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Foamcore Dice Tower

My older daughter is old enough to play simple games (Animal upon Animal, Brandon the Brave) but dice throwing has been a problem. A while back I decided to build a dice tower with the dual purpose of both playing games with kids and to make sure the dice is properly random (no cheating).

I finished painting it today. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out. I learned valuable lessons along the way. Next one will be even better.

I used the instructions given here for the dice tower’s body. Painting I used techniques I was picking up from mini painting.

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