Saturday, May 19, 2012

In Less Controversial News ...

... the Awesome Dice Blog has a post up about the History of Dice, from about 3000 BC to the present, complete with an illustrative graphic.
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Posted by James Maliszewski at 2:25 PM

7 comments:

  1. Daniel J. BishopMay 19, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    You have been nominated for a Kreativ
    Blogger Award!  http://ravencrowking.blogspot.ca/2012/05/really-bad-good-egg.html

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  2. anem kramMay 19, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    Imagine that: Egyptians play craps in the tomb during breaktime

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  3. turkishproverbMay 19, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    oooh...d4 is the oldest...

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  4. doreshMay 20, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    So the evolution of dice was just a case of power creep?

    Egyptians: "So, the Sumerians played with d4s? We can do better! Bring on the d12!"

    Romans: "We're Nr. 1! D20 it is!"

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  5. GameDaddyMay 22, 2012 at 2:37 AM

    The timeline appears incomplete... I noticed immediately there  to be no dice from about 100 AD to 1000 AD. No wonder it was the dark ages, there's no evidence anyone was gaming!

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  6. turkishproverb@gmail.comMay 23, 2012 at 4:58 AM

     that is just crazy enough to make sense.

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  7. doreshMay 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    Especially if you consider that our grand modern culture came up with actual d100s...

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