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Quiet dice on a budget Question

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I'm designing a board game that involves rolling several dice simultaneously each turn (usually between 1 and 20), and in testing I found that this is surprisingly loud.

I'm aiming to keep the game reasonably cheap to make, so my first thought was to try to find a material that is affordable, durable, and reduces noise significantly. I'm now wondering whether there is anything else I can do to reduce noise. Is adding material to a dice tray the best way or am I missing other opportunities? Are there materials which would work on a budget?

I'm using acrylic dice. I'm also open to changing the dice material if there's an affordable one, but other materials have so far seemed to be much more expensive than bulk buying acrylic dice.

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Foam dice (2 comments)
What are you rolling them on or into now? You mentioned dice trays; what are yours made out of? (2 comments)
Foam dice
Moshi‭ wrote over 1 year ago

You can get foam dice for really cheap, though they obviously aren't as durable as acrylic (and are significantly bouncier).

trichoplax‭ wrote over 1 year ago

Thanks for the suggestion! I got some foam dice to test, and they are almost silent, which is perfect. In the quantity I wanted (200) they were more expensive than the cheapest acrylic dice I could find of similar size though. Still a strong contender.