I was dead set against dice tower trays until I saw one stop a cataclysm mid-game

A few months ago, a friend brought a dice tower and tray to game night and I rolled my eyes so hard. I said it was just extra plastic cluttering the table, like, why not just roll in the box lid like we always did? Then during a round of Dune Imperium someone knocked a full bowl of Chex Mix onto the table and that plastic tray caught every single piece before it landed on the board. No reset, no arguing, just wiped it off and kept going. That one split second sold me on the whole concept. Has anyone else been convinced by a specific moment like that, or are you still team 'just roll anywhere'?

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stellaa6924d ago

Oh I'm still totally on the other side of this one, sorry. I get that the Chex Mix save is impressive and all but I just can't get past how much space those trays take up on an already crowded table (and they always seem to be exactly where I want to put my drink). We've had way more near-disasters from someone knocking a tower over trying to reach for a snack than from rogue dice flying off the table, honestly. Plus there's something nice about the chaos of dice clattering everywhere, it's part of the experience to me. I'll take a box lid or even a paperback book over a dedicated tray any day.

the_simon24d ago

Dice trays are basically coasters with extra steps. My table works fine without them.