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Like any good geek, I love dice (much to Rachel's bemusement) and will acquire new ones on the flimsiest of excuses.

Unlike some (vocal) geeks, I've been impressed with Wizards of The Coast's latest reinvention of Dungeons & Dragons and saw this as as good a reason as any to invest in some "Premium Dice" - the 'official' dice of 4e.

And they are lovely, and the dice bag is rather smart, but what bewildered me was the annotation on the back of the box they came in that read:

"To use this accessory, you'll need the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook core rulebook."

Huh? Aren't they just dice - you pick them up and roll them on the tabletop, don't you? Unless the PHB has a section of dice-rolling techniques and maintaining dice luck - as found in the Hackmaster equivalent!