Cliffside Bunker Battle Dice (UPDATED)

[FOWHEAD]

so on my battle board I could just put a color dot on the 1 thru 4 to match the dice?  are you (YG) going to do the bunker battle boards like that or are you going to print out special ones? just wondering cause your stuff tends to be cool and very functional to game play.

[Young Grasshopper]

@FOWHEAD:

�  so on my battle board I could just put a color dot on the 1 thru 4 to match the dice?�  are you (YG) going to do the bunker battle boards like that or are you going to print out special ones? just wondering cause your stuff tends to be cool and very functional to game play.

We are most definitely working on a battle board for these dice, HBG is designing it and will be available through them just like the dice will be available through HBG… Although, the colored stickers on your existing battle board is a smart idea.

[robert t]

They look etched into the dice.
Won’t that throw off the balance?
The unetched sides will be slightly heavier now.
Otherwise, great idea.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@robert:

They look etched into the dice.
Won’t that throw off the balance?
The unetched sides will be slightly heavier now.
Otherwise, great idea.

By that argument, rolling a 1 on a normal die is more likely than rolling a 6.

[crsluggo]

Those look AWESOME! I am definitely in the market to by a set or two….

Quick Question: Will you also offer a 5-hit die for the Jet-Power tech in the 2nd Edition game?

[Young Grasshopper]

@C_Strabala:

Those look AWESOME! I am definitely in the market to by a set or two….

Quick Question: Will you also offer a 5-hit die for the Jet-Power tech in the 2nd Edition game?

Unfortunately we don’t have the resources to gamble on a 5th type of dice, we have to order 30,000 just to get the retail cost down to something reasonable. Maybe if we sell out and need a second run, we might look into it… but for now, you will need the regular dice for your jet fighters attacking at 5 or less.

[Young Grasshopper]

@robert:

They look etched into the dice.
Won’t that throw off the balance?
The unetched sides will be slightly heavier now.
Otherwise, great idea.

They are etched, just like pips on regular dice are etched… any other option besides etched is poor quality in my opinion.

[wartorn]

@Young:

@C_Strabala:

Those look AWESOME! I am definitely in the market to by a set or two….

Quick Question: Will you also offer a 5-hit die for the Jet-Power tech in the 2nd Edition game?

Unfortunately we don’t have the resources to gamble on a 5th type of dice, we have to order 30,000 just to get the retail cost down to something reasonable. Maybe if we sell out and need a second run, we might look into it… but for now, you will need the regular dice for your jet fighters attacking at 5 or less.

If it really is a problem, grab a siler sharpie and put a dot on the 5 spot. If you dont like it in the end, it comes off with and alcohol wipe.

[calvinhobbesliker]

Or you can use the 1 die and say that misses are actually hits.

[Midnight_Reaper]

@calvinhobbesliker:

Or you can use the 1 die and say that misses are actually hits.

{Samuel L Jackson voice} Look at the big brain on BradCalvinhobbesliker…{/Samuel L Jackson voice}

-Midnight_Reaper

[Young Grasshopper]

@Midnight_Reaper:

@calvinhobbesliker:

Or you can use the 1 die and say that misses are actually hits.

{Samuel L Jackson voice} Look at the big brain on BradCalvinhobbesliker…{/Samuel L Jackson voice}

-Midnight_Reaper

I say that quote all the time… (LOL)

[robert t]

Actually, if you look at proper dice, the “1 pip/dot” is drilled deeper than the “six pips/dots” so that all have the same amount of material removed.
If you look at “chinese” dice, they have a larger “1 pip/dot” to offset the “6 pips/dots”
The weight difference may be minimal, but it does affect the results.

This will be apparent when “lightly” rolling dice as compared to a more aggressive fling.

This is why serious gamers use backgammon or vegas quality dice. It ensures a proper randomness in rolls.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@robert:

Actually, if you look at proper dice, the “1 pip/dot” is drilled deeper than the “six pips/dots” so that all have the same amount of material removed.
If you look at “chinese” dice, they have a larger “1 pip/dot” to offset the “6 pips/dots”
The weight difference may be minimal, but it does affect the results.

This will be apparent when “lightly” rolling dice as compared to a more aggressive fling.

This is why serious gamers use backgammon or vegas quality dice. It ensures a proper randomness in rolls.

I don’t think normal dice (such as regular A&A dice) have a 1 pip that’s 6 times as deep as each of the 6 pips.

[Young Grasshopper]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@robert:

Actually, if you look at proper dice, the “1 pip/dot” is drilled deeper than the “six pips/dots” so that all have the same amount of material removed.
If you look at “chinese” dice, they have a larger “1 pip/dot” to offset the “6 pips/dots”
The weight difference may be minimal, but it does affect the results.

This will be apparent when “lightly” rolling dice as compared to a more aggressive fling.

This is why serious gamers use backgammon or vegas quality dice. It ensures a proper randomness in rolls.

I don’t think normal dice (such as regular A&A dice) have a 1 pip that’s 6 times as deep as each of the 6 pips.

I understand the science behind it all, but we are only Axis & Allies players in a basement game room bunker, not craps players at a casino. Besides, Star Wars Rebellion dice are very similar to our dice, and Fantasy Flight holds tournaments for that game all the time.

[General 6 Stars]

While you guys figure it out Ill be gaming and throwing any kind of die !

[General 6 Stars]

@Young:

Thank You

[CWO Marc]

There are two distinctions involved here: the one between precision vs. non-precision dice (precision dice being manufactured to high symmetry tolerances and having a completely uniform density on all sides, regardless of the number of pips), and the one between squared and rounded dice (rounded ones having the advantage of causing less potential damage than sharp-edged dice to the surface on which the’re rolled).  Precision backgammon dice have both advantages: they’re precise like square casino dice, but they’re rounded and smaller and thus have a softer impact on the rolling surface.

[Young Grasshopper]

BATTLE DICE UPDATE: SAMPLES ARE ON THEIR WAY… PICTURE OF SAMPLES ATTACHED!

[General 6 Stars]

I’ll get some of these for my d-day game and maybe get just the one hit die for tech breakthrough.

[Young Grasshopper]

@SS:

I�ll get some of these for my d-day game and maybe get just the one hit die for tech breakthrough.

…and AA Guns right?