Favorite place to buy dice online?

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:31 pm

Random question for the cloud -- I'm looking to buy a set of distinctive D6s for a Cthulhu Dark game I'll be running at a con. Something funky and green and pearly or glowy or something like that -- the game employs one "sanity die" that should stand out from the others. Anyway, I've never bought dice online and I'm wondering if anyone has a good recommendation for a place that delivers good quality and variety? So many of them come up in a search, it's hard to know what to click.

Scriven · Post by **Scriven** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:59 pm

Which con?

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:07 pm

Scriven wrote:Which con?

I'll be running two games at 1d4Con in Winchester, VA at the end of this month. One Cthulhu Dark game and one Call of Cthulhu game!

Nvision · Post by **Nvision** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:51 pm

I quite like Q-Workshop's dice. My brother sent me a set of their black and green CoC dice last year and they've been devouring investigators, body and sanity, ever since.

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:32 pm

Dice are the thing I buy when I go to my local gaming store and can't find anything else to buy. I can't leave empty handed and I always try to support my favorite store. Yes, I have twelve-thousand sets of dice.

MrEben · Post by **MrEben** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:36 pm

I have a set of Q-workshop Elven dice that are just gorgeous, a bit hard to read in low light though.

I wish I supported small businesses more, but have bought most of my dice through Amazon. They have chessex, q-workshop and game science dice, and since I have prime the shipping is often free. I have a couple of sets from my local shop, so I guess I am not all bad.

Other than that, I always liked the selection at http://www.darkelfdice.com/ but I haven't ordered from them.

Thomas R. Knutsson · Post by **Thomas R. Knutsson** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:23 pm

I really like the look of the Arkham Horror Dice.

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:59 am

True. That might be the best solution for getting a bunch of them.

For an over-the-top crafty die, I found this:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/124928914/c ... ome_active

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:55 pm

Howard wrote:Dice are the thing I buy when I go to my local gaming store and can't find anything else to buy. I can't leave empty handed and I always try to support my favorite store. Yes, I have twelve-thousand sets of dice.

I absolutely agree -- supporting local is the way to go if you can. I have a local store that has lots of games but not a whole lot of dice, so wanted to order up something special for the "Insanity Die" in Cthulhu Dark games. I think I found some nice 20mm green "Malachite" dice. Not sure about the size, it might be a little too big for rolling comfort, but I wanted something dramatic.

Post by **Keeper Dan** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:23 pm

Dramatic you say?