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DakkaDakka,

First and foremost, I'm not a spokesman for this guy and his future goals in the dice business. I merely stubbled upon this KickStarter and found it to be interesting. What do you think about it? Would you allow this in 40k...tournament, in house, or local gmaing store? I would...as long as my opponent was ok with it of course. So what are your thoughts about this evoluntion in the original D6?

Mr. Raynor

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/916188323/doublesix-dice-roll-better?ref=discovery

Malik_Raynor wrote:
DakkaDakka,

First and foremost, I'm not a spokesman for this guy and his future goals in the dice business. I merely stubbled upon this KickStarter and found it to be interesting. What do you think about it? Would you allow this in 40k...tournament, in house, or local gmaing store? I would...as long as my opponent was ok with it of course. So what are your thoughts about this evoluntion in the original D6?

Mr. Raynor

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/916188323/doublesix-dice-roll-better?ref=discovery

Not quite sure I see the point, but to each there own.

The purpose of these new dice...atleast what I'm getting at...is to roll better and to have a balanced core. Better rolling equals better mathhammer!

Don't casino dice achieve the same thing? (i.e. they are dice neutral)

I wouldn't have a problem playing with these. They're functionally equivalent to cube dice, so why not?

Blasphemy!

Seem interesting. Don't know that I would want to spend money on them as opposed to a cheap d6 set, but probably wouldn't have issues playing them (as long as my opponent warned me first!)

Casino dice are thrown a lot farther, and harder, and are surrounded by high walls since they bounce a lot.
However, even though I get angry every time for dropping a die that doesn't actually roll and just slides with 1 side face up, I still wouldn't use these. It would just feel wrong. The side with the 6 pips on it is both singular and magical on every throw. Also, there's that moment of excitement when you see it flash as the dice topples around. Having 2 sixes on one dice cheapens it.

My first reaction is no but my brain says maybe. Same odds, but more action.

I wouldn't mind trying it out and seeing if the mean is higher.

Yeah my first reaction was...I wonder if it is considered cheating. After thinking about it...sounds like these would be better overall then a regualer d6. Just my two sense

I think mechanically such dice would roll a lot further that regular dice.....and I don't need my dice to scatter any further than they already do.

Steelmage99 wrote:
I think mechanically such dice would roll a lot further that regular dice.....and I don't need my dice to scatter any further than they already do.

Yeah I agree, the dice roll in my hand then the table stops them after a few more rolls. I feel like these would go everywhere, or at the very least I'd need a "dice-rolling lane" on the table.

Wow those look cool!

For $25 I'll give them a shot. Need some new dice for Firestorm Armada anyways.

Thanks for posting this!

The d12 shape is definitely a little more rotationally stable. I'm mildly obsessed with odd variations on dice, so I went in on a batch.

Well from a physics point they are less likely to roll a six, the "1" side being heaviest on a normal d6.

No problem guys...Thanks for the feedback. So a bunch of you talked about casinos and their dice games. What about 40K....do you think it would be more interesting to play with dice that roll better?

I would actually prefer these in 40k. Since rolling isn't supposed to be a skill but rather s random outcome based on probability versus some stats on your units. These would be preferable

Malik_Raynor wrote:
No problem guys...Thanks for the feedback. So a bunch of you talked about casinos and their dice games. What about 40K....do you think it would be more interesting to play with dice that roll better?

Thanks for the feedback?You lied to us in the beginning.You said you had nothing to do with them.So you can take your dice and shove them*censored by order of inquisition*

Da krimson barun wrote:

Malik_Raynor wrote:
No problem guys...Thanks for the feedback. So a bunch of you talked about casinos and their dice games. What about 40K....do you think it would be more interesting to play with dice that roll better?

Thanks for the feedback?You lied to us in the beginning.You said you had nothing to do with them.So you can take your dice and shove them*censored by order of inquisition*

He's talking about the feedback on whether it is considered cheating. Geeze, take your meds.

Ah.Well another point on the DKB is stupid chart...

Damn brah. I was just saying thank you for givng me some solid points...kinda uncalled for! I think I will be sticking with the d6...might have something to due with buying all of the black Apoc dice (128 LOL). Thanks again!

SOOO sorry about that.

I'm in for the bulk size @ $25.

I fail to see the point really. I can't imagine it'll roll out any different if I use my 30 purple d6... or atleast not to any noticable extent.

I can totally see the appeal in these, but I use a dice roller app on my phone a lot of the time.

Unless there is scientific testing of whether these dice are more accurate than a classic "D6" I wouldn't consider them more than a novelty item. Statistically speaking they should roll the same.

I'm in for a bulk order. Very cool little idea.

Been considering this for the last 20 or so days. Due to shape you can roll these much more softly than you need to d6's to get decent results, allowing them to be contained to a smaller area.

50 white dice
10 black dice
10 red dice
dice bag
2 KS green dice.

$38 inc. shipping outside US... steep (for dice) but cool stuff. I'd probably pick up a couple addons after the KS ends too at $10 per 12 dice.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Don't casino dice achieve the same thing? (i.e. they are dice neutral)

I believe the point of these dice are that, since they are rounder, you do not need to bank them off a wall like you do with casino dice, which also eventually wears out the sharp corners which are what help achieve that more random neutrality (along with the lack of pips). So these dice would require less effort to roll and take less wear and tear and are cheaper than buying casino dice, at least in theory.

I'm in! Doubled up on the Bulk set.