Chessex Dungeons and Dragons Accessories and Dice
Chessex began manufacturing game supplies for the role-playing, tabletop-gaming industry in 1987. For use in tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons, dice made by Chessex come in a variety of styles and colors. The company also manufactures accessories for gaming and dice.
What are the most common dice Chessex makes for gaming?- Six-sided dice with spots: This is a traditional cube-design. On each of its six faces, there is a different number of small dots, or pips, ranging from one to six. The dice are available in 12-millimeter (d6) or 16-millimeter (d6) sizes.
- Polyhedral: These types of dice vary in shapes, and they utilize numbers. To differentiate between the six and nine numerals, an underline is used. They come in a Ten d10 set and a seven-Die set that contains d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20.
- Specialty: Specialty dice are untraditional and include 3-sided, 16-sided, and 30-sided dice.
- Custom: Chessex offers customized dice using an engraving process.
Chessex produces dice in an assortment of colors and color styles. Their main categories include opaque, speckled, translucent, and Gemini.
The Gemini, opaque, and speckled are made from a dense material. As for the translucent, those are made using a clear material. There are dozens of different color options available. Most are specific to a particular style.
What dice accessories does Chessex manufacture?Chessex offers the following accessories:
- Dice bags: Made from suede cloth, these bags come in small, which measure 4 inches by 6 inches, and large, which measure 5 inches by 7 inches. They are available in gray, burgundy, red, green, royal blue, purple, and black.
- Dice boot: This is used to keep dice from rolling off the table or into other restricted play areas. It is made from clear polycarbonate, and it is capable of being disassembled and reassembled.
- Mats: These are made from vinyl material, and they are reversible. One side has squares of a certain size while the other side has hexes of the same size. You can choose from Battlemats, which measure 23 1/2 inches by 26 inches; Megamats, which are 34 1/2 inches by 48 inches; and Mondomats, which are 54 inches by 102 inches.
- Mat markers: The markers are water-based, overhead-projection type.
- Gaming stones: You can find gaming stones individually or in tubes, which fit approximately 20 stones each. The stones have 13 color variations.
- Counter storage tray: This tray measures out at 7 7/8 inches by 11 1/8 inches by 3/4 inch. It contains 16 angled compartments and can fit more than 800 counters.