If you look at many of the hobbies that we have, aside from video games, dice are a common element in a large majority of the games we play. Whether its Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40k, or Settlers of Catan they all use dice and as a result many of us end up really liking our little random number generation devices.
Q-Workshop is a company in Poland that I first heard about at GenCon this year and I was immediately impressed by the quality of the dice they had on display. A few days ago I received a review set of their Dwarven Dice including a d4, d6, d8, 2d10, d12, and a d20. The numbers on the dice are sharp angled in classic Dwarven style and most of them include graphics of battle axes along side the numbers, but what impresses me the most is that these aren’t simply painted dice, the sides are slightly sunken and the numbers raised with a textured background.
I have not had enough time to tell you how well the dice stand up to frequent use, but I can say just from picking them up it is apparent that these are some of the highest quality dice I’ve ever used. If you’re in the market for some new, excellent dice or looking for the perfect present for that special gamer in your life, I recommend you go over to their website and check out the large variety of dice they offer including ones with Elven and Runic scripts on them. If the nuke themed or Cthulhu themed dice aren’t enough for you, check out some of the fluorescent dice!
A set of Q-Workshop dice will cost on average around $22, but if you’re looking for some new dice I think they’re definitely worth the price and should last you quite a long time! The back of their packaging states how they describe their products:
A set of unusual dice of exquisite quality, engraved with the most detailed arts and using the most advanced techniques so that the paint doesn’t wear off.
If you buy a set of dice from Q-Workshop, or if you already own some, please let us know what you think!
I always admire these dice but at the same time, would never buy any. The intricate swirls and decorations, while very nice looking, make it really hard to read the actual numbers. I want to just be able to glance at a die and see what the roll is, rather than try to decipher my way past ornate mystic runes.
Mike: I actually shared that exact same opinion which is why I didn’t buy any at GenCon, but the Dwarven dice are actually VERY easy to read and the d20 doesn’t have any extra graphics on it at all, just a very cool stylization to it that matches the other dice. I’ll post a good picture of these dice as soon as I can so you can see what I mean.
I actually have multiple sets of these dice and I love them. I have the dragon, dwarven, elven, cthulhu, pathfinder and even bone dice. Yes, they seem daunting to read, at first, until one realizes that they typically have a small device that you realize is always on the top. For example, on my dragon dice, the dragon itself will always be above the number.
It’s always fun to pull out a set of dice to match the feeling or theme or style of your character. For example, dragon dice come out often for my D&D 4e game. Bone dice? Well, any healer. You get the picture.
So, I agree, that you’ll not be disappointed with a set of these in your collection.
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Like Bearded Goose, I have a set of dragon dice from Q-Workshop. They’re very cool and they still get a reaction from my DnD group, even though we’ve been gaming together for months. Yes they’re a little hard to read, but I’ve gotten used to it and never have much trouble.
As for wear and tear, I’m not usually delicate with my dice. Mainly because they’re dice and not something fragile. I have had no trouble with my dragon dice. The dragons still look like dragons and I never have any difficulty reading the numbers. No smudging at all.
They also sell some dice individually. So even if you don’t want a whole set, you can still get one or two to really add something special to your collection. That being said, there’s nothing quite like owning a whole set of these dice.
Q-workshop was commissioned to do pathfinder themed dice, when it launched, as GM I bought a set to start of my new campaign the right way. They’ve treated my well so far. They aren’t too hard to read in this case, but it really depends on the exact pattern you get. sadly my local gaming store carries only a few of their patterns ,compared to like, 20+ that are on their website. I’m definitely buying more.
This is the first I’ve heard of Q Workshop and by looking at the dice I’m impressed. I’ll have to see if my local game shop carries them, otherwise an online order is forthcoming. Thanks for turning me on to this.
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