Handmade in Stowbridge, Vermont

Dice for people who hate uncertainty.

Every die is cut, polished, and numbered by hand. All six faces carry the number you ordered. You will never be surprised again.

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Guaranteed to roll the number printed on all six sides, every time, forever. That is the entire product.

Our story

Thirty years of probability was enough

Werner Alby taught statistics at a small Vermont college for three decades. He spent his career explaining to teenagers that the previous roll tells you nothing about the next one. Nobody ever liked hearing it, and toward the end, neither did he.

So he retired to his barn, bought a lathe, and started making dice that keep their promises. Each one is shaped from a single blank, hand polished for forty minutes, and stamped with its number on all six faces. His daughter Ruth runs the shop now. Werner still checks every die before it ships, a process he describes as "brief."

"People say the fun of dice is not knowing what comes next. Those people have never rolled a six on demand in front of their brother-in-law." Werner Alby, founder
Hands polishing a walnut die at the workbench Werner inspecting a die through a jeweler's loupe

The signature line

Six dice. One number each.

Pick the number that matches your life. Each die ships in a cotton pouch with a certificate stating what it will roll, which we print in advance, because we know.

The Humble One, a pale maple die with a single pip on every face

The Humble One

Hand-rubbed maple

Rolls a one. Always has, always will. Popular with people practicing modesty and people teaching it to others.

$45
The Diplomat, a cherry wood die with two pips on every face

The Diplomat

Vermont cherry

Rolls a two. Never the highest, never the lowest, never blamed for anything. A career civil servant of a die.

$45
The Middle Path, a green resin die with three pips on every face

The Middle Path

Forest resin, gold fleck

Rolls a three. For those who have made peace with average and would like it in writing.

$45
The Steady Four, a quartersawn oak die with four pips on every face

The Steady Four

Quartersawn oak

Rolls a four. Dependable in the way furniture is dependable. Our most requested die among project managers.

$45
The Almost, an amber resin die with five pips on every face

The Almost

Amber resin

Rolls a five. For optimists who know their limits. Glows a little when the light hits it, the way you almost did.

$45
The Confidence Six, a walnut die with six brass pips on every face
Bestseller

The Confidence Six

Black walnut, brass pips

Rolls a six. Our flagship since day one. Owners report a calm they struggle to explain to their game night friends.

$55
Rolls: 0  ·  Expected result: 6  ·  Accuracy: pending

The proving table

Go ahead. Roll it.

This is a faithful simulation of every die we sell. Pick one, roll it as many times as you like, and watch the accuracy figure refuse to move off one hundred percent. We publish this number with complete confidence, for reasons that should be clear by now.

Pricing

Ways to own an outcome

Every purchase ships with our lifetime guarantee. If your die ever rolls a different number, we will frame the die, apologize in person, and shut down the company.

Single die

$45 ($55 for the Six)
  • Any number from our signature line
  • Cotton pouch and outcome certificate
  • Hand polished for forty minutes

The Collector's Set

$200
  • All six values in a walnut presentation case
  • Green velvet lining, brass latch
  • Prepared for any outcome you already chose

The Certainty Club

$25/month
  • Each month, we send you the exact same die
  • Same wood, same number, same pouch
  • Members tell us the consistency is the point

Outcome consulting

Call us
  • Volume orders for offices and events
  • We help your organization pick its number
  • Discretion assured, results guaranteed
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Returns are not accepted. You knew exactly what you were getting.

Bespoke & enterprise

Your number, at scale

Sales team that needs to close on fours? Board of directors that votes six across the board? Our Outcome Consulting desk supplies certainty in volume, with quantity pricing at 500 dice and up.

We also cut bespoke commissions: monogrammed pips, exotic hardwoods, and one memorable order of a die that rolls a seven, which took some doing.

Prefer the phone? Ruth answers.

(802) 555-0166

Weekdays 9 to 5 Eastern. If Werner answers, speak slowly and do not mention randomness.

Testimonials

Word keeps getting around

★★★★★

"I have rolled my Confidence Six over four hundred times and it has never let me down once. My family no longer plays board games with me, which has really opened up my weekends."

Doug P., Cedar Rapids
★★★★★

"I bought my son the Humble One to build character. He now loses with a grace that frightens his teachers. Beautiful maple, by the way."

Meredith S., Portland
★★★★★

"Our whole team estimates with the Steady Four now. Every task is a four. We have not missed a sprint commitment in two years and nobody can prove anything."

Priya K., Columbus
★★★★☆

"Security walked me out of two casinos before I read the card that says these are not for casino play. One star off for burying that on the back. Gorgeous die though."

Ron T., Reno
★★★★★

"My book club uses the Middle Path to rate every novel. Three stars, every meeting, total serenity. We have not argued since March."

Elaine V., Sarasota
★★★★★

"The dog ate my Almost. The replacement arrived in two days with a handwritten note addressed to the dog. Class operation, start to finish."

Gene W., Tulsa