I know this will get me thrown out of the old-school he-man munchkin hater's club, but I really dislike using those "precision" Gamescience dice. Yes, yes, I've seen Lou Zocchi's videos on why his dice are the best things since sliced bread. I've also read countless posts from gamers who love them. And now the DCC RPG practically requires you use them as only Gamescience produces most of the weird dice types needed to play.
Well, I've tried to embrace them. I've bought three sets over the past couple of years and while researching how to buy the additional ones needed for the DCC RPG, I just recently dug them out again. Now I remember why I hardly ever use them. Here's the:
Top 5 reasons why GS dice suck
- They're expensive. They usually cost about 3 times as much as other rpg dice.
- If you go the cheaper route and buy the un-inked dice, they are a pain in the ass to ink yourself. I'm way too lazy for this and plus they never look as nice as the ones that are inked at the factory.
- Defects. Precision, my ass. All of the dice usually have burrs or nicks in them. The d6's are typically slightly concave. You might enjoy spending your evenings sanding down your dice. I've got better things to do.
- They feel... wrong. Their light weight and sharp, poky bits combine to give me a negative tactile experience.
- They're just ugly. Compared to pretty much any other dice on the market they are really bland looking.
I know people swear by them because of their supposed fairer distribution of randomness. Well, I've done my own tests on my dice and sometimes the GS dice come out better and sometimes they come out worse. In any case, the differences in fairness are so minor as to make very little impact upon actual play. The differences certainly aren't worth the extra expense and time the GS dice cost you.
