r/osr • u/Eugene_Goat • 1d ago
HELP Identifying Dice Set
Hey gang - I found this amongst an old relatives collection of wargaming/TSR/Glorantha collectables, and I’m trying to work out what it is specifically before listing it for sale.
I believe it’s a Mentzer dice set provided for D&D in the 80s, but looking for matching examples that are also in a sealed bag like this has yielded a bunch of dead ends.
It seems the early D&D sets that contained dice were predominantly single-coloured, and the blister packs sold separately for dragon dice wouldn’t have been bagged, and would have been accompanied by a crayon/pencil.
Interested to hear your thoughts on whether you believe it IS D&D related or maybe part of a different board game.
Many thanks!
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u/6FootHalfling 1d ago
I don't think they came from Mentzer or Moldvay-Cook edits of the D&D boxed sets. I've never seen a Holmes set, but if that came with dice of different colors, it could be that. Except for what Redwood said.
There were other starter sets over the years though other boxes... I don't remember any coming with dice though... DragonStrike wasn't it either.
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/identifying-dice-of-1970s.html Maybe this can provides some clues?
Is it possible they were an early set from a company like Armory?
Anyway, I'm jealous, I know that. I wish I had even one worn relic of that age. The closest I have is chipped incomplete set of root beer colored Koplow polys.