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GOTR Custom Dice

Show your love for Ghosts of the Revolution with these handsome 19mm precision purple casino dice.

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GOTR Custom Dice

GOTR Custom Dice

GOTR Custom Dice

GOTR Custom Dice

GOTR Custom Dice

Show your love for Ghosts of the Revolution with these handsome 19mm precision purple casino dice.

Show your love for Ghosts of the Revolution with these handsome 19mm precision purple casino dice.

Show your love for Ghosts of the Revolution with these handsome 19mm precision purple casino dice.

Show your love for Ghosts of the Revolution with these handsome 19mm precision purple casino dice.

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Ghostly Haunts, United States
$1,820 USD 61 backers
202% of $900 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal
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1 pair of GOTR dice

$16 USD
Est. Shipping
September 2015
29 claimed

1 Custom GOTR Die

$8 USD
Est. Shipping
September 2015
5 claimed

5 Custom GOTR Dice

$35 USD
Est. Shipping
September 2015
25 claimed

10 Custom GOTR Dice

$65 USD
Est. Shipping
September 2015
4 claimed

14 Custom GOTR Dice

$90 USD
Est. Shipping
September 2015
3 claimed

Short Summary

Over the past several months, the Eidolon Council has been looking at the next custom item to introduce as a group buy and outfit fundraiser. In the past, we've done t-shirts, sweatshirts, and dog tags. As Ghosts of the Revolution has grown beyond just PlanetSide to become a multi-gaming community, we wanted to produce something that would appeal to everyone: FPS gamers, RPG gamers, table-top, and even families. And we wanted it to be something useful, rather than ornamental like the dog tags.

Thus, GOTR Dice were born. Working with dice elves and crafting professionals at customdice.com, we've settled on these beautiful 19mm casino-quality precision dice, engraved with the GOTR logo on the 1 side and the GOTR initials on the 6 side.

What We Need & What You Get

For the prices listed on the right hand side:

  • You receive 1 or more gorgeous GOTR dice
  • GOTR receives $1 or more in donations that go to fund our website, software, and our TeamSpeak and gaming servers.
  • If we do not hit the preorder limit, your money will be refunded. This project will not happen without the Ghosts' support!

Caveats, Risks & Challenges

  1. Note: The main photo has been colour corrected from the red blank that was used for the prototype die. The final die will be properly casino finished, with white (not silver) paint, looking more like the image below. The factory may be able to tint the dice more purple, for a real "Auraxium Crystal" look.


  2. GOTR is not a for-profit organization. Every single dollar goes back into running our community. As a result, if we do not receive the full amount of funding, we won't be able to place the order for the dice and the project will fail. We simply don't have the cash reserves to place the die order "on spec" and wait for orders to roll in. Obviously no one wants to see this happen.

  3. Because the pre-cut blanks must be custom made at the casino die factory, lead time on the die delivery is 3-4 months. Assuming we are funded on June 1st, we expect to place the order right away. Dice will arrive at robocpf1's for approximately the end of summer, and will be shipped out to everyone as school starts back up again.

FAQ

Why 19mm precision casino dice?

The Eidolon Council, in cooperation with leaders in PS2 and Tera, reviewed a number of dice options from customization houses, including 16mm and 19mm black dice, as well as 16mm and 19mm casino dice. We also looked at regular "crystal" dice from other manufacturers that can be customized.

After many months of back and forth, and finally after receiving prototype dice (for which we paid), we settled on two designs: the 19mm casino dice, and 19mm black dice painted in a 2-colour purple-and-grey pattern.

We shared these designs in the April 30th Ghost Generals meeting, at which 15 people were in attendance. 75% of those polled said they would buy dice, and of those, there was universal acclaim for the translucent purple casino die. We also ran an open poll on the gotr.us forum the week of May 1, and the results were about the same: 75% in favour of the purple casino dice. The message is clear!

You can see pictures of our 16mm and 19mm prototypes (the 19mm are in white, no black dice were available at the time of prototyping) in this gallery, gotr.us login required: Album: GOTR Dice

Why not also another die type or size?

GOTR must up-front purchase at least 200 of these one-of-a-kind custom dice, costing about $1200. We have to start somewhere. If these sell well - and we think they will - there is absolutely nothing stopping us from placing another order in the future for the other die design(s).

How is the project being funded?

By you, our members! GOTR will be covering a small quantity of the dice to keep in reserve for our web store, to be launched later in 2015. This way, even new members can self-serve buy dice in the future and have them delivered any time of year, not just during our outfit fundraiser.

What am I getting for my money?

Each die costs GOTR $6. You're in addition paying $1 for shipping, and making a mandatory $1 donation to GOTR to cover the costs associated with running our website, the commercial software we use to do so, and the TeamSpeak and game servers. Some of the higher tiers have a reduced donation to GOTR. Remember, not one penny goes into any individual's pocket at the end of the day - everything goes back into operating everything that keeps GOTR what it is today. GOTR is not a money-making business for anyone in the outfit.

What if I just want to donate to GOTR and not get any dice?

We're thrilled you love us that much! Along with supporting our website and servers, we'll use part of your donation to offset the cost of dice for other members. Your donation may also go to purchase dice for people that cannot afford them, or as awards for exceptional service to the outfit.

What about the yearly raffle?

We're still going to hold a raffle this year! Prizes include a Star Citizen account pack, another 1 pound of teal-and-purple M&Ms, GOTR dice, a blank GOTR dog tag and more. If you have something to donate to the raffle, please contact robocpf1 by PM on our website.

Is what I see in the picture exactly what I will receive?

No. We are making some changes to the prototype to make the finished product cheaper and more well finished. The photograph in the header was colour corrected from the red casino die blank the custom dice company had on hand to more closely resemble the final colour. The ink will also be in white, not silver, as this keeps the cost further down and matches the factory finish of the 2-3-4-5 sides.

The Casino dice will resemble the sample serial-numbered 19mm casino dice in colour and finish. On the 6 side, instead of a serial number, the letters "GOTR" will be engraved and painted to match the pips. On the 1 side, instead of the single pip, the GOTR shield (as designed by TallonHunter/Mitri) will be engraved and painted to match the pips. The 2-3-4-5 sides will look exactly as they do in the above picture.

(For the curious, the cost to engrave all 6 sides on a blank purple die raises the cost per die by $2. Leadership felt this would make the dice too expensive for some, and the result does not look as professional.)

Are the dice balanced?

For the precision casino dice, all 6 sides are flush and machined to 0.0002" / 0.005mm accuracy by US law and general international agreement. Our dice will have the 2-3-4-5-6 sides finished as regular casino dice, but the 1 side will be blank, then etched with the logo. The 6 side is further etched with the letters GOTR.

Informal testing of a fully 6-side cut die (as you see in the pictures) gave the following results:

# rolls  Side #

 100 1
  99 2
 107 3
 106 4
  86 5
 102 6

As you can see, the distribution is pretty regular, and all rolls are within 2 standard deviations even at this small sample size (1 sdev = 11.09955, variance = 123.2). With the 2-3-4-5 sides in the production die being guaranteed completely even, and with the logo/logotype cutting on both the 6 and the 1 side, our dice cutting contractor feels that the balance of this die will be better than your average die shipped with any board game. He further agrees that the dice will likely exceed the quality of most that you would buy from a gaming or RPG supply company.

In the interest of full disclosure, should this assertion prove false, GOTR will not be able refund your purchase price due to the nature of group buys and the up-front purchase of dice required.


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