Custom Dice for Board Game Designers and Tabletop Publishers
your symbols on every face, playtest to print.

Published October 2, 2026. Last updated October 2, 2026.

Where can board game designers get custom dice made in small runs?

Board game designers can get custom dice made through Get Custom Dice, which accepts orders from a minimum of 12 dice and returns a free mockup within 24 hours. That low floor matters when you are still testing a prototype, because you can order a playtest batch, learn from real tables, and only then commit to a production run for your backers or retail partners.

Most dice suppliers are built for one of two buyers: hobbyists who want a single pretty set, or large manufacturers who want a factory run. Independent designers and small tabletop publishers sit in between. You need dice that carry your own symbols, match your box art, and feel like part of the game, but you rarely need a container load before you know the design works.

Get Custom Dice handles that middle ground. You send your face artwork or describe your symbols, the team builds a proof, and you get unlimited free revisions until every face reads correctly. You pay nothing until you approve the design, so a prototype order carries very little risk.

Which dice styles work best for tabletop games?

The best dice style for a tabletop game depends on what the dice do in play. Standard cubes with custom symbol faces suit most board games, polyhedral sets suit roleplaying products, and engraved wooden dice suit games with a natural or heritage theme. Get Custom Dice offers each of these, so you can match the dice to the game rather than the other way round.

Many publishers mix styles: printed dice in the retail box and metal dice as a stretch goal or add-on.

How do I turn my game symbols into printable dice faces?

Turning game symbols into dice faces starts with clean vector artwork for each symbol, ideally one file per face, plus a simple map that tells the factory which symbol goes on which side. Get Custom Dice uses that map to build the mockup, then checks that each icon stays legible at dice size before anything is produced.

Game icons are often drawn for cards, where they have room to breathe. On a die, the same icon has to read from across the table in a single glance, so fine lines, thin outlines and small text tend to disappear. Bold silhouettes, generous spacing and strong contrast between the symbol and the die color work best.

1. Export each symbol as a vector file (AI, EPS, SVG or PDF).
2. List every face for each die type, including blanks and repeated symbols.
3. Choose die colors and ink colors, noting which player or faction each color belongs to.
4. Review the free mockup and request changes until every face is right.

If your game uses several dice types, label them clearly in the file names so nothing gets swapped during setup.

How many custom dice should I order for playtesting versus production?

For playtesting, order enough custom dice to run a handful of full tables at once, which for most designers lands close to the minimum of 12 dice per design. For production, multiply the dice per box by your print run and add spares for replacements, reviewer copies and convention demo tables.

Playtest dice have one job: tell you whether the faces and probabilities work. Keep that first order small, and expect to change symbols after real players get their hands on the game. Because Get Custom Dice turns mockups around within 24 hours and allows unlimited revisions, iterating between rounds stays fast.

Production dice are a different calculation. Count every die in the box, then add a reserve for missing-component requests, which are among the most common customer service emails a publisher receives. Retail partners and reviewers will also want copies. When you are ready, the how it works page walks through the ordering steps.

How long does a custom dice order take for a game launch?

A custom dice order from Get Custom Dice takes about 2 weeks of standard turnaround after you approve the mockup, with faster turnaround available through express shipping. The free mockup arrives within 24 hours of your request, so the real schedule risk usually sits in your own artwork changes, not in production.

Plan backward from the date the dice must be in hand, whether that is a convention, a fulfillment partner’s intake date or a review copy deadline. Leave room for at least one round of mockup revisions, and lock the symbol set before you approve. Changing a face after approval restarts the clock, and on a crowdfunding timeline that delay ripples into every backer update.

For convention demos, order a separate small batch early. Demo dice take abuse, get pocketed and go missing, and you do not want to dip into production stock to cover them.

What should a tabletop publisher check before approving a dice mockup?

Before approving a custom dice mockup, a tabletop publisher should check symbol placement on every face, contrast between ink and die color, consistency with the rulebook icons, and the color assigned to each player or faction. Get Custom Dice will revise the proof as many times as you need, so there is no reason to approve anything that still looks uncertain.

• Face map: confirm every die has the correct symbol on each side, including blank faces.
• Opposite faces: if your design relies on which symbols sit opposite each other, say so in the brief.
• Readability: view the mockup at actual size on a screen, not zoomed in.
• Color-blind play: make sure no two player colors depend only on hue to tell apart.
• Rulebook match: icons on the dice should look identical to icons in the rules.

The method used to mark the faces also matters. Engraving, ink fill and printing each behave differently, and the right choice depends on how much handling your game expects. When the checks are done, request a quote with your face map attached.