BA dice and how are they working for you?

[Subsided]

Anyone buy the new dice? $30 is steep overall.

 

Is anyone using them lately with good results of balance? A few "yes" and I may pick up a set.

[Panzer]

I honestly love them. They feel great in the hand and roll properly (just not over the whole table due not having round eges). I admit they look a bit plain but after having them in my hand I've to say they aren't as bad as they look on the pictures. Not regretting the purchase at all.

[Subsided]

1 positive so far!

 

I use edged square dice already but they are all different colors and see through. They roll well but sometimes you just want something different ya know. :)

[Emissary]

I agree. I love them too. Don't regret the purchase as well. They do seem to roll well and they don't seem to hate me like my chessex dice.

[9x19 Parabellum]

I got a set with my collector's edition codex. I have not "used" them yet (as in, played with them), but I do have them in hand and I like them. As others said, they look and feel better in real life than in the photo.

[Blindhamster]

I love them, they look great IMO, much better in person than the site implied and they roll nicely, although its only been test rolls so far, no actual gaming

[Silverson]

I bought two sets because when I bought the last blood angels dice I got GW I never had enough dice.

 

I originally didn’t like the multiple colour dice idea but by turn 3 of the first game I played I had completely changed my mind and now love them.

 

The blood drop pips are easy enough to see and pick out tho slightly more difficult than standard.

 

The skull and blood angel symbols are really useful and I find them a good.

 

The one small negative I have is that the dice are a shiny/glossy and from certain angels where the light hits them they can be difficult to see.

[Xenith]

Didn't like the GW ones enough to swap them for my BA chessex dice. Those are lucky dice.

[neonmole]

I bought 2... so I guess that says it all!

 

Think they are really good looking, and have a great weight and feel to them.

 

Thumbs up from me

[Nova_chron]

I've yet to use them in 40k but they love rolling lethal sneak attach damage in DnD so definite yes from me

[DemonGSides]

When I saw em I originally intended to cancel my preorder.  Unfortunately my LGS ordered em before I could  so I ended up getting them.  They just came in on Friday, so I picked em up yesterday.  Rolled em and almost immediately loved the hand feel and the weight and the sound.

Thankfully, my LGS accidentally got another 2 sets in and I'm the only BA player we have.  Owner said we could work a deal out after christmas so I should end up with 3 total sets of em.  Super excited.  Absolutely love having different colored dice so I can say "Oh these are for X weapon and these are for Y weapon." and just roll em all.

[Diagramdude]

When I first opened them I thought "i regret this..." but after playing a game with them i am sold on them.

 

Generally I am rerolling ones from captain aura and the skull icon makes the ones really easy to spot right away, and usually rolling a 6 turns out to be clutch, so I love seeing the BA logo on my rolls!

[bushman101]

I like them. I have one set and plan to buy another.

They seem to roll even and the multiple colors are helpful if you need to keep track of different things (different weapons, victory points, etc)

 

My only complaint is that i wish the pips were all the same size and in their 'normal' spots (like the 4 having thier pips in the corners and in one uniform size)

[Pathstrider]

When I first opened them I thought "i regret this..." but after playing a game with them i am sold on them.

 

Generally I am rerolling ones from captain aura and the skull icon makes the ones really easy to spot right away, and usually rolling a 6 turns out to be clutch, so I love seeing the BA logo on my rolls!

 

This is exactly my thoughts - regretted initially, but then loved them after usage. The skulls and chapter symbols really help, and there is a nice mix of colours for rolling different weapons in CC.

 

Mark

[Glaucs]

I like the dice a lot. They roll well and look good. Plus it's really nice to have three different colors in one dice set so it's easy to fast dice different weapons(particularly for melee).

[Brother Crimson]

I’ll go against the lot: I don’t like them. They are super expensive and the contrast of the blood drops is bad and hard to read from distance.

[Riot Earp]

I stoped to buy fancy dices after i realized despite how many fancy dice i have. I always use my golden red chessex dice.

+ I don´t like the blood droops on the dice.

[Arkaniss]

I got two sets and I like 'em. Nice chunky, square dice - so much better for rolling than the more common smaller rounded edged ones. I got two packs and the 3 different colours are neat, I was using my gold dice for my Sanguinary Guard only :P Love that the skull is a 1 and the BA symbol a 6, the previous dice with the chapter symbol for a 1 was just odd.

 

As for rolling I can't really say with any strong feelings one way or another as I've only used them in one game. They felt like normal dice during that game, I didn't feel like they rolled particularly high or low more than you'd expect.

[BloodTzar]

I have them ... love them, it took some time to adjust, sometimes it was confusing. They have slight casino feeling since they have nice mass.

 

Bit out of topic...but... best dices I ever had are these ; 

https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=146&art_id=731

 

~BT 

Edited December 18, 2017 by BloodTzar

[Sprues&Brews]

Hi,

 

Generally I am not a big fan of the GW faction dice. Dave @ Sprues & Brews has some UM dice and we really think they are awful :)

 

That said, we do have the new BA dice and they are very very nice. A nice weight to them, they roll well and I've found I get just as many 6's as I do 1's :).

 

If you want to see them in action, check out this Battle Report

 

Edited December 18, 2017 by Sprues&Brews

[Charlo]

Excited to use mine now people have hyped them up...!

[Spagunk]

I keep flip flopping on them tbh. I don't like how they are 10 bucks more than any other dice sets INCLUDING deathguard which has the weird rubbery stuff in them. But at the same time, i like me some collectible stuff. Even picked me up that rubbery BA suitcase tag thingy from years ago.

 

Definitely feel the itch. I've got 20 of the older rounded dice and they feel nice despite the confusing symbols.

[Panzer]

It's kinda funny how they did a 180° on the Deathguard dice with the Blood Angels dice. The DG one are more for the vitrine and not really useable for gaming (imo) while the BA ones are way less flashy but feel extremely good for gaming. :D

[Riot Earp]

I have them ... love them, it took some time to adjust, sometimes it was confusing. They have slight casino feeling since they have nice mass.

 

Bit out of topic...but... best dices I ever had are these ; 

https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=146&art_id=731

 

~BT 

 

I got a little shock as i saw this dice. In germany it would not be prober to play with them. They symbol may be even illegal here (i don´t know if that special one is also banned) because of reasons .

[Crimson Ghost IX]

My new dice and codex are supposed to be here in the mail on the morrow so I am stoked.

 

I think I am gonna roast my old chessex set over the holidays, they have failed me for the last time...

Or perhaps I will gift them to one of my frenemies