tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post116311406165488028..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Dice and the march of progressJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1163459285633303462006-11-13T17:08:00.000-06:002006-11-13T17:08:00.000-06:00Zocchi's influence on Encounter Critical is someth...Zocchi's influence on Encounter Critical is something I've documented elsewhere ... My obsession for "Zocchihedron" table-books is something I'm too embarassed to document anywhere ... and the rest of my really good Zocchi anecdotes are mostly from the retail perspective (as a teen in the 80s, I had a job at the first game shop I ever encountered, and we did a lot of business with Zocchi ...)<BR/><BR/>Those anecdotes are best never documented in any permanent fashion, but ask me at a con sometime ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1163454695136629792006-11-13T15:51:00.000-06:002006-11-13T15:51:00.000-06:00That's a great idea for a die! I'd love a d4 done...That's a great idea for a die! I'd love a d4 done the same way, on 8 sides of course.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1163454033577651792006-11-13T15:40:00.000-06:002006-11-13T15:40:00.000-06:00I have a d3 that I love. It is actually a d6 numbe...I have a d3 that I love. It is actually a d6 numbered 1-3 twice, but the numbering is in actual numerals (rather than pips) and the font is distinctive, so I have absolutely no trouble ever distinguishing it from my actual d6s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1163450102757978062006-11-13T14:35:00.000-06:002006-11-13T14:35:00.000-06:00I got a pile of d24's at home. I've got a game th...I got a pile of d24's at home. I've got a game that uses 4d6 for stat rolls, which I hate so much that I'm willing to blatantly disregard any issues that might arise by switching from bell curve to linear probabilities.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1163441034009404962006-11-13T12:03:00.000-06:002006-11-13T12:03:00.000-06:00Hey Jeff...I agree on your dice things. I have sev...Hey Jeff...<BR/><BR/>I agree on your dice things. I have several "double-digit" Chessex dice because they came in a number of sets that I have purchased over the years. I also have a couple of D10s marked 1-10 that came in my old Shatterzone game I once owned. I sold the game, but kept the dice. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>As far as other odd dice go... I have a d3 (also marked for Rock, Paper, and Scissors), a d5, a d7, a d14, several d16s, a d24, and a d34. I know for certain that the d5, the d7, the d14, and the d16s were made by Gamescience. The origins of the d3, the d24, and the d34 are unknown to me, although I do know that d34s are (or were once) used in the Danish Lottery.<BR/><BR/>In regards to Zocchi, yeah he's been in business a while, and at one time he was THE MAJOR game distributor in the nation. I remember getting Gamescience catalogs sent to my house while I was growing up because I had gotten on their mailing list somehow. Anywho... It's also little known that he was a game publisher for a time as well. I know that Gamscience put out the Superhero 2044 game, which was a wretched piece of work that I believe had to be released due to someone losing a bet.<BR/><BR/>Just my $.02...<BR/>peace... Dave/RHMthe Red-Haired Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824933276649607370noreply@blogger.com