In November 2007

Q-Workshop Dice Design Contest - November 2007

concluded their dice design contest which began in September

I was asked to be a judge

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To see my ratings

It was a hard choice
I felt that each was creative enough
to warrent a permanent place in the collection
so I created at least one exampe of each submission
Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 ALVIN HELMS 01 KANJI ARABIC ROMAN BINARY Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 ALVIN HELMS 02 KANJI ARABIC Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 BARTOSZ PAWELVYK 01 CLAWMARKS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 BARTOSZ PAWELVYK 01 CLAWMARKS KBC Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 BARTOSZ TOPOLCZYK 02 NORSE
Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 CAROLINE LUNDIN 01 VINES AND FLOWERS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 DOMINIK BIALCZYK 01 Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 JAN MACHALSKI 01 Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 JAN MACHALSKI 02 Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 JAN MACHALSKI 03 ANGRY MOB
Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 JOCHEM VAN JOOGSTRATEN 01 AZTEC TOLTEC MAYAN Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MARCIN OSZCZYK 01 Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MARCIN OSZCZYK 02 FLOWERS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MARCIN OSZCZYK 03 SPERM Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MOA PAWE HACHAJ 01 CELTIC
Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MOA RANHALDER 01 ROHRSCHAK Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 MOA RANHALDER 02 SWORDS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 PRZEMEK NOWACZYK 01 WEAPONS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 RADEK CHODOROWSKI 01 Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 THOMAS PASIEKA 01 DOGTAG CONTEST WINNER

Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 THOMAS PASIEKA 02 CROSS HAIRS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 THOMAS PASIEKA 03 CROSS HAIRS Dice : PAPER D06 Q-WORKSHOP DICE DESIGN CONTEST NOVEMBER 2007 TOMASZ PTASNIC 01 GOLEM






If you wish to make your own copies of these

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And the winner is ....





CONTEST RATING by Kevin Cook

There were a lot of WONDERFUL designs/ideas submitted

Here is how I rated them

Visual Appeal = How pleasing do I find the design (1=Worst 10=Best)
Complexity = How complex (hard) do I think the design would be to mass produce (1=Easy 10=Very Hard)
Overall Rating = My overall feelings for the Design (1=Worst 10=Best)

I 'normalized' the photos so as to not be infulenced by the presentation
(with the exceptions of the modeling by Thomas Pasieka)

See bottom of the page for my final recommendations

Alvin Helms
 VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : I like the mixing of Arabic - Kanji - Roman and Binary ... but I am afraid it
                                       would be too hard to read once reduced to 16mm

                                     Great design for anyone desiring obscurly numbered dice (like ME)

Alvin Helms VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : This is much better ... BUT I would like to see a design that could
                                     mix more than just two numeric designations (Kanji + Arabic)

Bartosz Pawelczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 7
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 7
COMMENTS            : Ok design ... I like the non standard numbering ... but I think the pentagrams
                                     would not be recognizable at 16mm

                                     This could be a must for Werewolf (White Wolf) players

Bartosz Topolczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 6
COMPLEXITY         : 8
OVERALL RATING : 6
COMMENTS            : I am not sure I even understand the numbering on this one ... but the existing
                                     RUNIC graphics could be used for the borders ... If a die's numering
                                     system is not immediately intuitive ... at least to some ... it would not be
                                     a big seller in my opinion

                                      I could see D&D Viking campaigners liking this die
 
 Caroline Lundin VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Simple elegant design ... I like the italicized numbers ... but I think the
                                      flowers may not show up at 16mm

                                     I would think that this design could find uses outside of the gaming realm

Dominik Bialczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 5
OVERALL RATING : 9
COMMENTS            : I would think that this would be easy to make ... the 3,4,&6  sides needs to
                                          be more symetric

                                     This design looks Klingonesque

Jan Machalski VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 4
OVERALL RATING : 7
COMMENTS            : Another design that I think would be simple to make ... but it is too simple

                                     Again ... another easily read ... alternative numbering die that could find
                                        a home in any game

Jan Machalski VISUAL APPEAL     : 3
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 3
COMMENTS            :  Too primitive (In my opinion ... sorry)

                                      This may find some use in dice for children

Jan Machalski VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : I like this 'angry mob' design ... It seems a bit hard to read though

                                     Looks like a die for any game that could have angry mobs

Jochem van Hoogstraten VISUAL APPEAL     : 10
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Although the design is very elegant ... it seems to busy / crouded
                                     The eye is drawn to the design rather than the pips themselves

                                      If there were/are Aztec/Mayan/Totec/Olmec etc games I would think
                                           these would be a MUST

Marcin Oszczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 5
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : I would consider this for future production ... the pip layout is innovative and
                                    the overall design is complex without being too 'busy'

                                     I could see this design selling in boardgames ... not related to the
                                        RPG / WG industry

 

Marcin Oszczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Great design ... only problem is ... I had to look several times to tell that
                                      these were flowers ... I thought they were 'fireballs' at first ... and second
                                      examination

                                      Like the other plant / flower design above ... this could find use outside
                                         of the RPG / WG industry

Marcin Oszczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 7
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Nice design ... I wonder ... does the border mean something?

                                     I am not really sure who would like this design (besides ME)

Moa Ranhalder VISUAL APPEAL     : 10
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING :  9.5
COMMENTS            : This is my personal favorite ... I think it may be hard to get all the details
                                     The Rorschach design was immediately recognizable (at least to me)
                                     The pips were just an added bonus

                                      I could see this design as a companion to Cthulhu ... Paranoia ... or any
                                         other psychology based thriller game

Moa Ranhalder VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Great design ... I dont understand the backwards 1, 4 and 6 though

                                     If the numbers were not mirrored ... this could be FOREST II

Moa Ranhalder VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : All I can say is WOW! ... I think this is great ... but I am afraid it wont
                                      render well at 16mm size

                                     I could see a 'classed based' or even 'weapon class' series of dice coming
                                       out of this if the design could be simplified ...
                                              ie Fighter (Swords) / Mage (Staff and Dagger) etc



Pawe³ Hachaj VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Again a great design ... but I think it may not be scalable to 16mm size
                                     I am glad to see someone doing Celtic ... as it seems to have been a
                                     neglected area

                                     If there is / are Celtic / Irish / Cuchulainn based games ... this would be
                                        a must

Przemek Nowaczyk VISUAL APPEAL     : 8
COMPLEXITY         : 6
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            : Elegant ... but simple ... :)

                                    I think if the daggers and bows & arrows were larger this design could
                                    have a lot of appeal to medeval / fantasy gamers

Radek Chodorowski VISUAL APPEAL     :  9
COMPLEXITY         : 10
OVERALL RATING :  8
COMMENTS            : The desgin is stunning ... but I think is overly complex and would not
                                      be recognizable at 16mm

                                      Another design that I really like ... but am unsure who else would

Thomas Pasieka VISUAL APPEAL     : 10
COMPLEXITY         : 6
OVERALL RATING : 9
COMMENTS            :  Simple easy to read design ... Great design for tabletop generals

                                      I would think that any modern (or future) warfare games would like this
                                         design


Thomas Pasieka VISUAL APPEAL     : 9
COMPLEXITY         : 9
OVERALL RATING : 8
COMMENTS            :  I really like this design (3rd favorite)... the problem is ... getting the bullseyes
                                      to from 3 intersecting sides to line up ... I understand that this is quite hard to
                                      do

                                      This design would be something for any game that uses higher tech
                                       weapons with scopes



Tomasz Ptasznik VISUAL APPEAL     : 10
COMPLEXITY         : 10
OVERALL RATING :  7
COMMENTS            : This is my second favorite ... but unfortunately ... to get the foreground
                                     background effect is hard to do in a single color and as such ... I dont
                                     think this 'Golem' die could be made

                                     This is a wonderful design for Lord of the Rings / Fantasy gamers



My recommendations for Production by Q-Workshop
#1 Thomas Pasieka's first design with the Dogtags ... with the number of modern / future based wargames and RPG's ... I would think this would sell well

#2 Marcin Oszczyk's design could be used with any game and is a new alternative to the standard pipped d6