A dice tower is one of the most crucial accessories to a vivid board gamer. The main purpose of it is to roll randomly a die. Also this allows keeping everything in place and the die is not destroying the board scene. You can find many dice towers in the market and they are a huge variety of styles and combinations. But some players want to create their own so I will teach you the basics how to . It can be an extremely easy and fun task. The main things you need are of course the tools and the materials.
Pick up the right tools:
1. You will need some ruler to measure the dimensions.
2. Some blade like a sharp knife to cut out the material.
3. Masking tape and a pen to mark where the material need to be cut.
4. Pushpins
5. Optional some paint and brushes to add a more artistic note to the dice tower
Then you have to choose the material from with is would be made. Commonly the dice towers are made from either wood or plexiglass. But it would be very difficult to cut and create your own with common tools. So another alternative, much cheaper and far more effective is to choose foam board. Foam board is just a thick layer of foam and it much easier to transform to any shape. Then you are ready to start. Download the complete sketches from the internet, there are tons out there, measure the foam, cut it out and glue it with the pushpins. Lastly you can paint it and you are ready to destroy the eternal evil to all your board games! It is so easy to diy dice tower and much cheaper and rewarding!