Comments on: Are Zocchi Dice Viable?

By: Alec Semicognito

Alec Semicognito — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:34:11 +0000

In the fallen world of “adult life” I game only online, using Roll20. So I can roll any-sided dice I need to via the built-in dice-roller program (probably with better randomization than I’d get with non-uniform Zocchi dice), and it wouldn’t be an obstacle.

By: anthonymohr

anthonymohr — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:53:11 +0000

I would consider partnering with a dice company so that your game comes with the dice necessary for play.

By: iDungeonCrawl

iDungeonCrawl — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:32:22 +0000

If the game appeared interesting, of course I’d by the dice. We’re gamers after all, weird dice is what we do. The talk of toolsets that people already have is bunk, anyone looking to get into D&D or any of its clones has to go out and buy a set of dice, so this is really no different. That most of us already have d20s and 12s and 10s is a figment of having all played a particular game or one of its offspring / clones.

By: Kol

Kol — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:34:54 +0000

I think I’d likely not buy the dice JUST to try an unproven game. I’d probably fake it using digital alternatives or other combinations of dice to see if the game was good enough to be worth spending the money. Of course, this wouldn’t apply to me, as I have every intent of actually buying these dice just because they’re kind of awesome. I love dice!

Upon reading the other comments here, it seems you were correct to wonder if your plan was feasible or not. Given this small sample size, I’d say no, but don’t let that hold you back. If your game looks good enough, players will do what they have to to play it properly.

By: SAROE

SAROE — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:47:47 +0000

It’s damn annoying to need these. I don’t have and plan to use the next dice rerolling if necessary if I play DCC. But the relative unavailability and the high cost make it a lesser choice. If, in the future Zocchi dice are ubiquitous in gamestores or the next generation comes to prefer dice-rolling apps to the real thing, then maybe it works. I own a ridiculous number of dice (I have a glow in the dark D14 with the days of the week & numbers on it), but I still think in terms of whether a pair of six siders will do what I need a system to do before I go poly.

By: Zelmor

Zelmor — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:05:10 +0000

No. Game developers focus on toolsets that players already have. This is why we have 99% of games made for the Windows platform, and this is why rpgs are built around dice that people already own. 1 player buying Zucchi is just unreal where you have 4-6 players around a table. Way too much of a hassle.

You can do just about anything with the dice most rpg players already own. Look at 6 sided fudge dice. Also, loko at the Earthdawn system if you wish a mathematically scaling system. Actual mathematicians made that one.