Squinty dice

[martin goddard]

It is unavoidable that dice sometimes land un-clearly.
A popular term is "cocked dice".

What do you and your chums call it.
What do you do to resolve it?


martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

If you can make it land better then I will try, if not pick it up and a quick re roll.  That's before you count up the "results"
Miles

[Big Mike]

 Cocked Dice usually arise most when rolling on the game table rather than in tray.
My experience is that the player who rolls asks their opponent if they would like it re-rolled.
This is shows courtesy and fairness. However this is not always the case....
Mike

[Lluis of Minairons]

Cocked Dice usually arise most when rolling on the game table rather than in tray.
My experience is that the player who rolls asks their opponent if they would like it re-rolled.
This is shows courtesy and fairness. However this is not always the case....
Mike

That's what we call 'dau borratxo' (=drunken die) here. Never had an issue with it.
All those I've played with, when rolling one such dubious dice use to spontaneously re-roll it, with general consent.

Lluís

[Colonel Kilgore]

I like the gentlemanly approaches described by Mike and Lluis.

A dice tray does help a lot in avoiding such issues.

Simon

[Bankinista]

To avoid hassle my players and I have a set system: Any dice not landing on clear terrain must be re-rolled. This avoids issues such as dice in lichen which may be the right way up or not. What angle is acceptable?

Dice trays solve this issue. I particularly like those from Geek Villain, https://geekvillain.co.uk/ which despite the (IMHO) naff title are a superb company to deal with. (On a par with PP!)

Derek
 

[Wardy64]

I quite like this chaps system for 'squinty dice'.

David & Ben

[Colonel Kilgore]

Are you being cryptic, Dave, or will you be sharing a link?

Simon

[Wardy64]

I can't believe Simon you have not read the 'etiquette of dice throwing', by Sir Percy Ware - Armitage.

David & Ben

[Sean Clark]

I really don't mind.