Hello all,
I have resolved to lower the cost of my "Reviewer" copies of the game. They won't have completed artwork so they aren't of any real value besides trying to playtest the game for a reviewer.
However I don't expect each reviewer to snail-mail back each copies of the game. It might reduce the cost for me, but it will be an out-of-pocket expense for them and what am I going to do with 20 prototypes that are incomplete.
So this brings me to the subject matter of this message: "Where the hell do I find cheap dice in bulk?"
I am looking for about 60 white d6s, 20 black d6s, 20 red d6s, 20 blue d6s and 20 black d10s. If possible I would like all numeral dice versus pips. It's for a Sci-Fi game so I would want all numerals.
If there is a big difference in price between numerals and pips - well then I'm probably going to go with pips. But it depends.
I recently bought a bulk of ice cubes (acrylic versus wooden cubes) and I will be putting those with the game ($0.40 per game set - which is fantastic).
I know Koplow Games has dice and you can order what you like - but an initial order must be $150 and subsequent orders must be $50 or more. So too bad if they have all the dice I want - I don't meet minimums.
Anyone have any places I could shop for dice???
Well there are two (2) problems with Chessex:
My order would be like this:
That's seven (7) dice and I need 20x the amount (so 140 dice in total). Now 140 dice is not a HUGE amount nor is it a single order amount. It's somewhere in between.
Koplow games requires a first minimum order to be $150. And subsequent orders can be $50. My order doesn't match unless each dice costs me $1.00 (which is an extremely HIGH price). Chessex charges more than $1.00 per dice - which is crazy, I don't want it to cost me $150+ dollars for the dice.
My last option is to EXCLUDE the dice for reviewers and only send the cards. The d10 is only used for the solitary game and the other d6s are standard dice - you can use your own.
Tell me what you think!
Update: I'd like to know if sending JUST the cards ONLY seems like a viable alternative? Most reviewers must have dice lying around and they are ONLY d6s... They could be ANY color... Just not if I am having the game professionally produced (then I want the proper colors...)