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Posted By: Stick
Date: Friday, 28 September 2007, at 8:06 a.m.

In Response To: types of dice (Bob Koca)

Precision casino dice, used for the game of craps, may have a polished finish, making them transparent, or a sand finish, making them translucent. Casino dice have their pips drilled, and then filled flush with a paint of the same density as the acetate used for the dice, such that the dice remain in balance. In casino play, a stick of 5 dice are used, all stamped with a matching serial number to prevent a cheat from substituting a die.

Precision backgammon dice are also made with the pips filled in as with casino dice. While casino dice are noticeably larger than common dice, with sharp edges and corners, precision backgammon dice tend to be somewhat smaller. Their corners and edges are beveled to allow greater movement inside the dice cup and prevent chaotic rolls from damaging the playing surface

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Messages In This Thread

• types of dice
  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 September 2007, at 6:35 p.m.
  • types of dice
    DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 27 September 2007, at 8:10 p.m.
    • types of dice
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 September 2007, at 9:05 p.m.
      • types of dice
        DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 27 September 2007, at 11:06 p.m.
      • types of dice
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 29 September 2007, at 4:47 p.m.
  • Easy answer?
    Stick -- Friday, 28 September 2007, at 8:06 a.m.
  • types of dice
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 29 September 2007, at 4:39 p.m.