• OwOarchist@pawb.social
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    4 days ago

    Love how the indentations in the top part of the case don’t at all match the dice on the bottom side of the case. Not the right positions. Not the right shapes. There aren’t even the same number of them! Seven dice in the bottom, but only six indentations in the top!

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      3 days ago

      I love that the D10 fits in a hole that is a pentagon, but the hole is rotated 72° such that a corner of the die aligns with the center of a hole-edge.

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        3 days ago

        The numbers look too consistent and legible for AI… I think it’s a 3D render of a product that isn’t even halfway through the design phase yet, and which may never actually come to market.

        The dice seem to be a real product already, so I’m guessing it’s this charging case that isn’t a real product, at least not yet.

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    4 days ago

    Would this not make the dice much harder to have a balanced weight?

    There is no way the internal battery is symmetrical in every direction.

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      It’s not a bug, it’s a feature!

      For $49.99 extra, they’ll include an extra little inertial motor inside each die that connects to your app and makes sure it lands on the number you want.

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      As someone who is extremely unlucky with dice and bought balanced ones for a ton of money, if someone told me I had to use these, I would just leave.

      (The balanced dice actually works for me)

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      5 days ago

      Wow. Saw the price and thought, “That’s not bad, really.” Then I realized that was for one die, not the whole set.

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        5 days ago

        Actually comparable for a lot of specialty dice. Which do tend to be a lot.

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          The difference is that you don’t have to replace your specialty dice after 2 years or so, because the battery died.

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      It’s the price you pay if you’re the kind of idiot who has to get the super techy luxury version of something that works amazingly well and functions perfectly fine at $1.

      Literally one of the cheapest parts of tabletop games, and 100% functional at less than a buck or two. It’ll last your entire life too, if you’re careful. If you make a fancy electronic version you can charge whatever the fuck you want because the person already decided they’ll pay more than 100x what they need to for luxury they don’t need.

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      They are pretty expensive, but considering each die has to have Bluetooth capabilities and a way to detect the result so it can transmit it, I’m surprised they’re not more expensive.

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      4 days ago

      Looks very very cool and I am 100% certain after about 5 minutes of looking at it you had enough.

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    I have those! The d12 doesn’t charge anymore after a few months, though. Sucks.

    EDIT I think people haven’t bothered to check what product this is, annoying as this is I think I’ll do myself and others a favour by explaining what this is:

    These are dice with LEDs in them, a sensor that tells when it hits a hard surface, and transparent digits on them. When you roll them, the sensor picks us a hit and the LEDs make the numbers blink for a few seconds. They come with a case you can connect via USB-C, each shape in the case has a charging pin, touching a small, metal surface on each die, through which they charge. In my case, even though the d12 is in the right position in its shape, it no longer charges. It’s still a black die with transparent digits, it just doesn’t blink, anymore.

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    5 days ago

    So close… Almost there… Unf, just a little more… All the way in… Yeah, wiggle it just like that, and… YES! YES, I AM! OHGODStheCHARGE! 🎉

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    Unfortunately they’re not shipping to the US because of tariffs right now, excepting what arrived before tariffs. Ask me how I know

      • So like… Do they light up?

        Or is it Bluetooth connection to your phone so a proprietary app can harvest data “track rolls to improve user experience” while just giving you an easy way to reference previous rolls?

        I’m actually curious, I can’t imagine why dice would need to charge unless they’re light up.

        And now I want a pair of light up dice that are brass and have some kind of draconic theme with bones and scales to make the number indicators…