Emily Parker

Travel board games saved our last family road trip. We spent 11 hours in a minivan with two restless kids, and the only thing that kept everyone sane was a stack of compact games tucked into the side pocket. After that experience, I started treating portable games the way I treat a good travel pillow … Read more

I rolled my first D20 at a friend’s kitchen table in 2011, and that beat-up Chessex set taught me something important: not all dice are created equal. After 14 years of running campaigns, collecting artisan sets, and yes, dropping metal dice on more than one wooden table, I know what separates the best dice sets … Read more

Metal dice sets have a way of changing how a tabletop session feels. The first time I rolled a 107g zinc alloy D20 across a felt tray and watched it land with a satisfying clunk, I understood why so many D&D players refuse to go back to plastic. Our team has spent the last few … Read more

I still remember the night my friend cracked open a fresh set of metal dice at our weekly D&D session. The table went quiet as the solid zinc clinked against his dice tray, and honestly, the whole group felt a little jealous. That moment made me realize something most new players overlook: the dice you … Read more

I still remember the first time I cracked open a set of sharp edge dice at our game table. One of my players had just unboxed a resin set with mirror-polished facets, and the whole group went quiet for a second. Those crisp corners caught the light differently than my usual rounded set, and the … Read more

Picking your first polyhedral dice set should feel exciting, not overwhelming. I remember staring at the wall of dice at my local game store and freezing up because every set looked cool but I had no idea what actually mattered. After rolling thousands of dice across dozens of sessions (and ruining a few character sheets … Read more

I’ve been playing tabletop RPGs for over 15 years, and nothing transforms a critical D&D moment quite like rolling a beautifully crafted die. The best luxury dice sets turn a simple D20 check into a tactile, memorable experience you’ll actually feel in your hand. Luxury dice go far beyond standard Chessex sets. They use premium … Read more

I’ve rolled more dice than I care to admit across two decades of tabletop RPG sessions. When my players started tossing D20s off the table mid-crit, I knew I needed a real fix. That’s what sent me down the rabbit hole of the best wooden dice towers on the market today. A wooden dice tower … Read more

I’ve been rolling dice at game night for over a decade now, and I can tell you the day I picked up a proper dice tray changed everything. No more chasing d20s off the table. No more metal dice clanging off hardwood. The best dice trays in protect your dice, your table, and your sanity … Read more

I rolled dice on a flimsy cardboard box for two years before buying my first folding dice tower. That decision changed my game nights forever. No more dice flying off the table. No more arguments about fair rolls. Just clean, contained randomness every time someone picks up a d20. Our team spent six weeks testing … Read more