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Title: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: midismirnoff on 10 March 2025, 02:37:25 PM: Hi, I'd like to know what's the name of that small square slot to fit a small die in, like you see in the units for Bluecher or other games that mark a unit's loss of resolve by turning a die so that its face shows the actual resolve.
I know it's a long wording for a small bit of knowledge, but you know, I feel like Homer Simpson sometimes.

Cheers!

AC
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 10 March 2025, 02:39:26 PM: no idea, just interested... lol
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Cat on 10 March 2025, 02:52:03 PM: Litko cleverly calls it a "die holder":
https://litko.net/products/1-inch-hex-die-stand-5
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: McYellowbelly on 10 March 2025, 02:53:13 PM: Dicehole

If it's not, then it should be!
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Gunbird on 10 March 2025, 03:03:42 PM: (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAHImf8rleMgvw_-sDIcXOtuLZgaYlr29ouvtJkY7kfafyn018WPXhrwPyMQaGTRcEy1XlucO0DRQGH0UKH5Uu0agQGr896IJRy3yFFfGZa-5tZtLvUhWYxmJ0e6CA-NRX4ryBKH0OMw/s1600/IMG_20170926_192957021.jpg)

Dice holders? I use the single or double ones on my air wargame bases, but not much else. Made in MDF, easy to get loads of.
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: midismirnoff on 10 March 2025, 03:09:26 PM: Dice holders seem legit, dicehole should definitely be.

I found on Warbases "dice cell" which I like a lot.
https://warbases.co.uk/product/single-dice-cells/

Thanks a lot!
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Pan Marek on 10 March 2025, 03:11:31 PM: Dice "frame". Pendraken has them.
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Daeothar on 10 March 2025, 03:20:39 PM: Quote from: McYellowbelly on 10 March 2025, 02:53:13 PM
Dicehole

If it's not, then it should be!

Seconded! :D
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Codsticker on 10 March 2025, 03:48:14 PM: Die divot?
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Tactalvanic on 10 March 2025, 03:49:24 PM: Die Pit - a hole by another name
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: McYellowbelly on 10 March 2025, 03:55:22 PM: Quote from: Tactalvanic on 10 March 2025, 03:49:24 PM
Die Pit - a hole by another name
Sounds like it should be a dramatic German film
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: modelwarrior on 10 March 2025, 04:12:58 PM: Dice vault ???
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Moriarty on 10 March 2025, 04:15:01 PM: Pit of despair?
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: snitcythedog on 10 March 2025, 04:22:07 PM: Warbases calls them dice cells
https://warbases.co.uk/product/single-dice-cells/ (https://warbases.co.uk/product/single-dice-cells/)
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: FifteensAway on 10 March 2025, 07:23:22 PM: Cuboidal receptacle, or CR for short. ;)

I think dicehhole may be already taken for referring to people who alter dice in their own favor - and why I don't let people use their own dice, especially 'lucky' dice, in my games.
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: fred on 10 March 2025, 08:32:16 PM: Pendraken call them dice frames - they are very handy little MDF pieces

https://www.pendraken.co.uk/10mm-single-dice-frames-df10x
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Cat on 10 March 2025, 09:25:08 PM: Quote from: FifteensAway on 10 March 2025, 07:23:22 PM
Cuboidal receptacle, or CR for short. ;)

Cubicle has a nice ring to it.
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 11 March 2025, 04:45:48 PM: Maybe 'diehole', instead of 'dicehole'? ;)
Title: Re: Name that place to hold a die on a wargame base
Post by: McYellowbelly on 11 March 2025, 06:15:23 PM: Quote from: Mad Lord Snapcase on 11 March 2025, 04:45:48 PM
Maybe 'diehole', instead of 'dicehole'? ;)
Grammatically correct but sounds like an aggressive plasterer or slang for a grave