Author Topic: High Rollers dice (Read 8897 times)

Adam Nedeff · « **on:** February 22, 2006, 01:11:37 PM »

I'm trying to organize a "High Rollers" game for a fundraiser and I'm a gigantic anus for accuracy. How big were the dice?

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:08:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 10:11 AM\']I'm trying to organize a "High Rollers" game for a fundraiser and I'm a gigantic anus for accuracy. How big were the dice?

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The sad thing is, the isn't the most anal thing I've ever seen with regard to a homemade game show production.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:32:51 PM »

Not having a micrometer handy, I can't completely set your gigantic...um...concerns to rest.

Still, these would seem about right:

http://www.mileskimball.com/jump.jsp?itemT...iProductID=3187

mmb5 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:36:12 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 02:32 PM\']Not having a micrometer handy, I can't completely set your gigantic...um...concerns to rest.

Still, these would seem about right:

http://www.mileskimball.com/jump.jsp?itemT...iProductID=3187

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Those are a tad too big and noisy as hell. But, since you're probably on a budget, those will do.

--Mike

alfonzos · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:57:58 PM »

Here is a company that sells large foam rubber dice. I vouch for the company's quality.

Koplow Games

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2006, 03:05:07 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 03:36 PM\']Those are a tad too big and noisy as hell. But, since you're probably on a budget, those will do.[/quote]
You sure those are the same ones you're thinking of? I know the plastic, clanky ones, and these look the same, but the webpage for these clearly says "foam dice".

mmb5 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2006, 03:34:04 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 03:05 PM\'][quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 03:36 PM\']Those are a tad too big and noisy as hell. But, since you're probably on a budget, those will do.[/quote]
You sure those are the same ones you're thinking of? I know the plastic, clanky ones, and these look the same, but the webpage for these clearly says "foam dice".

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I don't doubt what the web site says, but they sure don't look like foam.

--Mike

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2006, 04:30:15 PM »

I actually have a version of the "lawn dice" game, and while it's not a very good game to play as is, the dice are about the right size for HR.

jmangin · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:05:58 PM »

How about these:

http://www.greatbigstuff.com/dice2.html

clemon79 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:12:31 PM »

[quote name=\'jmangin\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 02:05 PM\']How about these:

http://www.greatbigstuff.com/dice2.html

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At 2 inches square? Not even close. If you really wanna simulate High Rollers dice, you're talking about 4, I think.

mmb5 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:59:04 PM »

The lawn dice are 3.5" to a side. 4" would be the size of the average male's hand. Of pictures I've seen, either look OK.

--Mike

clemon79 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2006, 06:15:51 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 02:59 PM\']The lawn dice are 3.5" to a side. 4" would be the size of the average male's hand. Of pictures I've seen, either look OK.

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The only thing I wouldn't like about the lawn dice is that the pips on the two-face follow the Chinese design of running parallel to the vertices of the die, rather than on the diagonal like we're used to. And if I was interested in authenticity, that would be a dealbreaker. (That said, I'm a dice nerd, so that kind of detail is more important to me than some other ones.)

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2006, 06:29:12 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 06:12 PM\'][quote name=\'jmangin\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 02:05 PM\']How about these:
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At 2 inches square? Not even close. If you really wanna simulate High Rollers dice, you're talking about 4, I think.[/quote]
Those are also made of heavy bakelite, which means if you use them High Rollers-style, prepare to have some dents in your dice tray. At $33 a pair, they're also pricey.

The Koplow product does look pretty cool, the price is right ($10 or so a pair), and if you've got the budget you could pick up some 16" ones as set decoration. Still, I don't see that they come in white.

clemon79 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2006, 06:40:10 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 03:29 PM\']The Koplow product does look pretty cool, the price is right ($10 or so a pair), and if you've got the budget you could pick up some 16" ones as set decoration. Still, I don't see that they come in white.

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It's also a shame that the 4" ones don't have the nice beveled sides that the larger ones do, although I bet a careful hand with an Xacto knife or a good Dremel tool could take care of that.

I almost think I would make do with yellow ones in the name of using those, tho.

Steve McClellan · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2006, 09:38:08 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Feb 22 2006, 03:40 PM\']It's also a shame that the 4" ones don't have the nice beveled sides that the larger ones do, although I bet a careful hand with an Xacto knife or a good Dremel tool could take care of that.[/quote]
Or, if you're willing to go a pricier route...

http://www.greatbigstuff.com/dice4.html