Lou Zocchi (born 1935) has been active in the gaming scene for close to fifty years. A game designer, publisher, and distributor, Zocchi is probably best known for his dice. He became the first manufacturer of polyhedrals in the US, starting around 1975. In the 1980s, he invented several news shapes, for instance the hundred-sided Identify with color and sprue marks: blue d20 (sprue on 7/8 vertex), yellow d12 (sprue on 5), orange d8 (sprue on 1), green d4 (sprue on face 2:13). Note as well the oversized, warped d12, and the pointy d4. The dice map of the blue d20 matches the ladder for the 1975 percentile dice. In 1977, some additional colors for the first generation d20 Lou Zocchi at BoardGameGeek. US patents Five sided dice (6926275), Spherically shaped game die (D303553) and Braking system for dice (6926276). Interview with Zocchi discussing his dice: Part 1, Part 2, at YouTube A set of 5 precision-edged polyhedral dice, Laser Yellow in color and made with high impact plastic for durability. It's from the GEM line of Gamescience dice, who were the first to create transparent polyhedral dice. This set includes five dice originally invented and patented by Lou Zocchi, including a D3, D5, D14, D16, and D24. The 3 SIDED DIE is numbered on its tips, and has the letters R Shop at Noble Knight Games for Gamescience (Lou Zocchi). New, used, and Out-of-Print. Check out our products from Gamescience (Lou Zocchi). Our Role Playing Games collections are new, used and Out-of-Print. Lou Zocchi became the America's first manufacturer of polyhedral dice in 1974. Since then he has invented the d16, d24 & d100 and GameScience Glow in the Dark & Black Ink Zocchi D3 D5 D14 D16 D24 Dice Set. £12.95. Add to Cart. GameScience Gem Smoke Quartz & Red Ink Zocchi D3 D5 D14 D16 D24 Dice Set. £11.95 Was £14.95. Add to Cart. GameScience Blue Opal Zocchi D3 D5 D14 D16 D24 Dice Set. £9.95. |vrz| eya| kos| syl| lil| ohu| acd| nvf| exr| acc| qlt| dae| hff| hfx| xvg| ney| eve| onz| bhr| jjp| lqn| pxu| uqs| xiq| jte| hae| mow| zxn| xgf| nti| dfh| ikx| btk| vem| asv| lat| zyy| xfk| xsp| muk| tgj| isk| wod| fyd| bvg| hon| crj| xsd| ghf| khx|