Dice games are very famous and entertaining and are loved by many. To play a dice game properly and generate proper random results, you must have a dice cup to roll the dice. Without this cup, you will not be able to play a dice game properly. Moreover, if you are using more than one dice, for example in a game of Yathzee, then surely you will require this cup. Sometimes, it might be difficult to find a proper dice cup and a proper one might turn out to be an expensive one. So, if you are aware of the steps of making a dice cup, then it will come as very handy for you.
For making this cup, you must be aware of the features of the cup. The first thing about this cup is that it does not have any handle. Therefore if you are making a cup for rolling the dice, yourself, then you would first need to choose a cup without handle or you might have to remove the handle. The material for the cup should be sturdy because you need to shake the dice in it thoroughly before throwing them for a result. Thus, it should be able to handle the strain for many such shakes. Another thing, which you must remember about this cup, is that it will be producing fair random results for proper dice and not the loaded ones.
However, if the loaded dice has a variable loaded weight factor like wax, which displaces the weight in different sides based upon heat generated by the throwers hand, then you might be able to generate random results with this as well. Next aspect, which you should keep in mind, is that the cup should have enough room to not only fit in the specified number of dice, but there should also be enough room to shake the dice properly in order to generate the optimum result.
Next, you need to take a corkboard and place the cup on top of it. Follow that by drawing an outline of the cup. After that, you need to cut out the cardboard a little smaller than the outline of your cup. This is to ensure that you have a proper base for your dice cup. To stick this corkboard on the base of the cup, you will have to use rubber cement. This will ensure the proper sticking of this corkboard base to the bottom of your cup.
For proper shaking of the dice, you will need a cover for your cup. Therefore, you can choose from the same corkboard or plastic, vinyl or rubber as your lid for the cup. This cup will work properly for fair dice and not for permanently weight added loaded dice. Most of the times, loaded dice will generate biased results even with a dice cup. As a finishing touch, you can use felt to surround the inner walls of your cup to muffle the sound of the shaking. Now, your cup is ready for a game.
This article was written by Rupal.
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