So after one particularly disastrous game, I've discovered that roughly half the dice I have with special symbols have the mark on the 6, and the other half on the 1. Which got me thinking - the 1 seems logical because it's replacing a single dot with a single symbol, on the other hand 6's are often super-relevant (hey rending...) and I can see wanting to associate whatever symbol with "Awesome!"
So I was curious - do you have a preference ,and if so, for which?
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The symbol should replace the 1
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The symbol should replace the 6
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Thread: Dice: Symbols on the 6 or the 1?
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07-15-2015, 05:42 PM #1Scout
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Dice: Symbols on the 6 or the 1?
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07-15-2015, 07:03 PM #2Librarian
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Im more used to logo on the 6s but science tell us we should put them on the 1s so that there is a similar amount of material displaced on each side, or get casino style ones where any missing space has been drilled and filled and put it between the dots on the two. I kind of want to grab a bunch of "Sahara" dice to use at my tabletop games
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07-16-2015, 08:27 AM #3Chaplain
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Logo as the six all the way.
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07-16-2015, 08:38 AM #4Chapter-Master
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Definitely the six, I hate it when it's on the one.
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07-16-2015, 12:27 PM #5Librarian
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Definitely the one... the symbols often could be a big one pip, very rarely look like a 6. Just makes logical sense to me. I'm surprised by the number of 6 people...
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07-16-2015, 01:52 PM #6Librarian
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When folk go to the bother of spending a stupid amount of money on a few dice (I'll hold my hand up for Blood Angels), it's usually because they like that faction/army and want to see it do well.
Originally Posted by Haighus
It follows then, for most people, that they want to associate their faction's iconography with success and winning. When I see that winged blood drop come up it means I've rolled a one. Well done Blood Angels, you f*****d the dog.
I also play Flames of War, and have a set of dice for the Irish Guards. Their badge replaces the 6, so when it comes up it is usually a success. Go Guards! You can do eet!
The icon doesn't have to look like a 6 to mean win."Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a **** about the rules? Mark it zero!"
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07-16-2015, 02:56 PM #7Librarian
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It is more of an aesthetic thing for me than a semantic thing I guess. Good for Ld and other characteristics tests though...
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07-16-2015, 03:15 PM #8Veteran-Sergeant
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Yeah, drives me nuts that my Harlequin dice have their symbol on the one, which mostly represents failure in 40k dicing.
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07-16-2015, 03:27 PM #9Veteran-Sergeant
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I have dice with skulls for 6's. rending, ho!
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07-18-2015, 09:38 AM #10Scout
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prefer it on the one as it's a single symbol replacing a single pip. though it's up to the person playing's preference. the thing that I don't abide by is people who use a mix in the same rolls/game. it has to be a one or a six, seen a few people do that and then start taking the mick and saying they're all whatever is advantageous at the time.
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