Dice, in their standard six-sided form, seem like the simplest kind of device—almost a classic embodiment of chance. But a new study of more than 100 examples from the last 2,000 years or so unearthed ...

Publisher Akupara Games and developer Little Leo Games announced the dice-deck-building roguelike game, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, ...

Two-sided dice generally consist of a coin (heads or tails), or the results of any even-number dice capable of displaying odds or evens. Four-sided dice are tetrahedrons, with their results showing on ...

[Bluewraith] built himself an electronic dice using a 555 timer and 4017 counter. This is a classic project and he enjoyed doing it but wondered about making a 20-sided dice. So he grabbed his Arduino ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Tabletop role-playing ...