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Forgot The Dice For Your Campaign? iPhone Is The Solution

Dice can be some cumbersome equipment to carry around for board games. That’s alright though, because as long as you have your iPhone on you, you’ll have a set of some topnotch dice that’ll have any D&D enthusiast drooling at your feet. It’s only 99 cents from the Apple store, after which you’ll be rolling away with your D20 Gaming Dice Set. More practical than iBeer, with a prettier interface than that chick holding the D20 die.

Remember, it’s compatible with most die-based games, so you’re not limited to playing Dungeons and Dragons exclusively but c’mon, that’s what this app was made for. It’s got four, six, eight, ten, twelve, twenty and hundred sided dice a shitload of dice that’ll also let you roll between one and nine dice at a time.

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Anna Logue Isn’t Too Hot, But That D20 Die Is

Filed under: Gaming, Misc. Gadgets

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It’s Friday and I’m sitting here looking at a really busted chick. Nothing new, except that this time around, the busted chick is Nerdpr0n.com’s founder, Anna Logue. There really isn’t anything special about this woman, except that she’s straight up a nerd. No other word for it. She’s a true nerd.

The above picture shows her posing with a giant D20 D&D die, which is cool as fuck to an extent. But the pictures of her dressed up in a Star Trek uniform and as Harley Quinn from Batman. Now if only she heard about Curves or Jenny Craig. Then we’d be money.

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Gygax Is Gone, But His Spirit Lives On In The Mind Of MIT Nerds

Filed under: Hacks, Misc. Gadgets

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The death of Dungeons And Dragons’ creator Gary Gygax left a void in the nerd community which might never be filled. His death has not only led to the newest edition of the game guide to be a pre-ordered hit, among the top selling books on Amazon, but has led some to conduct their own memorials.

A group of students at MIT have put together a giant sized D20 die, rolling it through the notoriously prank-filled Killian Court of the school’s campus. If you happen to be the type of nerd who struts around with the coolest new devices, you can get a Dungeons And Dragons dice app for your iPhone. — Andrew Dobrow

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Bouncy Giant Foam Cheese Dice: For Use With Cheddar Themed Dice-Tossing RPGs

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

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Sure, RPGing was definitely not the intention of these Giant Foam Cheese Dice (obviously the point was to attract aging gold digger women in casinos), but seriously, how could you not at least wonder what it would be like to play a little DnD with these bad boys? The only problem is that giant dice with only 6 sides is not acceptable. Give us some more options to work with!

Each of the bouncy Foam Dice measures 16″ by 16″ (which makes them perfect cubes for those not hip to the cooler parts of Geometry.) I’d totally even use these dice as pillows or chairs if there weren’t a warning on the product page announcing that the dice are, in fact, hollow, so sans the furnishing idea. A set of dice will cost you $89. — Andrew Dobrow

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Dice Made Of Keyboard Keys Sparks New Game

Filed under: DIYs, Design, Gaming

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Made from a bunch of discarded keyboard numerals, these dice have a game to go along with them. Sure, it might not be as badass as throwing dice in an alley with your homies, but come on now, this is 2007 we’re talking about. It’s about time there was an update. Here are the rules to play the game:

‘+’ and numeral = Go ahead as numeral
‘-’ and numeral = Go back as numeral
‘End’ and numeral = No chance to move
‘Home’ and numeral = Do all over again
‘PgUp’ and numeral = Throw the dice two times and go ahead as plus numeral
‘PgDn’ and numeral = Throw the dice two times and go back as plus numeral

Andrew Dobrow

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Dice-sized wooden speaker

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We don’t know who came out with the concept, but the idea of a miniature wooden speak does sound cool. And having it so small that it’s almost comparable to a dice (19×26x39mm). Korean company Funshop kr has started selling this I.dear Wood Speaker that is so small that it can be used as an accessory (charm) for your cellphone. It feeds music via standard 3.5mm jack, the internal recharagable (via USB) Li-Polymer battery is good for 5 hours of music at 1.5W, which is comparable to some cheaper portable speakers. While we have no idea how will this match up with our super loud SonyEricsson phones, the 25USD price-tag surely looks attractive. –Sam Chan

I.dear Wood Speaker [Funshop Korea]

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