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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:00 am 
 

I've got these dice, and I have no idea where they came from....
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The second is a set that I think came from a UK Mentzer red box set.
The last is a 16 sided dice I've had for about 20 years and I have no idea who made it.
I've never been a dice collector, or even paid too much attention to the research.
Anyone have any ideas where these  originally came from?


This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:59 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote in Dice for days!:Anyone have any ideas where these  originally came from?


The first baggy is the dice TSR introduced about the time of the Mentzer basic set. I've never seen a baggie with mixed colors like that though. Or a baggie without the crayon for that matter.

dicecollector.com has some examples of the dice in the second baggy. He calls them either "Crystal Caste" or "Unknown". Since Crystal Caste was founded in 1998, it doesn't seem like they could have made your dice. But maybe Crystal Caste ordered from or acquired the molds from your manufacturer:

DiceCollector.com - D20 Face Orientation
DiceCollector.com - D12 Face Orientation

The d16 might be by Gamescience. At least, here is a site marketing them as Gamescience dice:

D16 Specialist Dice - The Dice Shop Online
  

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:35 am 
 

grubbiv wrote in Dice for days!:
The first baggy is the dice TSR introduced about the time of the Mentzer basic set. I've never seen a baggie with mixed colors like that though. Or a baggie without the crayon for that matter.

dicecollector.com has some examples of the dice in the second baggy. He calls them either "Crystal Caste" or "Unknown". Since Crystal Caste was founded in 1998, it doesn't seem like they could have made your dice. But maybe Crystal Caste ordered from or acquired the molds from your manufacturer:

DiceCollector.com - D20 Face Orientation
DiceCollector.com - D12 Face Orientation

The d16 might be by Gamescience. At least, here is a site marketing them as Gamescience dice:

D16 Specialist Dice - The Dice Shop Online

Thanks.
The d12 is has the same number configuration as Unknown2 on the website.
The d20 number configuration does not appear in the list. The d20 has 9 up and left, 13 up and right, and 14 below the 20.
The baggie is certainly big enough that it could have come with a crayon but I can't be sure.
It's been opened, and on account of it being the softer plastic dice I associate with crayons, I'm making that assumption.


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:05 am 
 

Rather frustratingly I can’t find my original dice, but found a set of all green, which I presume were much later

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:18 am 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote in Dice for days!:The d16 might be by Gamescience


I concur - the long elongated 0 on the 10 is quite distinctive
  

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Post Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:23 am 
 

I don't know the maker of the UK dice but I came across a huge cardboard barrel of these packs in a Maryland mall game store in the very early 2000s. I grabbed about 20 packs for cheap (must have been dirt cheap as I was pretty poor back then). I've handed them out as needed ever since.  Sill have a few.
  

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:33 pm 
 

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These are pretty much identical to those I had, just missing the white D20


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Post Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:38 am 
 


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Whoever thought this colour combo was a good idea needs certifying


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Post Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:44 am 
 

ashmire13 wrote in Dice for days!:353610114633

Whoever thought this colour combo was a good idea needs certifying


Specially created for those players with colourblind DM's. So you can cheat your yo rolls /s
  

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:13 pm 
 

Is it time to classify sealed-bag original Holmes dice as one of 'The Rares'?

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Suddenly $400 for a set is not that far-fetched.

How many of these are still sealed in the bag? And opened sets are more common yet still pricey:


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Héctor.


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Post Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:28 am 
 

Dang! I'd have bought more than one when NK was selling them @ 20/25 bucks!


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Post Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:47 am 
 

Those latest dice are exactly what kind look(Ed) like. I really should find them!


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