| AGE Age is hard to determine when dealing with dice ... Here are some that I feel are noteworthy due to their age |
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This is a
Bronze die ... that I estimate to be 14-16th century central european |
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These
dice
are probably the oldest plastic twenty sided dice (d20) ever produced THIS ARTICLE (Page 9) states "This can be demonstrated with random combinations of the variables R, Y & B in Table 1.1. These single-digit numbers in the range 0-9 were generated by throwing twenty-faced icosahedron coloured dice (red, yellow and blue) with the numbers zero to nine engraved twice on each die. The dice were invented in the 1950/60 period by Mr Yasushi ISHIDA and patented by Tokyo- Shibaura Electric Company. They were marketed and distributed by the Japanese Standards Association for demonstrating the principles of statistical quality control." |
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These dice are the oldest eight sided dice (d8) that I have found to date (1888 ish) |
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This is probably my oldest dice ... 2nd century AD Persia |
  
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Although
these are copies ... they represent some of the oldest dice ever found |
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| UNIQUENESS There are many unique dice in my collection but here are some of the best |
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| Many of the shapes
shown on my DICE
SHAPES page are unique Most of the ones I built are unique ... for example |
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These are
truly amazing Chainmail dice |
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This is the single example I have ever seen of eight sided (d8) slot machine dice |
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This
bronze
six sided die (d6) was considered so unique that Rose
& Pentagram is producing copies of it CLICK HERE
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These are the largest set of hard plastic poker dice I have ever seen ... |
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This is
an
'Art Deco' die of unknown origin ... I have never seen anything like them before or since |
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These
dice in and of themselves are not unique ... but their style is Click on the thumbnail for details |
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This is a
Gamescience prototype d48 Before you ask ... there are no more ... until Gamescience decides if / when these will be released to the general public |
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Mercury
Tappers these dice are programmable Place the faces up that you wish to raise the chances of rolling Tap them on the table then roll |
| Three dice
companies deserve recognition for producing unique designs |
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 for
their 'Crystal Dice' |
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 for
their innovative use of existing polyhedral shapes |
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 for
their faithful reproductions of antique dice and for their fantasy dice
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