With all the dice posted and confirmation that over a 3rd have already found good homes it is time to make the donation.
The company gave me a few more dice than I paid for and I was able to cobble together a couple of mixed sets on top of those that were on open offer. That means in actual fact I have sold 102 sets. In addition to this; Christer, WhatBall, SunDevil and myself all have 1 set of each colour. This gives a grand total of
118 sets.
I have kept 3 spare sets back to cover any that get lost in the post. Those will get put on e-bay sometime in September if they turn out to be not required for that purpose.
Thanks to everyone who covered the paypal fees direct or who sent a little extra. This gives me a buffer and means that if some sets do get lost in the post I am still in a position to cover the full donation to Fumbbl. If the worst does happen and the dice fail to arrive (maybe your postie is an avid Bloodbowl player) then get in touch. I can easily refund your money and on top of the 3 spare sets I have a couple of other options.
A £5 donation per set for 118 sets gives a total of £590.
Paypal used a conversion rate of $1.2662 to the pound so £590 = $747.06
Above is a screenshot of the confirmation sent after I made the donation to Fumbbl.
I am afraid that as I made the donation then unlike the other dice run your donator status won’t change. However if you want the shiny gold badge then even a small amount will work.
Thanks to everyone who purchased some dice or just expressed an appreciation for the project. This ended up being far more popular than I anticipated, and I’m proud that 90+ people now have a set of unique dice to add to their collection and use in games of tabletop. Plus we all raised a significant amount of cash for the site. Hopefully Christer will be less out of pocket this year.
A small warning about these dice compared to the official GW ones. They will be a little more fragile due to the colours being hand painted and the dice themselves having large voids. I provided a sealable bag for each person which should help keep the dice clean when not in use. With normal use they should last a while, but those who favour very enthusiastic dice cup shaker use may well increase the risk of paint chipping off.
If anything gets lodged in the voids then a brush is a good way to remove, knives or pins could also work but have a greater risk of scratching through to the base coat.