We thank Spidermind Games for having sent us a copy of Ice Dice in order to write this review. Ice Dice is a dice tray to create dice-shaped ice cubes.
Thank you for your time, keep following us for… what? Are you expecting me to continue? Is it really necessary that I go on with this review before you click on the Spidermind Games site to spend your $40 (actually 40€) and get your copy di Ice Dice?
Moreover, there are also the dragon head dice trays!
Review of the Ice Dice Tray
The tray is made up of some elements to be composed. Two structures in propylene, light and resistant, and two BPA free medcal silicone molds. The structure consists of seven hexagons, one in the center and the others on its sides. Every hexagon support the space for the mold of one of the dice of the classic dice set, from d4 to d20. The ice cubes have a diameter of about 4 cm.
Like most physical item reviews the Ice Dice photos in this review are worth more than many explanations. On the Spidermind Games website there are great pictures and videos that can help too.
Our Experience
Assembling the Ice Dice tray was simple. The product packaging contains the instructions in plain sight. Short and intuitive. Once everything was assembled, we filled the molds with water and placed them in the freezer on a flat surface. The instructions say to wait 24 hours. They don’t specify to spend as much of the 24 hours as possible role-playing, but it’s highly recommended. Once the wait was over, it was quite easy to remove the wrapper and admire the product.
Unfortunately our photos can’t stand for the real thing. We probably needed a better grade in “taking photo” skill and a better set. That’s why I added some pictures from the official site. But as a witness I can declare that even if the dice are not perfect, they are quite likely. The numbers on the facets aren’t always visible, but they are the perfect “plus” that makes this product shine.
Countless Applications
While RPG players are individuals with unbridled imagination, it shouldn’t be hard to make the most of Ice Dice.
Because using only water and making only ice cubes would be a shame. Mint leaves, fruit, chocolate, chupitos … healing potions! With the excuse of the dice shape you can get busy and realize many fun ideas.
Toasting to the success of the campaign by serving cocktails to friends and giving the barbarian player only 12-sided ice “cubes”, 4-sided to the wizard and so on takes the celebration to a whole new level. And we role players really like to take everything to another level!
Final Thoughts of the Review of Ice Dice
Ice Dice is a whim. A wonderful whim, but that remains so. It is not even a game accessory. But it is an object that is part of any home. And if you can have something in the shape of a dice, why want anything else?
Materials and workmanship are excellent and the scenic effect is guaranteed. There will be someone who prefers to invest $40 for a new manual and someone else who can’t wait to spend it in order to have dice-shaped ice cubes for life. In the second circumstance… Ice Dice, baby!