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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThese are modern mould Chessex dice I would categorise as \u201cDesign Tests\u201d. The acrylic ones, I can only assume were design tests they ended up selling at cons or putting in PoDs at some point in the past. Some of these are also pretty screwed up, that black and purple d10 has incredibly scuffed outer edges. I got most of these in a second-hand dice lot and some from a fellow collector who said they bought them at the Spiel convention over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThis looks like a test for Chessex Gemini Translucent Green-Yellow. It was purchased over a decade ago from the Chessex booth at the German Spiel convention. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nA pearly green d12 that might have been a one-off for a Pound o’ Dice or maybe a design test. It’s reminiscent of the Velvet design, although clearly different from the released Velvet Green line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThis swirly pipped d6 is definitely a design test, I purchased that one at the Chessex booth at the Spiel fair in 2019. We can only assume this test design didn\u2019t go anywhere since Chessex never released anything remotely like it. They were also available with white ink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nInteresting are also the Speckled dice. The d10 is a design test with somewhat different urea material that looks like the granules are much smaller than usual. If you look closely, the die also uses a more unusual mould that has a 10 instead of a 0. I know there are also white with red versions of these out there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nIn terms of the 16mm pips, I have some light blue uninked Speckled design test dice that never made it into production. (I have confirmed with the factory that they are not PoD randoms.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAn uninked pearly red and white Gemini-design 16mm pip, but the red looks like a darker and deeper red than what was used in the full release version of Gemini Red-White w\/gold (d8 on the right for comparison).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThe other uninked pipped 16mm in amber and blue might or might not be Chessex, but the glitter looks very much like old glitter, and I haven\u2019t seen any other company use this kind with somewhat chunkier flakes. It\u2019s possible this was a design test for a mix of Borealis and Gemini, the kind we ended up seeing in Gemini Blue-Magenta that\u2019s a mix of Borealis Magenta and the blue pearl material used in other Gemini dice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nI have some more uninked acrylic Chessex d10s that are likely design tests, such as a version of Phantom Black that uses much darker black material than what ended up being the full release version of Phantom Black, a pearl design in green that has some milky white material mixed in, and a raw Gemini d10 with one blank face that\u2019s pearl white and pearl teal material mixed together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the next two weeks, I will make daily posts where I\u2019ll spotlight unusual or lesser known dice that I have in my collection that I hope are interesting for everyone to see and learn about. Each day I\u2019ll cover a different theme, I hope you enjoy this series. Chessex Design Tests Sometimes you buy … <\/p>\n