custom dice

If you want to spend the money, try:

http://www.customdice.com/pricing.php

A Xyron can make any piece of paper into a sticker. Find some clip art that represents what you want, print it out, run it through the Xyron, and stick it on the dice.

This is expensive if you only use it for a couple of dice. But Xyrons are very useful for all kinds of prototyping needs: applying artwork to hexes, for example.

www.xyron.com

Koplow sell blank dice. Just put stickers on them or use permanent markers (the dice are white).

I struggled for a long time trying to make 14 sided dice (just cause I could, no particular game in mind). Tried using sculpy and all kinds of materiels to do it but allways got stuck on one thing.

I couldn't get the markings to look even halfway good.

Finally I had a breakthrough, a local store that engraves awards and signs. You just take a file to them and they will engrave the file on plastic sheeting. I then cut the sides out and put them together to get my master model wich I then made a rubber mould of and cast dozens of them. I had them use the mechanical engraver wich cuts deeper than the laser.

This would be easier with six sided dice. It's not hard to cast your own little parts.

You'd be surprised how often we do this for professionally produced games. Custom dice have become popular lately, but it's still ungodly expensive to try and do a small run for 1000 games or so. Thus, we often print 4color sticker sheets and have them diecut so that the player can put them on a blank cube. It's a ton cheaper than doing custom imprinted dice on a short run title. Of course, there are only so many stock, blank sizes and colors available.

Do youu have any pictures? I'd love to see them.
Also, do you have any of these for sale/trade? I collect dice with unusual shapes.

You might try this:

http://dicecreator.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/open-source-dice-making/

We do custom dice in wood or plastic.

Recently we've developed a full color "direct printing" process for wood and plastic. There's a sample picture in the image gallery.

Suitable for one-off prototypes or volume production. Cheaper than laser engraving, but not as cheap as labels.

SJ

I do look for Yahtzee Jr games at thrift stores for some of the dice mentioned above.

However, another fast and easy way for personal prototyping that I use is an App called, Mach Dice. It allows me to put any picture I want on the face of 6 sided dice.

I used it most recently for Prince, Pawn or Con.

http://www.bgdf.com/node/6979

Hope that helps.

For people who are still looking for 14 sided dice: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/674003445/spherical-d14-and-d18-the-...