<\/td><\/tr>
HD<\/td>HengDa<\/td>Chinese dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
HSD<\/td>Heartstring Dice<\/td>Chinese dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
HTF<\/td>Hard to find<\/td>Out of print dice that have become hard to find<\/td><\/tr>
ICD<\/td>Ice Cream Dice<\/td>Canada-based dice maker designing and selling exclusive dice sets (no longer actively making or selling dice)<\/td><\/tr>
ID<\/td>Identification<\/td>Requests for identification of dice (e.g. if a person can\u2019t attribute the dice they own or bought to a manufacturer or line or name)<\/td><\/tr>
ISO<\/td>In search of<\/td>Dice or dice sets that people are looking for (sometimes used as a synonym for a list of dice or sets someone wants to trade or acquire)<\/td><\/tr>
Jingle Bones<\/td>\u2014<\/td>A bag of assorted random dice, sold by Crystal Caste; PoDs usually contain a random mix of different polyhedral CC dice, including some that are out of print<\/td><\/tr>
KC<\/td>King Cards<\/td>German dice manufacturer, no longer in business<\/td><\/tr>
KS<\/td>Kickstarter<\/td>Crowdfunding platform often used to produce new dice designs funded by the public<\/td><\/tr>
LDC<\/td>Little Dragon Corp<\/td>Canadian dice retailer which also carries a number of exclusive dice sets<\/td><\/tr>
LGS<\/td>Local Game Store<\/td>Local physical store that sells dice<\/td><\/tr>
LHD<\/td>Lucky Hand Dice<\/td>US-based handmade dice making company, no longer in business<\/td><\/tr>
LUD<\/td>Level Up Dice<\/td>Australian owned dice business<\/td><\/tr>
MDG<\/td>Metallic Dice Games<\/td>US-based dice retailer which also carries a limited number of exclusive dice sets, now rebranded to FanRoll<\/td><\/tr>
MoP<\/td>Mother of Pearl<\/td>A popular line of dice produced and sold by Chessex, which is now out of print, available in white and blue<\/td><\/tr>
MS<\/td>Moonstone<\/td>A popular line of clear glitter dice produced and sold by Crystal Caste and Dice & Games, which is now out of print<\/td><\/tr>
MtG<\/td>Magic the Gathering<\/td>Strategy card game that also uses dice (e.g. as life counters, also known as spindowns)<\/td><\/tr>
NG<\/td>New glitter<\/td>Refers to the type of glitter used in the newer Chessex Borealis dice sets<\/td><\/tr>
OG<\/td>Old glitter<\/td>Refers to the type of glitter used in the older Chessex Borealis dice sets<\/td><\/tr>
OOG<\/td>\u201cOld\u201d old glitter or other old glitter<\/td>Term coined by collectors that refers to a specific type of old glitter Chessex Borealis dice sets that are particularly translucent (and is actually a misnomer since only two types of glitter were ever used in the Borealis dice, and the difference in translucency is an unintentional production variance)<\/td><\/tr>
OOP<\/td>Out of print<\/td>Dice that are no longer produced and cannot be purchased anymore in stores (unless you get lucky and find old stock!)<\/td><\/tr>
Pips<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Pipped dice (in any size), usually six-sided, sometimes also called spot dice<\/td><\/tr>
Pipsqueaks<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Small pipped dice (12mm or smaller), usually six-sided, sometimes also called spot dice<\/td><\/tr>
PoD<\/td>Pound-O-Dice<\/td>A bag of assorted random dice weighing approximately one pound, sold by Chessex; PoDs usually contain mostly opaque and Speckled Chessex dice, sometimes those that are exclusive to PoDs and are not available as full sets; each PoD includes a full set of 7 polyhedral Speckled dice that is exclusively sold with PoDs<\/td><\/tr>
R4I<\/td>Role 4 Initiative<\/td>US-based dice brand<\/td><\/tr>
Retail<\/td>Retail price<\/td>The price that something costs (or originally cost in the past) when you commercially buy it in a store (as opposed to market price, which is the rate that collectibles sell for among collectors)<\/td><\/tr>
RPG<\/td>Roleplaying game<\/td>A type of imaginative, interactive storytelling game<\/td><\/tr>
Squid<\/td>Kraken Dice<\/td>A type of code name for Kraken Dice, sometimes used in Facebook sales posts to avoid Facebook flagging the post for a term related to prohibited items<\/td><\/tr>
T&G<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Chinese dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
TDSO<\/td>The Dice Shop Online<\/td>UK based online store that offers a large number of dice sets and single dice for sale<\/td><\/tr>
VHTF<\/td>Very hard to find<\/td>Out of print dice that have become very hard to find<\/td><\/tr>
VtM<\/td>Vampire the Masquerade<\/td>Pen & paper roleplaying system with a vampire theme<\/td><\/tr>
WD<\/td>Wiz Dice<\/td>US-based dice manufacturer<\/td><\/tr>
WTB<\/td>Want to buy<\/td>Typically mentioned in posts where people want to indicate that they\u2019d like to buy dice<\/td><\/tr>
WTS<\/td>Want to sell<\/td>Typically mentioned in posts where people want to indicate that they\u2019d like to sell dice<\/td><\/tr>
WTT<\/td>Want to trade<\/td>Typically mentioned in posts where people want to indicate that they\u2019d like to trade dice<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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