I am putting together a roll and write game that will primarily be distributed in print and play form. After some testing, I have decided that the gameplay would potentially be better if I were to implement a rule that requires different color dice. Given that this will be a print and play game, how much of a burden do you feel that requiring different color dice vs regular dice would be? How much will this deter people from playing the game?
Clarification: I'm not looking for suggestions on how to print my game for cheap. This WILL be a print and play game. Given that, how big a barrier do you feel regular colored dice are for the average person?
Secondly if your game requires "special" parts, that's an even bigger obstacle to bringing your game to the table.
This is just some friendly advice... If you want to make a PNP, why not use a service like "The Game Crafter" (TGC) and include the parts that are "special" and this way players will not feel any additional burden "making" the game.
Using TGC you can have the game printed and shipped without any effort. I know all you need to do is send the PNP to players or have a download link on a website. But the real truth of the matter is ... most players would play a TGC game (if it looks nice and is reasonably priced) than go through all the effort of printing and cutting cards.
That's my advice: use a POD give a very competitive price point and make it look nice...
Best of luck(?!) with your game...
First, I'm not trying to publish/profit off of selling my game. TGC costs money upfront and requires distribution.
Second, I didn't say anything about cutting cards.
I can glean from your post though that you feel having different colored dice is too big a barrier.