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[TLEberle]

J.R., on 13 June 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

clemon79, on 13 June 2012 - 01:42 PM, said:

the Chinese 2 problem

What exactly does this mean?

On a normal die the two pips are at opposite diagonal corners of the die face. On Chinese dice (like what you'd find in a mah jong set) have the two pips orbiting the center of the face, and they're tucked inside as opposed to out at the edges. (If the die face was divvided up like a bingo card, mark off the second and fourth N spaces on your card. That's a Chinese die. On a regular die it would be B-1 and O-5, or B-5 and O-1.

[clemon79]

J.R., on 13 June 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

What exactly does this mean?

Chinese-made dice tend to have the two-face with the pips marked horizontally as opposed to diagonally. (Like, in the middle of a side rather than at the corners.) They also are often marked in red as opposed to whatever the normal pip color for that die is because two is considered a lucky number. I find it annoying because if I'm going to do a project that calls for huge novelty dice, I'm probably looking for verite, but since most of the huge novelty dice are made in China (just like huge novelty everything else), they tend to have the screwed-up two-face.

EDIT: Travis's addition about the pips being inset a little is an excellent point as well.

[J.R.]

Aha, thanks to both of you. Much appreciated!

[bulldog_06]

clemon79, on 13 June 2012 - 02:41 PM, said:

bulldog_06, on 13 June 2012 - 02:26 PM, said:

Does anybody know how big those dice on High Rollers and The Big Showdown were? That's kind of what I'm looking for. I'll try EBay. Does anyone else know though?

As it happens, I know exactly how big the HR dice are, for obvious reasons. They are 3 1/4" on a side.

You said 3 1/4"..is that centimeters, millimeters or inches???

[TLEberle]

bulldog_06, on 13 June 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

You said 3 1/4"..is that centimeters, millimeters or inches???

Please don't answer that, Chris.

[BrandonFG]

bulldog_06, on 13 June 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

You said 3 1/4"..is that centimeters, millimeters or inches???

Inches. The other two would've been nearly impossible to use on TV. :-)

[bulldog_06]

TLEberle, on 13 June 2012 - 07:34 PM, said:

bulldog_06, on 13 June 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

You said 3 1/4"..is that centimeters, millimeters or inches???

Please don't answer that, Chris.

Excuse me for that "stupid question"...I just needed clarification.