Why?
I received an e-mail from the RPG.net folks a few weeks ago asking if I had time and interest in doing some more reviews for dice bags. Given my weakness for dice and everything related to them, I said you bet. Time went by and when I received my package from RPG.net I was rewarded with four dice bags to review from The Gamer’s Bag.
This is the first in a
five part series of reviews for dice bags from The Gamer’s Bag. Note, I am using a
fair amount of the same informational verbiage through the reviews and other
bits to keep things consistent and have a reset anyone coming in the middle of
things.
The Company, The Review Item
We all have dice, so where do we store them? You can use an old Crown Royal bag or that flimsy felt bag you got 15 years ago for free from that Armory bonus pack. Or you can get a dice bag customized to you.
The Gamer’s Bag offers a lot of spiffy options for their bags. On their website the choices for your dice bag material is more than a hundred types ranging from smoke, fire, dragon scale to various other patterns. There are 13 different options for leather bags for their offerings, though these will cost a bit more. All the offerings have pictures displayed on the website.
The order form is simple and concise; all the options are
available for selection and adjust to what bag you are ordering. There are some other options offered from
include:
The sheer numbers of options from style to material to extras are very nice and guarantee there is something for everyone. The Gamer’s Bag slogan ”Custom Dice Bags for Gamers, by Gamers” is wholly accurate.
The tiny dice bag example that I was sent is the Gold And Silver Star pattern which is has lots of different sized blue and gold stars, a golden sun and dark to medium hued blues for the background (follow this link for a look). It measures 3” x 3”.
The drawstring for my bag is a nice smooth dark gold cord with gold grommets.
The Testing
As with my previous reviews I used five testing measurements with the bags filled to capacity. In this series of reviews I was provided with an estimate for how many dice each bag can hold.
Capacity: 15 randomly selected dice fit as recommended by the manufacturer
Test 1, The Five Foot Drop: Passed
Test 2, The Fifteen Foot Drop: Passed
Test 3, Lateral Pressure: Passed
Test 4, Squeezing Around the Center of the Bag: Passed
Test 5, Squishing Against The Floor: Passed
The Analysis
I probably could have squeezed a couple more dice in this bag, but I went with manufacturer’s recommendations. It sealed properly and passed my regimen of tests. The Gold And Silver Star material was of good quality and free from defect. The cuts and folds were even. The stitching is complementary colored and straight as an arrow. Make sure to use a use a double knot for the drawstring.
The Recommendation
If you are looking for a tiny sized dice bag, this is a great bag as it holds a practical amount of dice. Personally this is my favorite bag of this series. Rather than store standard sized poly dice I went with the Dwarven Stone sets I had, which wound up being a perfect fit for 45 of those little guys. More importantly, it performed perfectly in my testing and is offered in the wide range of materials that The Gamer’s Bag offers, be it patriotic patterns or black leather.
Note
These bags were provided
to me by RPG.net via The Gamer’s Bag, as always my
reviewing remains strictly unbiased.
