Dice with Special Numbers
In this section we present numbered Dn dice (n=2,3,4,6,8,10,12,20,26,30) with special pips or numbers, i.e. neither 1..n nor 0..n-1.
In the remainder of this section, there are two photos for each die. The left one shows the die with the largest number on top and the next possible largest number clockwise. The right photo shows the die when it is rotated by 180 degrees along the horizontal axis which lies in parallel to the screen. In this way, the opposite faces are shown top-top, left-right and right-left.
The dice are sorted in decreasing order of the largest numbers.
D2
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0,0 Lord of the Rings, Free Peoples Games Workshop |
D3 pipped
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5,4,2 HABA Schleckermaul |
4,3,2 HABA Schleckermaul |
4,3,1 HABA Schleckermaul |
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3,2,1 HABA Schleckermaul |
D4
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2,2,1,1 Formula Dé |
D6 Pipped
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12,11,10,9,8,7 Opposite faces sum to 19 |
9,8,5,4,3,1 Non-transitive die Miwin |
9,7,6,5,2,1 Non-transitive die Miwin |
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8,7,6,4,3,2 Non-transitive die Miwin |
8,6,5,4,3,1 Sicherman die GameStation |
6,6,6,6,6,6 wooden |
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6,6,3,3,2,2 Loaded die Koplow |
6,6,6,2,2,2 Loaded die |
6,6,5,5,1,1 Loaded die Koplow |
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6,6,4,4,2,2 Loaded die Koplow |
6,5,4,3,2,1 Regular D6 More types see here |
6,5,4,3,2,blank Type 1 |
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6,5,4,3,2,blank Type 2 |
6,5,4,2,blank,blank |
6,3,3,3,3,3 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
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5,5,5,5,5,5 Loaded die |
5,5,5,2,2,2 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
5,5,4,4,3,3 Loaded die Koplow |
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5,5,4,4,1,1 Loaded die Koplow |
5,5,3,3,1,1 Loaded die Koplow |
5,4,4,3,3,2 Averaging die |
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5,4,3,2,1,blank Right handed |
4,4,4,4,4,4 Cheater |
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4,4,4,4,4,1 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
4,3,3,2,2,1 Sicherman die GameStation |
3,3,3,3,3,3 Cheater |
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3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 Plastic (left), wood (right) |
D6, Non-Neg Int
Above 64
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971,872,773,377,278,179 Trick die |
960,762,663,564,366,168 Trick die |
954,855,756,657,558,459 Trick die |
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840,741,642,543,345,147 Trick die |
780,681,483,384,285,186 Trick die |
500,200,200,100,50,50 Monopoly Dice Game |
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400,300,250,200,200,200 Type
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400,300,250,200,200,200 Type
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300,280,260,240,220,200 |
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260,240,220,200,180,160 |
250,225,200,175,150,125 |
200,180,160,140,120,100 |
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150,150,100,100,100,100 bulb |
150,150,100,100,100,100 tap |
Backgammon Doubling Dice
There are surprisingly many configurations of D6 Backgammon doubling dice. Most “normal” (1..6) D6 are numbered such that opposite faces sum to 7. An analogy for doubling dice would be to print the numbers such that opposite faces multiply to 128 (64x2, 32x4, 16x8). However there is only one such doubling die in my collection of more than 30 different configurations. Most of the dice use a numbering scheme 64-32, 16-8, 4-2 (in a “left-handed” and a “right-handed” version), but there are a few exceptions: 64-16, 32-8, 4-2 (1 die), 64-4, 32-16, 8-2 (2 dice), and 64-32, 16-4, 8-2 (1 die).
64-2, 32-4, 16-8
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR32D16U2UL4U8U Opposite faces multiply to 128 |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL32L8L2UL4L16R Opposite faces multiply to 128 |
64-16, 32-8, 4-2
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR32R4U16LR8D2L Italic font |
64-4, 32-16, 8-2
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR32R2L4UL16D8U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR32R2D4UL16D8U |
64-32, 16-8, 4-2, left-handed
If the die is placed such that “64” is on top and “16” on the right, the third number that can be seen is “4”. This configuration is called “left-handed”, because it seems to be less common than the “right handed version, in analogy to pipped D6.
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64ULI6U4U32UR8D2D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16U4L32UR8R2L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16R4L32LL8L2L |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16D4D32LL8U2U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16D4D32LL8U2D |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16D4L32LL8U2L Plastic, 17mm (left), wood,18mm (center), wood 19mm (right) |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16R4U32UL8U2U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16R4D32LR8D2R Italic font |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16R4L32UL8L2L Italic font |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16D4R32UL8D2L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16D4L32UR8U2L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16U4U32UR8D2D |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16D4D32LL8U2U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16L4L32UR8R2R |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16L4L32UL8L2L |
64-32, 16-8, 4-2, right-handed
If the die is placed such that “64” is on top and “16” on the right, the third number that can be seen is “2”. This configuration is called “right-handed”, because it seems to be more common than the “left-handed” version, in analogy to pipped D6.
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16R2U32LL8L4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16R2R32LL8D4L |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16D2R32LL8D4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16R2U32UL8R4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16D2L32LL8U4L |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UR16L2U32UL8L4U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64R16UR2LL32L8UL4LR Note that numbers are diagonal! |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16U2U32UR8D4D |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16R2U32UR8R4D Font with serifs (left, center), sans serif (right) |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16R2U32UR8L4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16R2U32LR8R4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16R2U32LL8R4D |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16R2R32UR8R4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16D2U32LR8D4D |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16D2R32UR8U4U |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16D2R32LL8U4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16D2D32LL8U4U |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LR16L2U32LR8R4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16R2U32UR8R4D |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16R2R32UL8D4L |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16R2R32LR8R4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16R2R32LR8D4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16D2R32UL8U4L |
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16D2R32UL8D4L |
64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16D2R32LR8D4L |
64-32, 16-4, 8-2
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64LL16D2D32LR8U4U |
64-32, 16-2, 8-4
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64,32,16,8,4,2 Backgammon 64UL16D8R32UL2R4D |
Below 64
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60,50,40,30,20,10 Opposite faces sum to 70 |
30,29,28,27,26,25 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 55 |
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24,23,22,21,20,19 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 43 |
18,17,16,15,14,13 Educational die |
13,12,9,8,4,3 Rummy Die |
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13,12,8,7,4,3 Rummy Die |
13,10,9,5,4,1 Rummy Die |
12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12UL11D10L7UL8U9.R |
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12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12UR11D10U7UL8U9.U |
12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12LR11L9.U7UR10D8L |
12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12LR11L9.R7LL8L10L |
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12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12LR11L8L7UR9.R10R |
12,11,10,9,8,7 Educational die Opposite faces sum to 19 12LR11R8R7UL9.R10L |
12,11,8,7,3,2 Rummy Die |
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12,11,7,6,3,2 Rummy Die |
11,10,6,5,2,1 Rummy Die |
11,10,7,6,2,1 Rummy Die |
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10,9,8,7,6,5 Opposite faces sum to 15 10UL9.R8R5UL6.U7L |
10,9,8,7,6,5 Opposite faces sum to 15 10LL9_R7R5UL6_U8D Phase 10 |
10,9,8,7,6,5 Opposite faces sum to 15 10LR9.R7L5UR6.D8D |
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10,9,8,7,6,0 wooden |
9,9,8,7,6,6 |
9,8,7,6,5,4 Opposite faces sum to 13 9.UL8D7R4LL5L6.U |
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9,8,7,6,5,4 Opposite faces sum to 13 9.UR8D6.U4LR5U7U |
9,8,7,6,5,blank |
8,7,6,5,4,3 |
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8,7,6,2,1,0 Everlasting calendar? |
8,6,5,4,3,1 Sicherman die Grand Illusions |
7,6,5,4,3,2 |
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6,6,5,4,3,2 Cheater, 1 replaced by 6 |
6,6,2,2,2,2 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
6,5,4,4,3,3 6.LL4U3R5UL4U3D |
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6,5,4,3,2,1 Regular D6 More types see here |
5,5,5,1,1,1 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
5,5,2,2,0,0 5UL2U0U5UR2D0U Opposite faces are identical Hasbro Milton Bradley |
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5,4,4,3,3,2 Opposite faces sum to 7 Averaging die 5UL4U4U2LR3D3D |
5,4,4,3,3,2 Opposite faces sum to 7 Averaging die 5LL4R4R2UL3L3L |
5,4,4,3,3,2 Opposite faces sum to 7 Averaging die 5LL4R4L2UR3D3U |
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5,4,4,3,3,2 Opposite faces sum to 7 Averaging die 5LL4L4L2UR3U3U |
5,4,4,3,3,2 Opposite faces do not sum to 7 Averaging die 5UL4U3D2LR4R3D |
5,4,3,2,1,1 Cheater, 6 replaced by 1 |
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5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces sum to 5 5UR4R3D0UL1R2D |
5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces sum to 5 5LR4U3U0UL1D2D |
5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces do not sum to 5 5LR4U1U2LL3D0U |
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5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces do not sum to 5 5LL4U0U2UL3D1D |
5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces do not sum to 5 5UR3L2L4LR1R0R wooden |
5,4,3,2,1,0 Opposite faces do not sum to 5 5LL3D2D4LR0U1U |
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5,4,3,2,1,blank |
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5,3,2,1,1,0 Babylon 5 |
4,4,4,4,0,0 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
4,4,4,3,3,2 Formula Dé Jeux Descartes Also used in Dragonland game? |
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4,3,3,2,2,1 Sicherman die Grand Illusions |
3,3,3,3,3,3 Non-transitive die Grand Illusions |
3,3,2,2,2,1 Dragonland Game? |
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3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UL3L2LIURIL2L Opposite faces are not identical Hasbro Milton Bradley |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UL2U1L3LL2R1L |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UL2D1L3UR2L1L |
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3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UL2D1L3LL2R1L |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UR2U1U3UL2D1U |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UR2U1D3LL2L1R |
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3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3UR2R1R3LR2L1L |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3, foam 3UR2L1D3UL2R1U |
3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3LR2D1R3LL2L1R |
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3,3,2,2,1,1 D3 3LL2U1U3UL2D1D |
D6 3,3,2,1,1,0 3LL2D1U3LR1R0R |
3,3,2,1,1,0 3LL2D1L3LR1D0R |
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3,2,1,1,1,0 3UL2R1U1UL1U0R Babylon 5 Defense Grid Die |
3,2,1,1,1,0 3UL1D1D2UR0U1U |
2,2,2,1,1,1 D2 |
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2,2,2,1,1,1, EVEN, ODD |
2,1,1,0,0,0 |
1,1,1,0,0,0 Binary die 1LR1U1U0UL0U0U |
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1,1,1,0,0,0 Binary die 1LR1U1R0UR0U0R |
D6, Pos Neg Math
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6,4,2,-1,-3,-5 Odd Negative |
+5,+4,+3,+2-1,-2 |
5,3,1,-2,-4,-6 Even Negative |
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3,2,1,0,-1,-2 |
+6.,+5,+4,+3,+2,+1 Addition, 6 dotted |
+6_,+5,+4,+3,+2,+1 Addition, 6 underlined |
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-6.,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1 Subtraction, 6 dotted |
-6.,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1 Subtraction, 6 underlined |
x6.,x5,x4,x3,x2,x1 Multiplication |
D6 3,2,1,0,-1,-2 top
D6, Fractions
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1,5/6,2/3,1/2,1/3,1/6 |
1/1,1/2,1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6 1/1UL1/3U1/5U1/2UR1/4R 1/6D |
1/1,1/2,1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6 1/1UL1/3U1/5L1/2UR1/4L 1/6R |
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11/12,7/8,5/6,3/4,2/3,1/2 |
3/4,2/3,2/4,1/2,1/3,1/4 |
1/2,1/3,1/4,1/4,1/6,1/6 |
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1/2,1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6,1/8 |
1/2,1/3,1/4,1/6,1/8,1/12 1/2LR1/3D1/6D1/12LL1/8D 1/4U |
1/2,1/3,1/4,1/6,1/8,1/12 I/I2ULI/3RI/8RI/4URI/6U I/I2R |
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1/2,1/4,1/4,1/8,1/8,1/8 |
1/3,1/6,1/6,1/12,1/12,1/12 |
D6, Decimal Fractions
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1,.75,.67,.50.,33,.25 |
1.00,0.75,0.67,0.50,0.33,0.25 |
1.00,0.50,0.25,0.10,0.05,0.01 |
D6, Circle Fractions
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1,2/2,3/3,4/4,5/5,6/6 Design by Jen Asperheim |
D8
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128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1 Doubling die |
9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2 |
8,8,7,7,6,6,5,5 Formula Dé |
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4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 4U2U3UIUIU3U2U4U Opposite faces sum to 5 D4 |
4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 4U1U3U2U1U4U3U2U Opposite faces sum to 5 D4, blunt vertices GameScience |
4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 4U1U3U2U1U4U3U2U Opposite faces sum to 5 D4 |
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3,2,2,2,1,1,1,0 3D2 (sum of 3 binary dice) Exile Game Studio (Ubiquity Dice) |
2,2,1,1,1,1,0,0 2D2 (sum of 2 binary dice) Exile Game Studio (Ubiquity Dice) |
1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0 D2 (binary die) Exile Game Studio (Ubiquity Dice) |
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1,7/8,3/4,5/8,1/2,3/8,1/4,1/8 Fractional D8, n/8, n=1..8 |
D10
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900000,…,100000,000000 Koplow |
90000,…,10000,00000 Koplow |
9000,…,1000,0000, Type 1 9kU1kU5kU7kU3kU 2kU0kU6kU4kU8kU Koplow |
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9000,…,1000,0000, Type 2 Opposite sides sum to 9000 9kU5kU6kU7kU8kU 0kU4kU3kU2kU1kU Dice & Games Ltd, UK (Jumbo) |
900,…,100,000, Type 1 900U100U500U700U300U 200U000U600U400U800U Koplow |
900,…,100,000, Type 2 900U100U700U300U500U 000U800U200U600U400U Opposite sides sum to 900 Dice & Games Ltd, UK (Jumbo) |
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90,80,…,10,00 90L50L60L70L80L 30L20L10L00L40L World of Warcraft (WoW) |
90,80,…,10,00 90U30U70UI0U60U 20U80U40U00U50U GameScience |
90,80,…,10,00 90U30U50UI0U50U 00U60U40U80U20U Opposite sides sum to 90 |
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90,80,…,10,00 90U10U70U30U50U 00U80U20U60U40U Opposite sides sum to 90 Dice & Games Ltd, UK (Jumbo, left), Q-Workshop (right) |
90,80,…,10,00 90UI0U50U70U30U 20U00U60U40U80U Koplow |
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90,80,…,10,00 90U10U30U50U70U 20U00U80U60U40U Q-Workshop Skull |
90,80,…,10,00 90L10L70L30L50L 00L80L20L60L40L Numbers shifted by 90° |
90,80,…,10,00 Crystal Caste |
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50,40,30,20,10 x 2 Opposite sides sum to 60 Sumator GameScience |
40,30,20,10,00 x 2 Opposite sides are equal GameScience |
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Numbers 1-10 Koplow |
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9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 Numbers from 0-9 More types see here |
9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 Numbers from 0-9 Crystal Caste |
9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,0,0 Cheater, 1 replaced by 0 |
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5,5,4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 Opposite faces sum to 6 5U2U3UIU4UIU4U3U5U2U GameScience |
5,5,4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 Opposite faces sum to 6 5U2U3U4U1U 1U4U3U2U5U |
4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1,0,0 Opposite faces do not sum to 5
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0.9,0.8,…,0.1,0.0 Koplow |
10/10,9/10,…,1/10 Opposite sides sum to 11/10 Fractional D10, n/10, n=1..10 |
0.09,0.08,…,0.01,0.00 Koplow |
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0.009,0.008,…,0.001,0.000 Koplow |
D12
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55,50,…5,0 |
12,12,11,11,10,10,9,9,8,8,7,7 2x(12..7) Formula Dé |
10,8,8,8,7,7,6,6,5,5,5,3 3 in a star, 5s in a square Golo Golf Par 5 Die |
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9,8,8,8,7,7,6,6,5,5,5,4 4 in a circle, 5s in a square Golo Golf Par 5 Die |
8,7,7,7,6,6,5,5,4,4,4,3 3 in a circle, 4s in a square Golo Golf Par 4 Die |
8,6,6,6,5,5,4,4,3,3,3,1 1 in a star, 3s in a square Golo Golf Par 3 Die |
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7,6,6,6,5,5,4,4,3,3,3,2 2 in a circle, 3s in a square Golo Golf Par 3 Die |
6,6,5,5,4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1 2 x 1-6 Monopoly Premier League |
D12 pipped |
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4,4,4,3,3,3,2,2,2,1,1,1 pipped Koplow |
D20
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57,51,50,46,45,43,38,35,32,29,24,20,19,16,13,11,07,04,02,00 |
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20,20,19,19,...,11,11 2x(20…11) Formula Dé (left), Truant (right) |
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20,20,19,18,…3,2 Cheater, 1 replaced by 20 Chessex/Koplow (left), Truant (right) |
20,19,…,2,1 Regular D20 More types see here |
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19,18,…3,2,1,1 Cheater, 20 replaced by 1 Truant |
9,9,8,8,…,1,1,0,0 Twice 0..9 More types see here |
D26
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D26 All prime numbers below 100 (1 is on top, © on bottom) Design by my daughter |
D30
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30,30,30,29,29,29,…,21,21,21 3x(30…21) Formula Dé |
30,29,…,2,1 Regular D30 More types see here |
+9..+0,9..0,-9..-0 Armory |
