Awesome Dice

You can buy oversize wooden dice on Amazon and Etsy, but none of them look nearly as rich or substantial as this handmade version by Gao Wood Lab. Watch as they transform a block of African blackwood and brass into a beautifully-inlayed jumbo die. Now, will you please make us a giant D20?

King Cobra Blades Art handmakes these unique damascus steel 6-sided dice. Each one features a distinctive pattern made by forging and folding layers of metal together numerous times. They come in 16mm, 20mm, and 1″ sizes. They also make some beautiful damascus knives and rings.

URWizards creates unique dice for role-playing games. You’ll discover new colors every time you roll these gorgeous pieces made from prismatic glass. They’re sold in a set of seven dice, with various D20 designs to choose from, including moon, triforce, unicorn, and dagger. They also sell a frosted version.

Standard 6-sided dice are cube-shaped. But it’s also possible to make cylindrical dice – the trick is that they spin instead of roll. Metalsmith W&M Levsha demonstrates their craft by fabricating a pair of smooth-rolling metal dice spinners, each laser-engraved with six numbers. Tiny magnets ensure they stop in the right spots.

This weighty metal dice set features a glow-in-the-dark inlay that adds a new dimension to your tabletop RPG sessions. They come in glowing blue and a green variants, and each set includes D4, D6, D8, 2xD10 (0-9 and 00-90),D12, and D20 dice. Made from zinc alloy.

These unique metal dice from AKO have a modern look while incorporating a texture inspired by a dragon’s scales. Instead of round dice pips, numbers are represented with lines that mimic a dragon’s claw marks. They’re machined from aluminum and come in five colors. A 10-dice set includes a case/dice tower combo.

We’re not too sure about the physics at work here, but somehow this guy manages to perfectly stack a tall column of dice by wiggling a tube back and forth across a smooth tabletop. Of course, it’s possible the whole video might have just been played in reverse.

Level up your drinks on game night with ice cubes that look like RPG game dice. Created by Spidermind Games, this 2-part silicone ice mold creates perfect ice dice in 7 shapes: 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d%, 1d12, and of course the mighty 1d20.

TheGearFly’s keychain tool resembles a dice cube, but you won’t be using it to play board games. Instead, it works as hex wrenches and 1/4″ magnetic driver, allowing you to use a wide variety of standard bits. Its sixth side has a slot that’s perfect for holding a U.S. dime, transforming it into an impromptu flat-blade driver.

Board game players looking for a fun way to randomize their dice rolls should check out this very cool and unique dice tower from RUBrand. The tower features undulating layers of laser-cut, high-density wood fiberboard with cutouts that tumble dice as they cascade from the top to the coliseum below. Assembly required.

Inspirs Designs‘ pricey, but awesome metal dice are made from GR5 titanium. Each numbered face is highlighted by geometric patterns which connect the pips. Choose from a sandblasted or stonewashed finish.

Upgrade your D&D game with Rainbow Shop CN’s beautiful shimmery electroplated metal dice. Made from zinc alloy, they have a nice heft to them, and you’ll get a full set including D20, D12, D10, D10(percentile), D8, D6, and D4 for all your gaming needs.

Tabletop game players, it’s time to upgrade your dice set. Designed by Andy Kurovets, these highly-tactile D6 dice feature bubbly textures that make them look like something boiling in the primordial ooze. They were 3D-modeled for balance, and come in three unique shapes, in deep blue, blood red, or earth brown.

Roll your dice and move your mice every time you sit down to your computer keyboard. These playful Cherry MX-compatible keycaps are great for number or function keys. They’re sold in six different transluscent colors, so you can match or complement the design of your current keyboard.

These beautiful, precise, and substantial RPG dice can pick a random number between 1 and 60. Each 37mm piece is carved from solid aluminum using a 5-axis CNC mill. Also available as a spindown version with all the numbers in sequential order. Each die includes a case.

RPG and strategy fans looking for a fun addition to their table games should check out this clever 3D-printed dice roller. Just drop your dice into the top of this castle and they’ll roll out randomly onto the folding trays on the sides. Buy it on Etsy, or print your own on Thingiverse.

Eyepetizer’s distinctive metal dice are made of grade 5 titanium, and feature precision-machined pips which ensure accurate and fair rolls every time. Each one is CNC milled, with no casting or welding. Also available with a traditional pip layout.

Pacific Puzzle Works presents an incredibly cool and unusual take on the classic 20-sided role-playing die. This 2″ diameter icosahedron-in-a-icosahedron is milled from a solid hunk of 6061-T6 aluminum using a Matsuura MX-330 5-axis milling machine.

Adafruit shows us how to make an electronic and portable dice roller. It uses a small motor to spin a small platform, which in turn rolls the dice. As others have pointed out, it would be better if you make the platform uneven to shake the dice even more. Full guide here.

An elegant upgrade to any D6 dice game, these machined dice have curved corners, and can be laser-etched with classic pips, tally lines, symbols, or hash marks. Combine multiple symbols or metals to expand gameplay options. Available in stainless or brass.

Truly unique six-sided dice which have an open void in their centers. They’re precision machined from anodized aluminum, and weigh just 1.5 grams each. Their unique pip design and balanced weight distribution ensures statistically fair rolls too.

The workshop of Artisan Dice creates incredible limited-run dice in wood, metal, bone, stone, steel, acrylic, Teflon, carbon fiber and more. They even make dice from old whiskey barrels. Check out their YouTube channel to learn more about how they’re made.

Perhaps the coolest looking dice ever made, these aluminum cubes have built in LED lighting behind the pips. A motion sensor activates the lights only when you pick them up to roll. Their maker can’t guarantee perfect balance, but they’re still awesome. (Thanks Joseph!)

These precision-machined dice are cut from solid hunks of brass. The metal gives them great weight and substance, and will make your Monopoly set look just that much more classy. Brass wheelbarrow, shoe and top hat not included.

Monopoly is just so much cooler played with dice made out of solid chunks of aluminum. By precisely varying the depths of the pips, each side weighs exactly the same, resulting in fair, perfectly balanced throws every time.

Etsy seller Amber Rix makes machine-cut acrylic dice with bold camo patterns, with each die having a unique pattern. If you participate in Massdrop’s promo you can get the dice at a discount. Amber also makes metal dice.