• Registered: 2011-06-11
  • Posts: 110

Topic: Starmada Dice

One of my players suggested we create some dice to make it easier to remember what numbers meant what damage etc.  So I got to it and here's the result, (see attachment because my Skydrive image didn't seem to load).

I've created 50.  It took about 5 days to do them all, but if you are interested in doing some yourself, here's what I did:

    I bought some blank dice from http://blankdice.co.uk - These are great because the centre is indented so the stickers are protected.

[list=2]My wife and I designed the image in photoshop - Each red H means a hull hit, then the symbols represent the area hit.[/list]
[list=3]Print the images on photopaper (normal paper doesn't get good enough quality).[/list]
[list=4]Cover the pages in sticky back plastic because the photo paper is easily damaged.[/list]
[list=5]Stick them on with double sided tape.[/list]

They were a lot of work but I really like how they've turned out, and they make it far easier to read the dice especially for new players.

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Starmada Dice

Great gthose starmadice!
I had the same idea when I began to play starmada but it provgfed too costly to made them entirely...

Marc

  • Registered: 2011-06-11
  • Posts: 110

Re: Starmada Dice

Thanks.  Actually these were pretty cheap to make in the long run, but I did have most of the materials already. 

The dice were about £12 for 50 which I split with a friend.  I had 2 sided tape, sticky back plastic and some spare photo paper already.  If you have to buy all this though it's probably less than £5, thin cheap photo paper is better anyway to lower the profile of the stickers.

We had another game testing out B5 again last night and a player who has only played once before never even asked what meant what on the dice, he just picked it up!

  • Registered: 2009-05-20
  • Posts: 21

Re: Starmada Dice

Not nearly as affordable, but you can also do a custom order with Chessex. Minimum order of 10 dice is $66 after shipping. Here's my general design concept.

[attachment=0]DiceConcept.png[/attachment]

  • Registered: 2009-05-20
  • Posts: 21

Re: Starmada Dice

To my last post the Custom Chessex order info is here: http://chessex.com/Dice/Custom_Dice_Home.htm

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Starmada Dice

I would like to create my own starmadice for the nova edition and I'm looking for icons for weapon, engine, shield and ECM. Has anyone found such things?

Marc

  • Registered: 2011-06-11
  • Posts: 110

Re: Starmada Dice

You won't need icons in Nova will you?  When you come to damage the systems you roll separately.  There's nothing where the numbers represent individual systems.

Which is a shame because my dice won't be of any use  :cry:

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Starmada Dice

On the contrary. With iconic dice, one per type, you can determine damage with one roll of 4 dice, without having to look at the table (which should be easy to remember after a while, but I'm thinking about my opponents).
Faster and easier to use, who can ask for more?

Marc

  • Registered: 2011-06-11
  • Posts: 110

Re: Starmada Dice

Ah I see, one whole dice for each system.

It could work.  Maybe you could indicate the number lost too?

I might consider making some generic ones with just the number of damage on them.

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Starmada Dice

Number lost'?

You'll need three faces with one icon, two faces with two icons, and a blank one.

Marc