Voodoo Dice

Voodoo Dice

“If voodoo and magic spells work, why isn’t there any proof?”

It’s a fair question, and the foundation upon which any doubter of the supernatural stands. But that foundation seems to finally be crumbling. A pair of new studies – one conducted in New Zealand and the other in Japan – have just delivered convincing evidence that some spells do, in fact, work. The New Zealand study has received a fair amount of press, so a link at the bottom of this article will suffice. But the second study, in Japan, has only now Read the rest of this entry »

Weighted Dice

Weighted Dice

Dice is as old as magic. In fact, die is associated with magic. In the olden days, when people learned how to do magic, they also used die to tell their fortunes. Dice was also popular among fortunetellers, witch doctors and soothsayers.

Wikipedia defines die as small polyhedral objects, usually cubical, used for generating random numbers or other symbols. This makes dice suitable as gaming devices, especially for craps or for use in non-gambling tabletop games.

The first dice were made from sheep knuckles. The cubes that we use were in existence from Read the rest of this entry »

Weird Dice

Weird Dice

It’s interesting to note the variety of dice-tossing styles you’ll encounter over your craps-playing life. Some ar plain and boring, weird and funny, and others ar downright irritating. Ever really thought about it? How many ways can you reach down, pick up the dice, and toss them to the other end of the table? If you’ve played enough craps, you’ve seen it all.

The casino has strict rules for treatment and tossing dice, which ar the subject of an upcoming article. I’ll mention four of them so you’ll understand the basics. Handle the cube with only Read the rest of this entry »

White Dice

White Dice

Black and white is a democratic color scheme for a wedding, especially as it gives a feeling of elegance and sophistication. Coordinating your wedding favors with these colors can prove a little hard as too much black in the scheme can make the wedding feel more like a funeral than a joyous occasion!

Here ar a few tips on creating classy black and white wedding favor for your wedding:

If you want to soften the look of your favors add fresh or silk flowers such as a rose bud to them. It will Read the rest of this entry »

Wood Dice

Wood Dice

If you’ve been trying to think of a way that you can take the jewelry that you create, and make it a little more ‘up market’, then switching to wooden beads may just give it the lift that you’ve been looking for. So, how do you select the beads that will be right for your next item of jewelry?

As you’ll know, there are different types of beads that you can use, and some look far better than others do, when you stand back and look astatine your finished work of art. In addition to wooden Read the rest of this entry »

Wooden Dice

Wooden Dice

Fun furniture isn’t a new invention. Ever since the first caveman carved an amusingly-shaped chair out of an old log and some mammoth tusks, people have looked to make kooky and interesting looking furniture. So it should be no surprise that a canny buyer can pick up some real bargains when it comes to interesting restored furniture and accessories…

The Top 5 Pieces of Fun Vintage Restored Furniture (For Under £100)

Number One – The Gardeners Handbook, 1944

In the forties, people in Britain were being Read the rest of this entry »

Word Dice

Word Dice

John 14:6 is probably one of the most beloved and memorized Bible verses of all time. It says, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father accept through me.” Simple, but most profound. Help your kids memorize this amazing Scripture by playing this very fun Bible school activity, which I call “Way, Truth, Life Dice.”

Here’s what you do:

This game takes some preparation, but your kids will appreciate the time you spent. First, you want to make 5 large dice. I went to my Read the rest of this entry »

Yahtzee Dice

Yahtzee Dice

The game of Yahtzee hasn’t always been as popular as it is today, the games current owners claim that they sell up to 50 million Yahtzee die games every year, but these sales haven’t always been the case. Yahtzee, first filed in 1956 for a trademark, struggled in its early years to set any gambling fans pulses racing, that was until the idea of having Yahtzee die game parties in homes was introduced with the idea of spreading the word about Yahtzee by means of word of mouth, this had a very positive effect and helped vastly in making Read the rest of this entry »

Yellow Dice

Yellow Dice

Back in Ancient Times… er…, around the mid 1970′s, there wasn’t really any choice about what

color your RPG cube were. The cube that came with the original D&D boxed sets were a done deal.

You got a white D20 (0-9 twice), no D10 astatine all (use the d20, of course!), a blue D12, A green D8,

a red d6, and a yellow D4.* No choice. But that’s non the way is is now.

I find myself thinking about why gamers choose the colours of dice Read the rest of this entry »

Young Dice

Young Dice

Most schools in foreign countries have their own educational criteria for anyone who will teach English to their students, and they will usually provide a elaborate curriculum and the text books you need, but you’ll quickly realize that a few unorthodox but simple tools from home can bridge cultural gaps quickly and increase the interest of your students. Using these helpful tools can turn the teaching and learning processes into a truly unique experience everyone will enjoy. Remember that your students are probably as concerned in you and your culture as you ar in them! Take vantage of that Read the rest of this entry »