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GoCube, the maker of Bluetooth-enabled puzzle cubes, has released its newest product — GoDice. We took a look at these fun new dice to see if they'd be a worthy addition to game night.
GoDice is a set of five Bluetooth-enabled six-sided dice. The dice pair with a companion app, which keeps track of your score for a bunch of popular games.
The dice connect to both Apple and Android devices and are easy to set up.
They come packaged in a cool magnetic container that keeps the dice together when not in use. The container also acts as a charger — you simply press the five face of the die into the charger's base until it lights up. Once fully charged, which takes about 20 seconds, you can get roughly two hours of play.
The charger is powered by two AAA batteries and requires a small screwdriver to get to the battery compartment.
We love the design of the dice and charger, and we were very impressed with how easy the setup process was.
For being as new to the market as it is, GoDice has offered a decent collection of games to play right out of the box.
GoDice also plans to release games regularly and even allow users to create their own games by using the GoDice API.
While we were impressed with the number of games, we do wish that the app was a little better designed. On our iPhone 13 mini, we found that the app clipped weirdly around the notch and corners of the screen.
And before you complain that this promotes laziness or poor math skills, hear us out: it doesn't. If anything, it actually helps you get kids involved in family game night even earlier.
No longer does the littlest kid need to feel left out because they cannot add dice sums together quickly — and it limits older sibling frustration, too!
Additionally, it's nice if you're trying to get in as many quick games as possible. After all, it's hard to argue over scoring when you've got a computer doing the adding for you.
Sure, the fact that GoDice keeps score for you is great, but probably the best part of GoDice is the fact that you don't need to hunt for score sheets anymore.
We especially loved this feature when we were playing Yatzy. Most of GoDice's games support 1-4 people, making it perfect for intimate get-togethers or family game nights.
It's also helpful because GoDice provides rules for each of the games. No more frantic searching the internet when trying to remember the exact rules for Farkle.
While we didn't get a set of D&D shells, GoDice notes that they'll be selling them soon. These shells slip over your GoDice and allow them to be used as a standard set of tabletop gaming dice.
So far, we've only managed to uncover one problem with the way GoDice function, and it's minor. When it comes to rolling the dice, you'll want to pick them up and immediately throw them.
Otherwise, if you pick them up and hold them in your hand for a few moments, the internal mechanism reads this as a roll. This can be an issue for some players — especially little ones — who may easily get distracted when playing a game.
For as much as we love GoDice, there's a significant issue that we see with them — the price. GoDice isn't cheap, priced at $119.95 for a set of five dice and the charger.
This can be prohibitively expensive for some — especially if you're planning on giving them to children who are more likely to misplace the dice. Additionally, since the charger relies on AAA batteries, it can be annoying to change the batteries.
GoDice is a great companion for casual get-togethers, family game nights, and quiet nights with your significant other. It's easy to use, well designed, and very fun. We'd like to see the price drop in the future, though, as we think it may be a hard sell to parents at its current price.
You can pick up a set of GoDice on Amazon for $119.95.
You'd have to really hate maths to think this was worth anything.
For me gaming with dice and cards in my opportunity to get away from technology.
crowley said: You'd have to really hate maths to think this was worth anything. ireland said: For me gaming with dice and cards in my opportunity to get away from technology. You're missing the whole "major" undisclosed point: With these dice you could play a game over the internet with someone, and these could "verify your rolls" versus having some kinda of Camera Rig Setup atop looking down with some kinda "Zoom Call" to confirm and such etc ad nauseam. The real kicker will be using the API making your own game and having 1d4 -> 1d20 capsules! (in the future of course) But VERIFIED ROLLS over the internet for RPG with friends who can't "be there" a yeah: WINNER...
You're missing the whole "major" undisclosed point: With these dice you could play a game over the internet with someone, and these could "verify your rolls" versus having some kinda of Camera Rig Setup atop looking down with some kinda "Zoom Call" to confirm and such etc ad nauseam. The real kicker will be using the API making your own game and having 1d4 -> 1d20 capsules! (in the future of course) But VERIFIED ROLLS over the internet for RPG with friends who can't "be there" a yeah: WINNER...
rezwits said: crowley said: You'd have to really hate maths to think this was worth anything. ireland said: For me gaming with dice and cards in my opportunity to get away from technology. You're missing the whole "major" undisclosed point: With these dice you could play a game over the internet with someone, and these could "verify your rolls" versus having some kinda of Camera Rig Setup atop looking down with some kinda "Zoom Call" to confirm and such etc ad nauseam. The real kicker will be using the API making your own game and having 1d4 -> 1d20 capsules! (in the future of course) But VERIFIED ROLLS over the internet for RPG with friends who can't "be there" a yeah: WINNER... Yeah because an app can't simulate dice for less than $120.
Yeah because an app can't simulate dice for less than $120.
rezwits said: crowley said: You'd have to really hate maths to think this was worth anything. ireland said: For me gaming with dice and cards in my opportunity to get away from technology. You're missing the whole "major" undisclosed point: With these dice you could play a game over the internet with someone, and these could "verify your rolls" versus having some kinda of Camera Rig Setup atop looking down with some kinda "Zoom Call" to confirm and such etc ad nauseam. The real kicker will be using the API making your own game and having 1d4 -> 1d20 capsules! (in the future of course) But VERIFIED ROLLS over the internet for RPG with friends who can't "be there" a yeah: WINNER... Yes, but why would anyone looking to get away from technology be playing a game over the internet?
Yes, but why would anyone looking to get away from technology be playing a game over the internet?
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