Pricing and Colors of GameScience Precision Dice
GameScience Precision Dice
Each die comes from the manufacturer un-inked. GameStation sells them un-inked and inked in all styles and shapes. The inking of a GameScience die is a manual, labor intensive process. Therefore, GameStation.Net charges $4 to ink a 7-piece set, and $8 to hand-ink a 12-piece set.
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Opaque 7-piece sets |
Gem and Glow 7-piece sets |
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Un-inked |
$5.00 |
$8.00 |
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Inked |
$9.00 |
$12.00 |
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Metallic and Pearl 12-piece sets |
Gem and Glow 12-piece sets |
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Un-inked |
$30.00 |
$27.00 |
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Inked |
$38.00 |
$35.00 |
If you would like to ink your dice yourself, an ultra-fine point permanent marker (black, blue or metallic) works well, as do paint pens (white). To ink a die, simply put the tip of the pen into the groove of the digit and trace. If the tip slips out of the groove, immediately rub the unwanted ink off with your thumb or an old rag. Here are the colors GameStation uses to “paint” GameScience dice for the end-user.
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Opaque |
Gem (Translucent) |
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Dice |
Ink |
Dice |
Ink |
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Seashell White |
Black |
Diamond |
Blue |
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Turquoise Blue |
Black |
Sapphire |
White |
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Saffron Yellow |
Black |
Topaz |
White |
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Lime Green |
Black |
Emerald |
White |
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Pumpkin Orange |
Black |
Fire Garnet |
White |
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Wisteria Purple |
Black |
Amethyst |
White |
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Crimson Red |
White |
Ruby |
White |
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Sepia Brown |
Black |
Blue Glow* |
Blue |
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Coal Black |
White |
Smoke Quartz |
White |
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Grey |
Black |
Blue Moonstone |
Blue |
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Tangerine Orange |
Black |
Peridot |
Black |
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Pearlized (12-pc only) |
Black |
Teal Zircon |
Black |
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Copper (12-pc only) |
Gold |
Sunstone |
Blue |
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Bronze (12-pc only) |
Silver |
Aquamarine |
White |
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Green Glow-in-Dark |
Black |
Rubellite |
Blue |
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Mint |
White |
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Amber |
Black |
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*=Discontinued |
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Aqua*, d20s only |
White |
Shapes of dice available from
GameScience include everything from a 3 up to a 100. This 100-sided die, the “Zocchihedron”, was
invented by Lou Zocchi, founder of Gamescience.
Colonel Zocchi also invented the d3, d5, d14 and d46, among others. The 7-pc set includes d4, d6, d8, d10 (0-9),
d10 (00-90), d12, d20. The 12-pc set
adds a d3, d5, d14, d16 & d24.
All GameScience dice are precision
tested and razor-edged with sharp points because they have not been tumbled or
sanded. To smooth down the spot on your
die that is rough from being broken from the sprue, simply use hobby/automotive
sandpaper. These sharp-edged dice are
better than the egg-shaped round-edged import dice because they will roll
accurately. If you are only concerned
with price and not quality, then you may simply purchase the other brands of
dice available from GameStation (www.gamestation.net).
Pricing of individuals (without inked numbers) depends on the number of sides the die has. The standard 7 pieces are 75 cents for opaque, $1.25 for gem & glow, and $1.50 for pearl & metallic per die. The d16 and d24 are $2 for gem & glow, and $2.25 for pearl & metallic (no opaque available). The d3, d5 and d14 are $5 for gem & glow, and $5.25 for pearl & metallic, per die. For d3-d12, inking cost 50 cents per die. For d14 and up, inking is $1.