Yet Another Dice Tower

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After a lackluster game of *Mice and Mystics* where none of our dice rolls were anything to brag about, I decided we desperately needed a dice tower. After all, with a dice tower ***all*** rolls would be exactly what we want – that’s what they’re for right? I had spotted a dice tower earlier that really caught my eye. I thought [GrooveDachschund’s “Another Dice Tower V2”](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3127957) was truly inspired. I especially loved the use of a 1.5L PET bottle for the shell. Because I can never print someone else’s design without putting my own spin on it, I modified GrooveDachschund’s design. Well, in truth it was completely rebuilt from scratch and not a single polygon exists from the original design. The two things I wanted in my design were a solid core of some non-printed material (in this case some 6mm diameter dowel), and each step in the staircase to be a separate item. The reason for the latter was that I am not a great fan of long prints because the longer the print, the greater the likelihood of Murphy taking an interest and spoiling the print in the last few minutes of the print. The individual steps don’t take long to print, interlock quite firmly (no glue required) and as a bonus, if you want to make a short or really tall dice tower, it is easy – you just print a few more steps. One thing I should add, I feel I made the battlements a little too thin so if you print this, just be aware they are a little fragile if you’re getting carried away with the dry-brushing. The only extra things you will require are the clear plastic bottle, and the 6mm diameter dowel of a length to suit your desired stair height + a bit extra to insert into the base and top deck. When I first tested it I was a little shocked to roll five fours one after another, followed by three fives, and a couple of sixes. Luckily, trying to replicate the effect failed. So, I think it has proved itself to be properly random. Unless of course I have used up all the fours for a while …… hmmmm. Now it is finished I look forward to more table top game sessions where my rolls don’t totally suck. **Update**: If you are having trouble finding 6mm dowel (for instance you live in a country that seems to insist on using horribly outdated measures like inches, feet, and miles), I have produced an imperial version of this dice tower which is designed to take a **1/4 inch dowel**. You can find it here: [**Yet Another Dice Tower - Imperial Version**](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3339449). Also also: if you get sick of chasing dice when they fire out of the bottom of the dice tower at high speed and scatter over the edge of the table, I would suggest you head over to [**domino6713's dice tower courtyard model**](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3309814) which will help you corral those wayward dice. **Update - 13 Jan 2019**: I have included two extra tops for the dice tower. These are ```DiceTowerTopv2A.stl``` and ```DiceTowerTopv2B.stl```. These were created because the fragility of the turrets in the original design was concerning me. These optional alternatives have thicker turrets and so are less likely to get damaged during painting and general handling. Also ```DiceTowerTopv2B.stl``` has skulls on it so it must be *way* cooler right? I haven't printed these myself (because I only need one dice tower), so if you choose to use them it would be great to see some makes. Also if they prove troublesome to print please let me know - although I expect them to be trouble-free. To see an actual print of the skull style top, have a look at [Jelzic's build](https://www.thingiverse.com/make:601813).