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.

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.

 
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.