Dice

[damerell]

This poll is for people who play geeky games with dice that aren't six-sided. Whenever I read books or comics or whatever by Yanks about these games, they always seem to assume that touching someone else's dice is a big no-no and to use communal dice would be about as gross as using communal underpants. Conversely in my gaming group we generally just roll whatever's closest to hand.

I was talking to a Canadian about this, and she also was perfectly happy to roll whatever dice there are to hand.

Poll #4560 Dice

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 39

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Is it rude if someone else touches your dice?

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Why not? They're just dice.
33 (84.6%)

It's not entirely de rigeur.
5 (12.8%)

It is quite unforgivable.
1 (2.6%)

How about someone else rolling your dice?

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If they wash them afterwards they can stuff them up their nose for all I care.
9 (23.1%)

Sure, why not?
27 (69.2%)

I'd rather they didn't.
2 (5.1%)

It is even more unforgivable.
1 (2.6%)

Where did you first play games with polyhedral dice?

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Britain
28 (71.8%)

Ireland
1 (2.6%)

America
5 (12.8%)

Canadia
0 (0.0%)

Scandiwegia
3 (7.7%)

Other bits of Europe
1 (2.6%)

Australia
1 (2.6%)

Somewhere else, you oaf
0 (0.0%)

Do you own many dice?

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None, really, except a few in the games that need them
3 (7.9%)

I've got one or two standard sets; d4, d6, d8, 2d10, d12, d20
14 (36.8%)

I've got a bagful about the size of my fist
17 (44.7%)

I've got a bagful about the size of my head
3 (7.9%)

I have more dice than I could readily transport to a gaming session
1 (2.6%)