Tournaments should provide players with tournament dice.
There, I said it.
How many times have you seen players change out their dice when they need a certain roll? Why not just remove any doubt of irregularly by removing it from the game altogether?
Ok, mini-rant over, back to the regular modeling and painting content.
I couldn't agree more.
ReplyDeleteI've seen blatantly suspect dice more often than I should (a handful of times; once is too often), and heard people complain about them waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too often.
It's overkill for an RTT, but if you're dropping $60, $75, $100 on a GT... yeah. They should include (and require) dice.
Why not trust people? I've played in a lot of tournaments and never felt that any opponent was cheating me.
ReplyDeleteI've been very lucky at tournaments, and I am fairly selective with whom I play second games with, but after reading so much junk online about tournament shenanigans, I just can't fathom why organizers don't just remove any doubt from the die rolling equation. Maybe I need to stick to reading hobby sites for a while and leave this to the pros!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty standard fare for blood bowl tournaments. Even during "playoffs" for a local league the commish will usually just buy a cheap pack of chessex dice. To be honest it's rare for me to think someone is cheating but it just removes that concern completely.
ReplyDelete1. a pack of dollar store dice is $1 nicer plain dice are only slightly more.
ReplyDelete2. super nice custom dice with your event logo on them are not very expensive, and make a fun souvenir/collectable for players to take home.
I think its a great idea
I don't play in tournaments, but I think it's a good idea. Include a pack of dice with the entry fee.
ReplyDeleteI avoid competitive gaming as a rule, but SC John makes a great second point there!
ReplyDeleteHope you're all well,
- D.