I like dice. Unfortunately, the closest I get to having odd dice is Fudge, and they're still just six-siders. (At least Champions gave me the excuse to buy LOTS-O-DICE...) Are there *any* games that use D7? http://www.advancinghordes.com/index.php/cPath/2_61_9 Or D5? And can you actually *trademark* "5-Sided" to describe dice that are, well, five-sided? http://www.advancinghordes.com/index.php/cPath/2_61_7 -- Karen J. Cravens silver@phoenyx.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
> Or D5? And can you actually *trademark* "5-Sided" > to describe dice that are, well, five-sided? I am not sure a D5 is possible on a true solid (unless you wierdly code a D10 or D20). You can do it with a pencil die (a long solid with a pentagonal cross section). I do not think you can trademark a standard physical solid. You can trademark a gravetic randomizer for numbers from 1 to 5. This does not prevent people from using your design (with it being a simple shape) but it will give your grounds to sue people who put numbers or sports on them and call them D5s. The only game that I can remember that uses a D5 (which was a modified D6) was Universe, a game from ages gone by. And thankfully it is gone. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, MoonHunter wrote:
> I am not sure a D5 is possible on a true solid (unless
> you wierdly code a D10 or D20). You can do it with a
> pencil die (a long solid with a pentagonal cross
> section).
Follow the links and you'll see how they do it. (Both d10 numbered twice
and an irregular polyhedral.)
> I do not think you can trademark a standard physical solid. You can
> trademark a gravetic randomizer for numbers from 1 to 5. This does not
> prevent people from using your design (with it being a simple shape) but
> it will give your grounds to sue people who put numbers or sports on
> them and call them D5s.
Considering that d[n] has been the universal method for referring to dice
in roleplaying for many years, I don't think an attempt to trademark "d5"
would stand in court. You even note previous usage in an existing game.
So what is a "gravetic[sic] randomizer"? A real physical solid as opposed
to a mathematical physical solid?
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So what is a "gravetic[sic] randomizer"? A real physical solid as opposed to a mathematical physical solid? Something you drop to determine a random element/ number. Such items do not have to be "Dice", they could be cards, jacks, or other things. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, MoonHunter wrote: M>section). I do not think you can trademark a standard M>physical solid. You can trademark a gravetic They haven't trademarked the die, they've trademarked the term "D5". You might try that for a game system, but I don't think you can try it at all on a d5. -- Karen J. Cravens silver@phoenyx.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
