Ye Olde Inn

by **IvenBach** » November 10th, 2013, 2:28 pm

The reason they look so good is because of the simplicity and uniformity. They are all so clean and simple that it's hard not to like them. Simply slide them into the space between the modular tile and Violin you have yourself a door. It would be a good idea for him to put it onto his blog because that would generate some interest in them. I like a whole lot!

I saw the idea of making your own indented dice on a forum (here or Boardgamgeek not sure which). The original post talked about using wood dice, but I really wanted plastic. I tried to buy some indented-rounded corner blanks, but had terrible luck finding what I wanted. Ultimately I got some rounded corner blanks (10 white 5 black) and decided to drill the indents myself.

I set up a jig to hold the dice in place, then with a 1/2" forstner bit drilled each side. Once I got started I realized why wood dice were recommended; the plastic melts REALLY fast when drilled. I ended up having to scrape the inside lip of the indent with a razor on every side for a clean finish.

For the faces I printed off the dice PDF from here, laminated 2 copies back to back so only the face side was sealed. I used a 1/2" leather-punch to punch out each of the faces.

A little craft glue to glue the faces down and presto: Battle Dice!

This was one of the most intimidating parts of this whole process but I couldn't be happier with the results