Aussie Block Dice - Colour Poll

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What Colours Would You Buy? (4 votes per person)

Ausbowl (Light Blue w/ Orange)
9
7%
Croc Hunter (Khaki w/ Dark Green)
22
18%
Coral Reef (Hot Pink w/ Lime Green)
10
8%
Sheep Station (Ivory w/ Brown)
17
14%
Little Penguin (Black w/ White)
10
8%
Black Cockatoo (Black w/ Yellow)
16
13%
Simpson Desert (Orange w/ Yellow)
0
No votes
Golden Soil (Gold w/ Brown)
5
4%
Wealth for Toil (Brown w/ Gold)
6
5%
Girt by Sea (Dark Blue w/ Light Green)
5
4%
Red Centre (Dark Red w/ Black)
13
11%
Waratah (Dark Red w/ Silver)
8
7%
 
Total votes: 121

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Aussie Block Dice - Colour Poll

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Hi all,

Over on the Ausbowl forums we're working on a set of Australian themed Block Dice. We have done our best to come up with a design that clearly fits the Australian theme, but is also instantly identifiable and readable as Block Dice.

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A few things to note: There are two different Push symbols on these samples, we haven't made a final decision yet on which version we prefer. These are also an engraved sample only, the final version will have rounded edges.

We're looking to produce three or four colours, and we've been playing around with different options. We want to try and stay away from existing NAF colour combos, and we're trying to go with colours that link back to the Australian theme (hence the silly names).

Anywho, I'd be curious to hear the reaction of the international community. These dice will be available for sale both within Australia and internationally, more details on that when available.

Proposed Colour Options:

Ausbowl (Light Blue w/ Orange)
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Croc Hunter (Khaki w/ Dark Green)
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Coral Reef (Hot Pink w/ Lime Green) - Suggested by Annachie
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Sheep Station (Ivory w/ Brown) - Suggested by Mango
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Little Penguin (Black w/ White) - Suggested by BigMill
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Black Cockatoo (Black w/ Yellow) - Suggested by Brunificus
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Simpson Desert (Orange w/ Yellow) - Suggested by Jimm
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Golden Soil (Gold w/ Brown)
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Wealth for Toil (Brown w/ Gold)
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Girt by Sea (Dark Blue w/ Light Green)
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Red Centre (Dark Red w/ Black)
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Waratah (Dark Red w/ Silver)
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Very nice design, congrats!

On the dice colours, while I find them all interesting (despite liking a couple more then the others), you really should take into account that metallic colours tend to be a serious pain to be read.
You have this year NAF block dice example, but there are more out there.
Try them out your selves, even if you have to paint them by hand, and then roll them a few times in order to get you a much closer picture of what you'll be getting, otherwise you may end up getting not so good surprises...

LOOOOOOOVE the Crock hunter colour.
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Yep we're considering a couple of metallic inks (Wealth for Toil and Waratah) but no metallic dice. The "gold" in Golden Soil would be a warm yellow/orange, and the rest are none metallic as described.

All the proposed colours are single colour and opaque, with a strong contrast chosen for readability. I think a few (like Simpson Desert) don't work as well as others, but I'd feel reasonably confident about any of those colour choices.

Glad you like the designs, we're really pleased with them too!

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I love these dice. Can poms buy them.

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Heff wrote:I love these dice. Can poms buy them.
Definitely, our goal is to get them done in time for CanCon (January) and ill be sure to post here when they are ready for sale.

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You surely want yellow (like the Golden sand) with Dark green inking?

Like 'em a lot though.

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Thadrin wrote:You surely want yellow (like the Golden sand) with Dark green inking?

Like 'em a lot though.
Glad you like them :)

We have a Green and Gold scheme planned, but they won't be available for sale so didn't think to mention them here. They'll be primarily a gift for players at Euc Bowl 2013 and I have some super secret plans for any extras left over from that.

Baggy Greens (Green w/ Gold)
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Fair enough. I'll just have a set in the Ausbowl colours then please :)
Meeting a few of the Aussie lads was a highlight of the World cup (even if D'Arquebus did kick my team's arse. Bloody Snow Troll...)

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I'd buy a set of these in a heartbeat! LOVE the scary skull koala!

And the khaki/green combo!

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Thanks SunDevil :)

I want to get some variety going so im going to dip my toe into the crowd sourced fubding pond... Not necessarily to cover the full amount but enough to let me get more colour choices done.

Ill let everyone know when its go for launch!

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Light Blue w/ Orange for me.

Very nice dice ! I would order one set for sure....
would be nice on my website later :wink:

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I'm almost ready to release the IndieGoGo campaign, just a few bits and bobs left to sort out. Initially we're going to have three colours, most likely:

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My initial goal will be $1250 and there will be options for people to get a discount on multiple sets. I'm also going with "flexible funding" which means that I'll get whatever amount is actually raised. I'm going to get the initial sets off the ground no matter what, so even if we don't quite make our goal I'll still make sure everyone gets their dice.

I have no idea how the responses will go, but I do have a few "stretch" goals planned:

Croc Hunter @ $1750. Sadly I can't make this work in the initial release, but I really want to get it done so hopefully we'll reach this target
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Baggy Greens @ $2250. I decided it was a bit mean keeping such an iconic colour as a Euc Bowl gift only, so I've set this up as an IndieGoGo exclusive for online sale. If we reach the goal it'll only be available online to supporters, and if we have any sets left over then I'm going to work something out where a few sets may be sold in-person here and there as tournament support.
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I'll keep everyone updated once the campaign launches... I'm nervous as hell but really excited about it too :o

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I love the Koala skulls and really like the Australia shaped Pows too.

But the eucalyptus leaves lets it down, they look even worse on the dice sadly. Is there no way to change them to a boomerang shaped arrow or just a plain old arrow?

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Wow im surprised to hear that, until now ive had nothing but positive feedback about the leaves :(

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I am just sad that coral reef didn't make the cut.

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