The Romans loved to play games, unfortunately they sometimes took things a little too seriously. Loaded dice, loaded throws or even just the suspicion of cheating could lead to blows and sometimes death!
 
Fortunately around the 4th century AD, dice towers (pyrgus) begin to appear. Archaeologists seem to agree that they were invented in an attempt to curb cheating in game play. Evidence implies that these dice towers were once very common, however only three have ever been found; one in Qustul in Egypt, one in Vettweiss-Froitzheim in Germany and one in Richborough Roman Fort in Britain.
 
The Richborough Dice tower was made of wood and was covered in carved bone.
 
This dice tower is our interpretation of the one found at Richborough. It can be used to enhance any game that uses dice and some members of public at our events have simply enjoyed dropping the dice through it repeatedly, soothed by the pleasing noise the dice makes as it tumbles down the baffles.
 
This Roman dice tower is available engraved with decoration inspired by the original, or plain if you want to add your own artistic flare!
 
Step into a Roman soldiers shoes with our British Roman pyrgus.
 
Assembly and PVA glue (not supplied) required.
 
Dice not included

Note: This dice tower has been replicated as close to the original find as possible (in design and dimensions). It has been tested with an array of dice and is compatible with modern 16mm six-sided dice (D6), as well as a standard set of Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) dice from D4 - D20.