tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603121655333313945.post2513350275112894057..comments2024-01-13T00:26:52.701-08:00Comments on Jetan: Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age (1975)Jerry Corneliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657432306103298802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603121655333313945.post-81268120749831131752011-07-18T16:14:09.503-07:002011-07-18T16:14:09.503-07:00I was wondering about that. I know E. Gary called ...I was wondering about that. I know E. Gary called them "averaging" dice so when I read that I half wondered if that's what they meant. But since they didn't have an "ing" on there I wasn't sure.<br /><br />And believe it or not, a few years ago when Chessex was discontinuing the 0-9's I horded some up. I have a couple dozen on hand. I guess I'm just as much of a dice fetishist as everyone else.Jerry Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657432306103298802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603121655333313945.post-17318490164978820072011-07-17T07:27:20.824-07:002011-07-17T07:27:20.824-07:00Nice to see this old rule set getting a nod. Mine ...Nice to see this old rule set getting a nod. Mine hasn't gotten much use over the decades but it is still on the shelf.<br /><br />I would like to comment on the dice. At the time, percentage dice were normally a pair of 20 sided dice marked 0 to 9, twice. A rare beast these days since the advent of 10 sided dice. <br /><br />Average dice which were commonly used by Ancient Wargame players were 6 sided but marked 2,3,3,4,4,5<br />thus reducing the extreme range of results while increasing the odds of an "average" result. No idea if one can still buy them but its easy to treat a 1 as a 3 and a 6 as a 4.<br /><br />Trivia no doubt but maybe of value to someone who wants to try the rules.<br /><br />Ross<br />gameofmonth.blogspot.caRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com