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DOTS: RPG Project Dice

3D printed braille dice and gaming accessories.

The DOTS Project has created various 3D braille dice for gamers who are visually impaired. The models are available free of charge on Thingiverse for those who have access to a 3D printer. For the rest of us, the dice are available – at cost – on through DOTS RPG Project. These exciting gaming dice are available in various shapes:

The goal of the DOTS RPG Project is to empower the gamers who are visually impaired to run, play and experience the magic of tabletop reoleplaying with complete independence. While there are a few tactile dice on the market, there are no rulebooks, adventures or character sheets produced in braille. DOTS is hoping to bring people together and open up the world of tabletop gaming to players who are visually impaired.

Education and Braille Die

Bright pink 3D printed die with a plus and a minus symbol displayed on the two sides shown.Teachers, how can YOU use braille die in your classroom? What die games are commonly used in mainstream classrooms? The plus and minus die is a 6-sided die that has two sides with plus symbols, two sides with minus symbols and two sides that are blank. What kind of math facts games can be played with this die?

Pinterest shares a list of math games that include rounding, fractions, line plots, area & perimeter die games.

Please share your favorite die games!

 

By Diane Brauner

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