Dice Towers

I dont currently use them but we have been thinking about building some of our own. Let me know how it goes!

@happynewyear1945:

I wonder if anyone else uses dice towers?

Absolutely;

https://boardgamegeek.com/image/620128

Okay - let me declare my ignorance and ask what a dice tower is for - other than storage? :?

Thanks
PP

A dice tower allows for a player to drop his or her dice into the top, where it travels down (while spinning on different slanted shelving) resulting in an even roll usually in a felt tray at the bottom. Some player prefer this because it seems more even across the board for all player taking the manual (hand)l rolling out of it.

@Requester45:

A dice tower allows for a player to drop his or her dice into the top, where it travels down (while spinning on different slanted shelving) resulting in an even roll usually in a felt tray at the bottom. Some player prefer this because it seems more even across the board for all player taking the manual (hand)l rolling out of it.

They also avoid having the dice roll across the table and/or onto the floor because of that tray. Contains the roll to a small space.

We use them for games that require a lot of table space and/or a LOT of dice rolls (such as A&A or WH40K), otherwise they go back on the shelf.

Oh. Thanks guys. So a couple of dice towers would do it. Unless you want one per power of course.

Cheers
PP

I have Dice Towers myself, but they are very much not very WWII-ey… I use them with my RISK: Lord of the Rings game (as seen below, is my copy of the game with towers)… the silver and black towers are dice towers.

Those are cool.

Is the Lord of the Rings risk game good?

I have it as well. However I haven’t played it that much. AA just take over lol.

@Requester45:

I have it as well. However I haven’t played it that much. AA just take over lol.

I have a lot of games like that, lol, as well. :-D

You can make cheap functional ones with the quart size milk cartons and just paint them to dress them up.

@sgtwiltan:

You can make cheap functional ones with the quart size milk cartons and just paint them to dress them up.

That is an awesome idea.

I have used them. Nice to use in tight spaces.

I also use only rounded corner dies do to better rolling when dies come out at bottom instead of sliding more.

@John:

@sgtwiltan:

You can make cheap functional ones with the quart size milk cartons and just paint them to dress them up.

That is an awesome idea.

And to expand on it: to build the internal platforms off of which the dice bounce as they drop down the tower, use a bunch of rectangular kitchen sponges cut into triangular shapes and glued to the inside of the carton.  The sponge material has good bouncy qualities, and as a bonus it absorbs the noise of the falling dice (unlike wooden platforms, which produce a loud rattle).

Nice CWO. I used pool table felt for all surfaces as CWO stated.

That is why I love these forums. Everyone is so creative and talented. :-)