Field Marshal Games http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/ has recently produced a set of dice specifically for Axis & Allies. I bought a set (for GG) and agreed to write how I felt about them after use.

During Christmas, I had a chance to pull out this monster game and give the new dice a try. After having played with these dice here are some comments I have.

1) They are beautiful. The colors are close to the new coloring of the anniversary edition, but they were designed before it's release and so they match exactly with the revised edition.



2) They add a bit of fun. The national symbols are printed instead of the "1" pip so when you see your country's pic come up, you know that's a hit!

3) Mostly I was concerned with QUALITY. When you spend extra to buy cool looking dice you want it to make sure they are going to look as good as the pics and that they will hold up to lots of play.

First, the country logos. When I asked the publisher I got this response on the production process: "They are CUSTOM made with one flat side and made in AAA Nation colors. The symbols are silk screened on (not stickers) so they will NEVER peal or scratch off."

I got 30 dice, 6 for each nationality. One thing that might bother the extreme critic is that 25% of the logos are not printed "dead center" on the dice. They are not off by a big margin but there are some slight variations on logo placement. As far as the regular white pips sides go, they are "dead center" on every side and look just great.

I tested the scratch claim with 50 vigorous fingernail scratches right across the symbols. They held, up, no markings whatsoever.

One of the big disappointments with the original BattleLore dice was that they wore out too fast. So I tested these out by rolling a set of 5 in my wooden dice tower over 250 times where there would be a lot of bumping and possible wear & tear. Afterward, upon inspection, there as no noticeable wear or blurring of the printed image.

If you're just an occasional player--you may not want to spend the extra cash for these. But if you play Axis & Allies regularly, I think these dice would be a fun addition which add some nice extra atmosphere.