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We normally play with one set of dice.
It prevents wandering dice.
It prevents unfair dice.
It prevents alot of grief.

If we both have our own dice I'll invariably roll mine, but if there is only 1 set I've no problem sharing.

I love how serious people get with dice
i prefer to use a single set, as said, it saves loads of problems.

LunaHound wrote:Well you do realize many gamers are not very sanitary.

Which means they touch the pizza they eat , they wipe the mouth with their hand after , or they wipe their nose.

Oh all that and they dont wash their hands.
That doesnt gross you out lol?

Meh you get just as many germs from the person as they talk (spittle is always flying around) or when they sneeze etc.

If you are a germphobe, social gaming shouldn't even be your bag.. If you like to socialize, then you'll just have to realize that germs are germs. the interesting thing is the more germs you are introduced to, the better chance your body has of providing defenses for them. if your body can't do that, then as I state above, social gaming shouldn't be your major focus..

Just a thought.

And to answer your question, no it doesn't gross me out.

I can't say I'm superstitious about dice... well, maybe a little. I don't like others touching / using my dice because of the already mentioned sanitary reasons, but also I don't want to loose my dice by someone else accidentally placing it into their pile of dice. I paid a good amount of money for my dice and I'll do my best to make sure none of them get lost. I do make one exception to this. My scatter die, I will let my opponents use it if it happens to be the only one on the table or the closest one to use, which is odd because I only have the one. It's not a bad karma or that my scatter die consistently rolls bad, I suppose I don't mind it because I'd expect at least that much courtesy from my opponent had I lost my one and only scatter die.

LunaHound wrote:Well you do realize many gamers are not very sanitary.

Which means they touch the pizza they eat , they wipe the mouth with their hand after , or they wipe their nose.

Oh all that and they dont wash their hands.
That doesnt gross you out lol?

No more than the money I am given to pay fares. Germs and filth are everywhere, so just make sure to wash you hands.

Wow I didn't know people were that paranoid about freaking dice. I can see not lending them out to another game and if they have nasty hands from food and what not but for those people who are like don't touch my dice and go buy your own thats just being a .

Sidstyler wrote:I was playing in a game at the store with a guy who was snacking on Cheetos puffs while playing, and to simulate vehicle damage results he insisted on putting a cheese puff on your painted tanks.

Dude, that is just chock-full of awesome.




And, yes, that was sarcasm.

Noone around here really has dice problems. But to prevent argument most prefer to play with house dice and counters, it saves so much trouble, especially if we play in store.

I will always bring counters (if appropriate) and dice if not to the store, but ask to use house dice so that mine are not mixed in with anyone elses. Most players use the same GW white dice which can lead to problems if they are mixed.

If the host player has some special dice they reserve for themselves so be it, but if they have special dice it is fair that I request they roll the same special dice to want low rolls as well as high. I reserve the right to suspect anyone with shooting dice and leadership dice which are seperate entities. If someone still has hangups I ask they let me use their dice for the same rolls or they use the same dice for all rolls.

The only special dice I really tolerate are big dice for big guns in a friendly game and a selection of tiny dice used to mark wounds. Most people use ordinary dice to mark wounds so my tiny dice, which easily fit on bases and cant be easily mistaken for the dice used for odds, these have proven quite popular but noone else in my group has yet bought any.

LunaHound wrote:Well you do realize many gamers are not very sanitary.

Which means they touch the pizza they eat , they wipe the mouth with their hand after , or they wipe their nose.

Oh all that and they dont wash their hands.
That doesnt gross you out lol?

QFT.
A guy I was playing was once eating beef jerkey while we were playing. His hands were greasy and it was kind of gross...



-Orkishly

Most of the people I play with have their own dice and rarely mind sharing. I am of the same mind.

Scatter dice are something of an exception, everyone seems to share those.

orkishlyorkish wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Well you do realize many gamers are not very sanitary.

Which means they touch the pizza they eat , they wipe the mouth with their hand after , or they wipe their nose.

Oh all that and they dont wash their hands.
That doesnt gross you out lol?

QFT.
A guy I was playing was once eating beef jerkey while we were playing. His hands were greasy and it was kind of gross...
-Orkishly

Thats not a dice issue its a common decency issue, you eat crap like that elsewhere then you waash your hands, this goes ofr the guy with cheese puffs mentioned too. Its not just about dice its about the board, the models, the scenery, the everything.

redstripe wrote:Being courteous is part of not being a jerk.

That perfectly summarizes the arguement.

the strongest arguement i have seen so far that doesnt just seem unreasonable is just out of politeness.

but at the same token, it is also polite to keep the game going at a rapid pace, and if i have to walk around the table because i forgot my dice. I dont want to be rude and slow the game down, and i dont see a problem with making one quick roll with a couple of odd D6's right there on the table.

I am not talking about loaning dice, i dont loan out anything to anyone, and i dont expect anyone to do the same for me, If i forget my dice entirely, i'll buy more.

Losing the dice is not a concern, because im not rolling a fistfull across the table, just a couple for a save or ld test.

I actually specifically allow people to touch my dice and return my dice back to the Gaming Store. Here is why.


Ass Dice; that's right you may be grossed out but think about it this gives me the mental edge in games versus people. What I do is I take one of my dice maybe 6 if I have small ones and I shove them up my ass. I do this with about 50 dice a week. Then I return them for discount at the gaming store.


This way when I play someone or they handle my dice they have handled something that has been in my ass; my ass dice. I know that they have probably purchased some of my discount ass dice. This is pretty mentally dominating for me and leads me to great success in competitive games because I know that they are handling something that has been in my ass.


Ass Dice that is the edge you will need to be a true competitive player.

Honestly if I was in a game with someone and I went to use some of their dice,presuming i dont have grease on my fingers ect, and they told me no. I would think that person is an ass.Its just easier to use whatever dice are nearby (assuming there is no chance of getting the dice confused). I understand if im some random asking to use your dice outside of a game your in, but if im your oponent? I thought we learned how to share in kindergarden.
The same goese for rulers, what are you measuring on my turn anyways? Doese my using it make it somehow worse?
I normally bring my own dice and tape but sometimes people forget, no need to be a jerk about it.

You can use my dice any time you like just remember that I put my dice in my ass.

When I game, I have different dice. I have a block of 36 dice that I use for rolls, and another 15 or so loose small white dice from the Black Reach kits. I use my white dice sometimes for rolls, but mostly for wound markers; with a squad of 10 differently equipped nobs, and other multi-wound models, my white dice are spoken for by midgame.

With my block of 36 though, if I roll my dice and cause 17 wound on a unit, I'm no longer surprised if my opponent just asks to roll my dice. Instead of picking out 17 dice from his pile and rolling them, they'll just scoop up my 17 dice sitting out and roll those since they are already the right amount, and handy in the middle of the board.

Doesn't bother me much.

Hmmm. Ass Dice...

*Mental image of someone who plays "40K" so he can collect a lot of Dice......

But anyhoo- on-topic.

Just have like 50 Dice of crappiness, and 24 Dakka dice, and the point is moot... Let them use the "Wheat and Chaff".. And reserve the Glory of the Dakka Dice for yourself. If however people ask it's nice- if they don't....meh- I'm still going to have a fun game.

The way I see it, I don't like people touching my dice without asking because, well, they are mine, I need them to play the game. You wouldn't go borrow someone PS3 Controller without asking, so don't do it to my dice.

Now, if my opponent wants to use my dice, I have no problem with that, provided none are lost. Only one player is using a great number of dice in any given turn anyway, so I don't mind too much.

I play a mix of horde/speed freak Orks, I need a CRAP ton of dice at times. So I NEVER need to say "Hey can I borrow those?"
The only time is like stated previously, I need to roll one die or take a LD test and my pile is on the other side of the table.

Hollismason wrote:I actually specifically allow people to touch my dice and return my dice back to the Gaming Store. Here is why.


Ass Dice; that's right you may be grossed out but think about it this gives me the mental edge in games versus people. What I do is I take one of my dice maybe 6 if I have small ones and I shove them up my ass. I do this with about 50 dice a week. Then I return them for discount at the gaming store.


This way when I play someone or they handle my dice they have handled something that has been in my ass; my ass dice. I know that they have probably purchased some of my discount ass dice. This is pretty mentally dominating for me and leads me to great success in competitive games because I know that they are handling something that has been in my ass.


Ass Dice that is the edge you will need to be a true competitive player.

Fail. How are you gonna rip off ass-pennies like that?

AlfredTheStrange wrote:Honestly if I was in a game with someone and I went to use some of their dice,presuming i dont have grease on my fingers ect, and they told me no. I would think that person is an ass.Its just easier to use whatever dice are nearby (assuming there is no chance of getting the dice confused). I understand if im some random asking to use your dice outside of a game your in, but if im your oponent? I thought we learned how to share in kindergarden.
The same goese for rulers, what are you measuring on my turn anyways? Doese my using it make it somehow worse?
I normally bring my own dice and tape but sometimes people forget, no need to be a jerk about it.

QFT, can't believe how many anal gamers there seem to be from the replies to this topic. I have never actually met such a gamer luckily, hopefully never will, but probably wouldn't be an issue anyways, as neither of us would play each other again

As a former role-player and current wargamers, I prefer to use my own dice and not share. Why? Each dice rolls differently even if made by the same factory. If someone else uses my dice, for whatever reason, they never roll randomly, just low rolls. If you can't pack the gear, don't play.

Keep your hands off my dice and dice bag and I will keep my hands off your

Hollismason wrote:I actually specifically allow people to touch my dice and return my dice back to the Gaming Store. Here is why.


Ass Dice; that's right you may be grossed out but think about it this gives me the mental edge in games versus people. What I do is I take one of my dice maybe 6 if I have small ones and I shove them up my ass. I do this with about 50 dice a week. Then I return them for discount at the gaming store.


This way when I play someone or they handle my dice they have handled something that has been in my ass; my ass dice. I know that they have probably purchased some of my discount ass dice. This is pretty mentally dominating for me and leads me to great success in competitive games because I know that they are handling something that has been in my ass.


Ass Dice that is the edge you will need to be a true competitive player.

this has GOT to be a joke.

You sure, there might be some really flakey people here on Dakka.

...might be ...?

I'd say there are some fer sure flakey types here on dakka.

Then again, this hobby does attract them like flies to ca-ca (but not disproportionately compared to other hobbies).

chromedog wrote:...might be ...?

I'd say there are some fer sure flakey types here on dakka.

Then again, this hobby does attract them like flies to ca-ca (but not disproportionately compared to other hobbies).

Except German Scheiße Video Porn stars, but now we're just getting into the realms of Bad taste

i don't mind people taking my dice (if i know them) but if its just a few odd people, i dislike it. the one thing that pisses me off is blast templates, for Christ sake its annoying if your in the middle of your shooting phase and some IG kid goes: "HAI CAN IZ BUROW UR PIEPLATE IZ BE REAL QUIKE!". Then they never return it, so i have to walk to there battle board, reach for it, get several glares and walk back to my battle which is taking long enough. sigh.

My dice!

Bring your own.
I have 30 blue, 20 red and 10 black. This allow me to quickly pick up the number of dice I need. This is especially relevant when playing my Orks.

If my opponent "borrows" a few, my system doesn't work anymore. Bring your own.