If you are not familiar with factory seconds, it usually consists of dice that didn’t quite meet the quality standards to make it into an individual 7 piece set. Cosmetic blemishes don’t always mean the dice will not be accurate but it is great to keep this in mind when purchasing the set. QUALITY: This one is pretty self-explanatory. Solid materials and great workmanship make for a high quality dice set. When quality materials are used they are less prone to breaking or chipping when dropped from excessive heights onto stone-like or other hard surfaces. If fair and accurate is your main concern but you really like the Gemini line, remember that sometimes multicolored resins that are swirled can sometimes have a balance issue. Personally, I haven’t had any issues with the Chessex multicolor dice but it is certainly something to consider. The other thing you should be looking is fairness and accuracy. I will go into more detail in the guide but fairness pertains more to the dice shape, and accuracy is related more to the manufacturing of the dice and maintaining consistent and accurate size and weight on all sides of the dice. For instance, in regards to fairness, the best polyhedral dice will be ones that feature transitive symmetry but more on that in the guide.

These 16mm dice are solid and I recommend a rolling mat or surface you do not care to damage although I have never had any issue. They also seem to roll true so you can expect nice random rolls out of the set. This unique set will definitely turn heads both from their looks and the substantial sound they make when rolled! When speaking in terms of fairness and accuracy in dice, it is really speaking to how random the dice roll can truly be. Random rolls are what the most serious players are really after. After all, do you really feel good about your rolls if you know they are biased to a set of favorable numbers?

Font. I pay a lot of attention to both font style and colour, because the right combination completes a perfect set of dice. An ugly font meanwhile can ruin an otherwise beautiful product.

Carrying Case. A beautiful set of dnd dice deserve a beautiful container! Sure, I can buy this separately, but if my set comes in a beautiful bag, case or tin so much the better.Personal preference is obviously your driving decision maker here, and shopping for dice can be as simple as snapping up a set that looks cool to you! However, let me share a few ‘expert’ factors I consider when buying dice online.

The other important aspect to choosing a great set of dice is their quality and how they look. A quality set of dice should last thousands of rolls before showing any signs of serious wear. These days there are hundreds of designs to choose from made by both larger manufacturers and artists making custom one-off sets. If you want to test your dice for accuracy all you need is a good pair of vernier calipers to measure size, and a glass of water mixed with a couple of tablespoons of salt. Give it a spin and see where it lands a few different times to determine if any of the sides are unevenly weighted. When it comes to plastic dice, resin is a more expensive alternative to acrylic and allows for a better finish and clarity on many designs. Indeed, some of the sexiest dice on the market are made from resin, and I especially love those cut with sharp edges. (Do bear in mind that they’re not as heavy as metal or stone dice, and for that reason they don’t feel quite so ‘premium’ as their counterparts when they are handled). 13. The Gods Are Athirst Now that you have a better understanding of each component you can now see why it really is important to take both together when evaluating your dice in determining how good it is.Chessex is the other go-to dice set if you are looking for the best RPG game dice. They are often compared to Gamescience. Their Gemini line of dice are great looking and have a nice feel to them when rolling. Gemini dice are also considered among the most accurate dice. The mixed resin dice are easy to read and have straight precision edges. brilliantly. They’re a great dice of choice for all your favorite tabletop games, and being machine-cut, they’re more balanced than traditional dice. If you are looking to build your collection in an inexpensive way the Chessex Pound-O-Dice is certainly a good way to do that. The set gives you approximately 100 factory-second dice. The number of dice will vary for each size. The new DM was serious about the dice sets she used, and playing with her dice collection convinced us to seek out better sets. Not only did she have great looking sets but they felt good and just seemed to roll better. Now we all have better dice and replace them every few years or after breakage. The choices keep expanding! Aluminum dice are now commonplace. Unlike traditional metal dice made with a mold, aluminum dice are machine-cut from a solid piece of light weight metal. Aluminums don’t have the weight of zinc alloy core dice, but they still have some heft and roll