SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-19T00:06:49-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsGrumpy_Mike on Luckless Dice GameGrumpy_Mikeurn:uuid:94f9a828-34c7-b845-d51f-696cae536f7f2011-03-24T10:36:13-06:00<p>Thanks for the kind comments.<br>
OSGill, I am English and in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, dice is an acceptable singular along with the word die.<br>
However, it might be different in your native tong. :-)<br>
So to scharkalvin yes it is it's own singular and many people make the mistake of thinking many people make a mistake.</p>
Emcee Grady on Luckless Dice GameEmcee Gradyurn:uuid:dabc42e6-8269-f97d-5357-f43a72ff76782011-03-24T09:00:41-06:00<p>Right-o. Klone is correct that if this was a game where you rolled the die, it wouldn't be balanced correctly and would skew the odds. But since you simply place the die, no problem!</p>
Customer #136963 on Luckless Dice GameCustomer #136963urn:uuid:7d91d46d-fd06-06f8-3e68-53dec10cdc362011-03-24T08:18:53-06:00<p>As I understand the rules, you do not roll the die. You select the number, any number from 1 to 6, with the exception of the previous number or seven minus the previous number (the bottom number on the die). Hence, "luckless" part of the game.</p>
Klone38 on Luckless Dice GameKlone38urn:uuid:668a7768-e2b2-e3df-82ff-7444fabf2a362011-03-23T21:33:45-06:00<p>nice but wouldn't that be an unfair die because of the extra magnets in the sides with the larger number? It may not happen much but you may end up rolling more ones because the six side will sometimes stay down more than usual.</p>
TeslaFan on Luckless Dice GameTeslaFanurn:uuid:98c57745-a040-3fe7-3349-e9b5165f61ba2011-03-23T18:33:21-06:00<p>Nice box! Well done.<br>
The only way to improve on this is to accept that the replay value of the game itself is pretty low, and angle it as a party fun thing by giving it a bigger display and a huge list of funny sayings to print out when it interacts with you.<br>
Could you move the dice for me? I don't have hands!<br>
Do you smell that? It's BACON! The only thing that smells like that is BACON!<br>
That girl over there is totally checking you out!<br>
I am fluent in over 6 million forms of dice games, you will not beat the alliance!</p>
IronTek on Luckless Dice GameIronTekurn:uuid:2037002a-202d-81fa-c884-bb8413543ab52011-03-23T13:40:03-06:00<p>"Everything is contained in a nice customer enclosure that turns the game on when it is opened and off when it is closed."<br>
I love customer enclosures! Sparkfun.com is my favorite example! ;-)</p>
scharkalvin on Luckless Dice Gamescharkalvinurn:uuid:e52ccd35-4817-6da2-6ece-e2bd48512d2b2011-03-23T12:52:44-06:00<p>Most people will make that mistake thinking that the word is it's own plural and singular (like moose). If you say "pick up the die" I'd probably think of the tool before the playing piece.</p>
Robotguy on Luckless Dice GameRobotguyurn:uuid:28049dc5-aca2-98d3-5c0c-99e3940a30312011-03-23T12:20:47-06:00<p>Very nice project and awesome writeup! I like the theory section where he figures out which sensors are redundant.<br>
I had a similar (unimplemented) idea using hall effect sensors and magnet-enhanced blocks to build a physical sudoku game.</p>
dRudRu on Luckless Dice GamedRudRuurn:uuid:6d754207-5932-97ba-e8a2-2e030537bf8b2011-03-23T12:02:29-06:00<p>Nicely done. I have several SMT reed relays for projects that would be similar by using magnets in various positions for user feedback.<br>
Reminds me of my daughter's leapfrog alphabet magnet toy on our fridge. Each letter is it's own magnet and they have a unique set of ribs along the bottom edge. If you pick up a letter off the fridge and place it into the leapfrog doohickey, the ribs mate with microswitches and it knows the letter and does a little song.....<br>
How about a wireless die with two of those cheap directional switches for V2?</p>
sephers on Luckless Dice Gamesephersurn:uuid:6622c999-4d76-dc40-0699-99fefece99742011-03-23T11:17:17-06:00<p>Nice, I like this, it needs a speed setting though, I'd imagine after 5 fails you'd be bored of the box slowly and calmly telling you to put down a 2 for it :P well done though.</p>
Erik-Sparkfun on Luckless Dice GameErik-Sparkfunurn:uuid:b1061a18-009f-f971-351e-e3b0951593dc2011-03-23T11:16:51-06:00<p>Can't fix the video, though ;)</p>
Azayles on Luckless Dice GameAzaylesurn:uuid:2e456cb2-32d8-7e8e-a72d-06101317e2fc2011-03-23T10:43:11-06:00<p>That's pretty sweet :-) Reminds me a bit of Blackjack, where you have to reach 21, but not go over.<br>
You could probably use the image sensor from an optical mouse to see the die face, instead of using a die stuffed with magnets.</p>
Emcee Grady on Luckless Dice GameEmcee Gradyurn:uuid:58c36b83-dcbc-8970-8666-5ec43cfdf0ad2011-03-23T10:36:09-06:00<p>Fixed, thanks.</p>
Grody on Luckless Dice GameGrodyurn:uuid:5f15314d-b2a5-8740-7506-45a3a68ecfd52011-03-23T10:16:00-06:00<p>Yeah, I noticed that too.</p>
OSGrill on Luckless Dice GameOSGrillurn:uuid:a29d7101-9fe3-11bc-1138-238f873478402011-03-23T10:10:28-06:00<p>"Pick up the dice"<br>
are there two?</p>
AdamTolley on Luckless Dice GameAdamTolleyurn:uuid:2c16d68c-c69d-e936-01d4-3786c83445d62011-03-23T09:45:51-06:00<p>Classy, like this a lot.</p>