{"id":1540,"date":"2020-10-24T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2024-05-05T21:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T19:18:30","slug":"crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Guide: Crystal Caste Silk vs. D&#038;G Marble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#General_Naming_Information\" >General Naming Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#Differences_in_colour_spread\" >Differences in colour spread<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#Closed_vs_Open_4\" >Closed vs. Open 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#The_percentile_die\" >The percentile die<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#Other_Notable_Features\" >Other Notable Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#Comparison_with_other_Similar_Lines\" >Comparison with other Similar Lines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/#D_G_Marble_compared_to_Crystal_Caste_Silk\" >D&amp;G Marble compared to Crystal Caste Silk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>In my series of dice identification guides, this time I&#8217;d like to focus on two other lines of dice that get easily confused: Crystal Caste Silk and Dice &amp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Naming_Information\"><\/span>General Naming Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dice that collectors call Crystal Caste Silk nowadays are those that Crystal Caste sold under that name many years ago, made by the German acrylic factory in in the mould that some people call &#8220;old German mould&#8221;. (The same one that was being used for the Ice Cream, Porcleain and Satin lines.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interesting part is that Crystal Caste actually also sold the dice that collectors call D&amp;G Marble under the name Silk at some point, most likely after the German factory stopped making the old Silk line and Crystal Caste switched these over the dice that D&amp;G themselves sell as Marble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to have a distinctive way to tell these dice apart, collectors have started calling the old version of Silk Crystal Caste Silk and the newer version D&amp;G Marble, which is the distinction I will also make in the ID guide below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" data-id=\"7729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-2048x1322.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Black-Poly-847x547.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CRC-Silk-Purple-Poly-847x565.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"586\" data-id=\"7719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-3.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-3-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"487\" data-id=\"7718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-2.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-2-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"674\" data-id=\"7717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC-Silk-Dice-Boxes-1-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">What collectors call Crystal Caste Silk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-Green-Poly-847x565.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"513\" data-id=\"7740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-02-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-02-1-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"465\" data-id=\"7741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-01-1.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DG-Marble-CC-Silk-01-1-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">What collectors call D&amp;G Marble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_in_colour_spread\"><\/span>Differences in colour spread<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While both lines have one dominant colour and a portion of white mixed in, the ratio and spread of the coloured and the white material is different. Marble has more pronounced opaque white, while Silk has a swirlier, more subtle white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d4.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d4-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Closed_vs_Open_4\"><\/span>Closed vs. Open 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps one of the easiest features to tell Marble from Silk is the number 4. Marble dice have a top-closed 4, Silk have a top-open 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d6-Open-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d6-Open-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d6-Open-4.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d6-Open-4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d10-Open-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d10-Open-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d10-Open-4.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d10-Open-4-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_percentile_die\"><\/span>The percentile die<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The D&amp;G Marble line always comes with a percentile die, where the number alignment is parallel with the die equator. Old Silk sets came with a differently coloured d10 instead (often Jade d10), although percentile dice were made later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These Silk percentile dice have numbers perpendicular to the die equator, look very similar to the modern Chessex mould, and can only be told apart from the Chessex mould by the fact that the 7 in the Silks is not hooked and the 1 doesn\u2019t have an upstroke. It is particularly the Chessex Vortex percentile dice that can be very easily confused with the Silk ones, which is not helped by the fact that they come in the almost the exact same colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1581\" style=\"width:512px;height:332px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d-847x548.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blue-d.jpg 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1585\" style=\"width:512px;height:231px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d-847x382.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-d.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Notable_Features\"><\/span>Other Notable Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Marble dice are smaller than the Silk dice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marble has a dot behind the 6 on all dice, Silk has an underlined 6 on the d10 and d12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number arrangement on the d20 is different (8 below 20 for Marble, 12 above the 20 for Silk).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marble comes only in gold ink, Silk comes in gold, black or white ink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comparison_with_other_Similar_Lines\"><\/span>Comparison with other Similar Lines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystal Caste Silk and D&amp;G Marble are not the only dice out there that mix one colour with white swirls, there are a number of other manufacturers and lines that use this design, and could potentially also be confused with Silk and Marble. I have picked out a few below, although the list is not exhaustive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-1.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-1-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-1-768x261.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chessex Vortex: different font, different mould and number alignment, different swirls, colour of Vortex and Silk similar. (Please note that this Vortex Purple was reinked from gold to light purple.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal Caste Silk: only die with an open 4, mould the largest (together with Vortex), but font and number alignment different.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D&amp;G Marble: opaque and pronounced white, larger numbers, similar mould and font to Dragon Bones Series 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragon Bones Series 1: die base distinctly translucent, purple colour veers more towards red.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chessex Rainbow: smaller font, different number alignment, die colour more purplish pink, more colour variation<br>in the swirls, only comes with white or black ink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2-1024x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2-1024x301.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2-768x226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2-847x249.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Purple-2.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dragon Bones has a 14-below-20 alignment on the d20, Silk a 12-above-20, Marble an 8-below-20 alignment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silk is the only one of the three lines that has an open 4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragon Bones has a much more translucent die base than Silk and Marble, with milkier swirls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comparison-Green-847x254.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crystal Caste Silk Green: only die with an open 4, swirls are white.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragon Bones Series 1 Green: swirls are yellow and milky (same for Dragon Bones S1 Red).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D&amp;G Marble Green: green colour is much darker and more opaque.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal Caste Silk Black: only die with an open 4, black is opaque.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragon Bones Series 1 Black: die colour is lighter (dark grey rather than black) and more translucent, swirls are milky white-grey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D&amp;G Marble Black: black and white are opaque, more distinct white.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"D_G_Marble_compared_to_Crystal_Caste_Silk\"><\/span>D&amp;G Marble compared to Crystal Caste Silk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"222\" data-id=\"1595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d20-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" data-id=\"1594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d12.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"241\" data-id=\"1589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d10.jpg 351w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d10-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"1592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d8.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d8-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"239\" data-id=\"1591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d6.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d6-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"1590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d4.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Purple-d4-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my series of dice identification guides, this time I&#8217;d like to focus on two other lines of dice that get easily confused: Crystal Caste Silk and Dice &amp; 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.<\/p><p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/crystal-caste-silk-vs-dg-marble-identification-guide\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,23],"tags":[55,57,45,47,46,54,58,56],"class_list":["post-1540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-id-guides","category-resources","tag-crystal-caste","tag-dg","tag-dice-id","tag-dice-identification","tag-id","tag-identification","tag-marble","tag-silk","item-wrap"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CRC-Silk-Rainbow-Mixed-Polyset-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1540"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10091,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions\/10091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virtual-dreams.org\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}