For all of the 1980s, at least from my memory, the d4s that came out had the number rolled read from the bottom of the die.
Well, I noticed that d4s of the last decade at least, have changed, and now the number rolled is read from the top.
I put two d4s I had side to side to see. Here the number 2 that was rolled is read differently, one from the bottom, one from the top.
Even the number sequence is different, unlike say d6s, where opposite die facings equal 7 (1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4). We see 4, 3, 2 in one die and 1, 2, 3 in the other.:
I wonder if this changes the statistics of the die if the number sequence is different. Probably not, but I don't know.
Anyways wondering why the change to reading the rolled number from the top instead of how it was in the 1980s from the bottom. I can't imagine it's a cost cutting thing at the factory.
Young minds and fresh ideas John... the irresistible march of progress!
ReplyDelete--Jim
Aye, if my Grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon. :-) lol
ReplyDelete'Even the number sequence is different, unlike say d6s, where opposite die facings equal 7 (1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4). We see 4, 3, 2 in one die and 1, 2, 3 in the other.:'
ReplyDeleteTry looking at the other face of the blue die, since the visible numbers in the corners are 1, 2, 3 the hidden corner must be 4, so the face hidden to the right must display 2, 3, 4 - same as the 'old' white die on display. (The hidden left must read 1,2,4; the face down 1,3,4) - D4 faces never did add up like opposing ones on D6s. And with the new versions you can make the numbers bigger as using the apex gives you more room.
Other Dx dice did match opposing faces to high-low values but were always inconsistent as to neighbouring values. I always kept an eye out for people using loaded D20s with clusters of high numbers on one side. Nowadays they seem much more evenly spread out.
p.s. your old D4 can't that ancient else it would have wax in it!
Interesting, @Tel. Thanks.
ReplyDelete>> p.s. your old D4 can't that ancient else it would have wax in it!<<
No, I couldn't find any d4s from the 1980s that I still have.
That reminds me, I was telling this 30ish manager of a game store recently that in the old days, we used to use wax crayons on our dice. He refused to believe me! lol :-)