We’re giving away amazing kits from our new Make: Ultimate Kit Guide EVERY DAY — thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, including MakerBots!

To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season.

Today’s kit giveaway are TWO LED Dice Kits (one red, one green (a combined $40 value!) Here is MAKE’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder’s review from the issue:

This is a fantastic introductory electronics kit that comes with your choice of large red or green LEDs and everything else needed (aside from a soldering iron, solder, and flush cutters) to make one electronic 6-sided die. (The manufacturer says: “The name Dice Kit sounds a great deal better than ‘Die Kit’, so we bent English grammar rules just a little in the name of making a marketable product.” Good move!)

The finished project is fun to use: you lift it a half-inch above the table and drop it to “roll” the die. A piezoelectric buzzer senses the impact and triggers the circuit to generate a random number and illuminate the LEDs. Everyone I show it to smiles at the way it works.

To be eligible for today’s giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment below in this post. The entry period for today’s prize will be until 11:59pm PST tonight. We’ll choose one person at random, you’ll be notified by email, and you’ll have 48 hours to respond. The Winners List is kept on the Giveaway landing page. That’s it! No purchase necessary or anything else to do. Please leave only one comment per post. You can enter as many giveaways as you like until you win. This giveaway is for US residents only. You also must be 18 years old to enter (Kids: Ask your parents to enter). See the Kit-A-Day Giveaway landing page for full sweepstakes details and Official Rules.

Important Note: If you enter this drawing, when it’s over, please check the place where you registered to comment (eg. Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter). Some people are winning these kits and then not responding when we send them a message using the available means of contacting them. We want to make sure you get your giveaway!

419 Responses to Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Two LED Dice Kits

  1. Charles Hobbs on said:

    gimme

  2. Anonymous on said:

    this would be cool for gurps night

  3. Sarah Dyer on said:

    This one is great! And I am actually entering for my under-13 kid. Her fingers are crossed!

  4. Whitney Powell on said:

    I guess the giveaway is working, I keep of thinking of new things I want everyday. Please give me one!

  5. Anonymous on said:

    Thanks!

  6. now game night would be much quieter

  7. come on snake eyes, Papa needs a new pair of dice

  8. Tim Pettigrew on said:

    No! Pick me! Pick me!

  9. lowprofile craps anyone?

  10. Eric Sullenberger on said:

    I have two LED dice, but I haven’t deconstructed them yet, this would save me the hassle.

  11. Adam Bosen on said:

    This is ironic for a random give away, will they use one to decide the winner?

  12. Anonymous on said:

    Roll the Bones

  13. Anonymous on said:

    I wonder how hard it would be to modify this design to cover other dice sizes… hmm.. time to start planning an LED D20….

  14. Mark Young on said:

    I want.

  15. Anonymous on said:

    Yes please…

  16. kevin sexton on said:

    pick me

  17. *Slurp* LLLEEEDDDSsss…..

  18. Spikenzie Labs are wicked cool, I’d love to win one or more of their Dice Kits!

  19. Roll me a winner, YO LEVEN!

  20. George Stuart on said:

    fun kit to teach the kids with

  21. Anonymous on said:

    This would make an awesome gift for my brother. Pick me!

  22. Great gift for my kids!

  23. Anonymous on said:

    Count me in.

  24. this would be fun to have for game night!

  25. Nick Preston on said:

    This is fantastic! I want one.

  26. These kits could definitely add some fine to games that use dice!

  27. Ashley Huxley on said:

    Do they get lost under the sofa as easily as normal dice?!

  28. Yes Please! Can we get some d20′s too?

  29. looks like a  pretty cool kit for getting started with this stuff.

  30. Dean Ansley on said:

    Looks like a fun kit. :)

  31. That is so cute — I host a kids’ games group once a week and I know they would get a big kick out of it!

  32. Great Christmas gift

  33. I would love to win this kit.

  34. Very nice

  35. Fun activity for my 11 and 8 year olds.

  36. Anonymous on said:

    Sign me up. Looks like fun

  37. Anonymous on said:

    Let the games begin!

  38. Bill Kronholm on said:

    Yes, please.

  39. Justin Eltoft on said:

    7-11

  40. Kyle Hord on said:

    rolling the dice for my chances today!

  41. Yakov Grinberg on said:

    Let’s give it a try!

  42. Anonymous on said:

    can only make arkham horror game night more fun

  43. Sheila OKeefe on said:

    A fun kit!

  44. Jonathan Keane on said:

    Dice!

  45. Roger Romani on said:

    entry

  46. Neat kit! Would love to win it!

  47. Colin McGlothlin on said:

    I want this!

  48. Anonymous on said:

    Ooh, ooh, ooh! As a GURPS player, I really want these!

  49. garret madsen on said:

    Rolling the dice

  50. Gambling on a win this time.  7 or 11, baby!

  51. Anonymous on said:

    Derp

  52. Anonymous on said:

    I’m feeling lucky!

  53. Dan O'Brien on said:

    looks like fun!!!

  54. This could be a neat kit to build, even if I’m not quite sure what we’d do with them afterwards. :)

  55. Anonymous on said:

    My boy would like to solder this kit.

  56. Jeff Johnson on said:

    come on big doubles!!!                                           aaah craps :+(

  57. Anonymous on said:

    random chance for random chance – that seems fair.

  58. Anonymous on said:

    woohoo!

  59. Tony Weiner on said:

    lucky 7!!!

  60. Emily Karydes on said:

    those are so cool… they would make any board game more fun!!

  61. Anonymous on said:

    no snake eyes!

  62. very nice.   Built one of these in green.

  63. Allen Boehm on said:

    Let’s play

  64. Gerhard Didier De la mora on said:

    Second try to win 

  65. Come on double sixes!

  66. Games of chance upon chance.  Hat, mine, in ring, yours.

  67. Very cool, especially the dropping to generate the numbers.

  68. Anonymous on said:

    fun

  69. Michael Schwartz on said:

    This seems like it will be a fun build!

  70. Rolling for initiative!

  71. more cool things for my kids to play with

  72. Anonymous on said:

    daddy needs a new pair of shoes

  73. Cole Beitelspacher on said:

    This would come in handy for game night!

  74. I’d replace the LEDs with ultra-bright ones… see it from across the room!

  75. Todd Walden on said:

    Ohhhhhh… This would get a lot of use in our Age of Worms campaign.

  76. Anonymous on said:

    Maybe I could finally bet my wife at Yahtzee

  77. Jason Levi on said:

    Would like

  78. Vince Bohner on said:

    rock on!

  79. Come to me digital snake eyes!

  80. Anonymous on said:

    Another great giveaway!

  81. Anonymous on said:

    very cool

  82. Anonymous on said:

    What are the chances I will win?

  83. Anonymous on said:

    I don’t think they’ll ever replace a d6, but it looks like a good project.

  84. Chris Pilla on said:

    Win?

  85. Yes, indeed, I’d love to win these – it’d be fun to build with my boys.

  86. Carrie Bobier on said:

    great for gaming!

  87. Kat Rodenberger on said:

    Wonderful!  This looks like a great weekend project!

  88. AJ Lewis on said:

    Very nice!

  89. Yeah!!! shoot some digital craps!!!

  90. Anonymous on said:

    blinkey! love LEDs!

  91. This would be a great project for the kids

  92. Anonymous on said:

    Enter Me Please

  93. They are even holiday colors!

  94. Anonymous on said:

    Some electric dice for some electric chance.

  95. I hate those old fashioned analog dice. 

  96. Sweet kit to make the gamers I know jealous! 

  97. It’s my time to shine!

  98. Another great kit for another great giveaway

  99. consider me entered! thanks.

  100. Looks like a fun kit!

  101. Anonymous on said:

    I saw these at the maker faire. They are so cool

  102. Anonymous on said:

    sweet

  103. Come on lucky number 7!

  104. Haven’t won yet, but today I feel lucky.

  105. Anonymous on said:

    boom

  106. Anonymous on said:

    Two LED DIce Kits today could be the day

  107. Sage Hahn on said:

    dibbs

  108. I’ll take a chance on winning these two beauties!

  109. I would like to win these as a stocking stuffer for my boys.

  110. Anonymous on said:

    Is there a d20 version?

  111. Anonymous on said:

    comment 137 :D

  112. Anonymous on said:

    Daddy needs a new pair of LED’s!

  113. William Stepler on said:

    7/11

  114. That’s a whole lot better than my first dice Project :-D  bring ‘em on. 

  115. OK looks like fun ::: ! roll…

  116. Time to roll the dice

  117. what are my chances…

  118. We love makers at Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn in Boston!  Please come visit the South End Technology Center @ Tent City if you are in town!

  119. This is an awesome project and great addition to any drinking game!

  120. Anonymous on said:

    fun stuff

  121. Hope they don’t break when I roll’em! :-)

  122. Anonymous on said:

     Hrmm wondering what a twenty sided one of these would look like..

  123. Anonymous on said:

    Oooooooh Herman. Say it ain’t so……….

  124. All I need is someone to blow on them for m.

  125. Joe Hagan on said:

    I’ll give it a shot

  126. Awesome, I want some

  127. Anonymous on said:

    Comment.

  128. These would be nice for Settlers of Catan

  129. Spencer Utley on said:

    Need some other die sizes but it’s a good place to start

  130. I would Loved to MAKE: these dice for my electronics class! & after I get a job I’ll buy  a lot more :)

  131. I’m working on something similar, but using a 3-axis accelerometer.  I should get back to work on that…

  132. Anonymous on said:

    This is such a cool idea!

  133. Jordi Gauchía on said:

    Wow!!! Excelent to play with my children!

  134. Anonymous on said:

    This would be great for my son

  135. Anonymous on said:

    Nice kit. Great little project.

  136. this would be pretty sweet to win.

  137. Calvin Cheema on said:

    estoy usando el internet!

  138. Hmm, roll me up some LED dice, please!

  139. Looks like a fun kit. :)

  140. John Forsberg on said:

    “It must be the law ofdimishing returns…”

  141. Anonymous on said:

    Dice are Nice …

  142. Nurul Hanim Hashim on said:

    I never wont anything….. Hmmmmmmm

  143. This would put a whole new spin on Monopoly!

  144. Philip Lexow on said:

    “c’mon, baby needs a new pair of dice!”

  145. Anonymous on said:

    looks like fun

  146. Doug Johnson on said:

    This promotion is going to work. I’ve already seen several kits I will probably buy even when I DON’T win.

  147. looks like a fun and useful project..

  148. Anonymous on said:

    Thought I had already entered, but now can’t find my comment.

  149. Anonymous on said:

    dude want!

  150. Hope I don’t get snake eyes!

  151. do they always land with the same face up?  lol!

  152. Need to make a 20 “sided” one now.

  153. Was just thinking of getting one of these!

  154. Anonymous on said:

    My dice aren’t random enough – these would be perfect!

  155. Jesse Johnson on said:

    Green OR red?  Why not both!?

  156. Jimmy Figiel on said:

    I’ve always wanted to make some!

  157. Anonymous on said:

    Not enough for Yahtzee. :(

  158. These would be great for some of our daughter’s board games!

  159. Anonymous on said:

    entry.

  160. I’d give anything to win this! 

  161. Laurence Doss on said:

    I could use this.

  162. I predict I will not win

  163. Anonymous on said:

    That could be fun

  164. For those ultra geek gamers :D

  165. Kenneth Keen on said:

    Cool!

  166. i’m interested!

  167. leonard De Rooy on said:

    Snake eyes!

  168. Anonymous on said:

    cool. please count me in on the fun. I had no idea Make had so many kits, your contest is working, I am sure I will end up buying a few. I am a sucker for kits as I lack the skills to come up with much on my own yet.

  169. I’ve been passing MAKE off to as many people as I know who would enjoy it. It’s the only magazine I read, and I love every bit of it. Thanks!

  170. Alan Ellis on said:

    I like this.

  171. Samuel Cotter on said:

    i had a bag of sour patch kids candy colored exactly like these.

  172. Anonymous on said:

    Rolling the dice and taking my chances.

  173. Kathy Tappan on said:

    looks like fun

  174. Evan Hunt on said:

    Now, if only you had some sort of handy random-number generator to use for picking the winner of this contest…

  175. Anonymous on said:

    I think I could find something to do with these.

  176. Nice kits, and festive colors to boot

  177. I’ll roll the dice.

  178. Zachary Hayward on said:

    Hmm…. This could mean no more chasing the dice after the 4 year old “rolls”them… yeah, probably not.

  179. big money big money!

  180.  (Blowing on the dice for luck)

  181. Nice kits cool. please count me in on the fun

  182. Chris Green on said:

    Awesome!

  183. Jacob Shepherd on said:

    What are the odds?

  184. Anonymous on said:

    Pick me!!!

  185. Zach Hodgson on said:

    Comment Comment Comment

  186. Dan Anderson on said:

    These would be fun!

  187. Anonymous on said:

    I can use these in my science class!

  188. Nice Dice ;-) *fingers crossed*

  189. Angela Marchuk on said:

    Cool!

  190. Anonymous on said:

    Yahzee anyone

  191. Love to give these to my son for Christmas

  192. Anonymous on said:

    This’ll definitely come in handy for D&D

  193. Anonymous on said:

    Neat.  Certainly easier then knocking board game pieces over with normal dice. 

  194. Anonymous on said:

    cool, could use some d&d dice!

  195. why dont i ever win anything:(

  196. Chris Von Bargen on said:

    This looks like fun.

  197. If I were a gambling man…

  198. Anonymous on said:

    That’s a really cool concept. Would love to try them out.

  199. Anonymous on said:

    Come on lucky 13….!

  200. Noah Smith on said:

    LED dice like a boss!

  201. Noah Smith on said:

    LED dice like a boss!

  202. Michele Shoats on said:

    More fun stuff!

  203. . , . , . , . , . 

  204. I thought fewer people might reply on the weekend…

  205. David Ng on said:

    I’ll get my niece to help me for educational fun!

  206. Anonymous on said:

    LEDs. Nice!

  207. Anonymous on said:

    cool!

  208. Mark Hunter on said:

    Come on Snake eyes

  209. Tom Stearns on said:

    Electric dice are awesome.

  210. Anonymous on said:

    If I won these, I’d buy 3 more kits so my gram gram could play Yatzee with them. Then I would change the code to give her a Yatzee more often!

  211. Anonymous on said:

    I’m sure I’d an awesome use for this.

  212. Anonymous on said:

    Double your pleasure, double your fun! 

  213. Anonymous on said:

    Blinky bling!

  214. Christy H on said:

    double sixes

  215. What a fun addition to tabletop gaming!

  216. I think these are really cool. Little pricey, but that’s why I’m in the contest! :)

  217. Michal Chamedes on said:

    I’m gonna put that over my son’s bed to wake him up in the morning…

  218. I’ll take two.  :)

  219. Rachel Quist on said:

    I love it!

  220. Very cute.  My nephew would love playing games with these.

  221. Jonathan Pruett on said:

    This is a very cool kit!

  222. These would be fun playing Yahtzee!

  223. Roll the bones

  224. Nice kit for game night!

  225. Anonymous on said:

    Love it

  226. Anonymous on said:

    OK, I’ll play

  227. David Miller on said:

    One Please.

  228. Gary McGarity on said:

    I’ll bring the dice, you bring the frosty beverage…

  229. Please enter me in the drawing.

  230. My kids would think this is awesome. I think I’ll go show them.

  231. Sarah Richardson on said:

    count me in

  232. James Todd on said:

    Very cool

  233. John Eppley on said:

    Ooh, ooh, pick me!

  234. Anonymous on said:

    Woo, random digital diceness!

  235. Anonymous on said:

    I could definitely have a lot of fun with these!

  236. Anonymous on said:

    cool!

  237. that looks like fun.

  238. This looks like it’d be fun to have

  239. Tyler Stiffler on said:

    good lucks everyone 

  240. Anonymous on said:

    Stats quiz: If you made 6 of these into a cube and rolled it, what would the probability be that you’d end up with a 1, and that the other 5 faces in the exact configuration you’d expect of a die?

  241. Ken Wade on said:

    We love making these!

  242. Anonymous on said:

    C’mon lucky seven.

  243. These could be fun! Thanks MAKE!

  244. Anonymous on said:

    My son played his first D&D game today. I NEED THIS!

  245. Anonymous on said:

    I’m feeling lucky

  246. I’ll take a chance

  247. time to make a 100 “sided” version…

  248. Looks like good soldering practice.

  249. Michael D. Dudley on said:

    Electronic dice?! No way!

  250. Seth Winsor on said:

    I want one

  251. I need some lucky dice

  252. yeah… it great for my little sister :)

  253. I would like to have the LED dice kits!

  254. I would like a chance at this!

  255. These would be fun to build with my daughter

  256. Ben Kasava on said:

    Those look so nice :)

  257. keith corcoran on said:

    red for stop forgetting to email me to tell me i’ve won…
    green for go do it now!

  258. This would be so much fun to use during board games than regular old dice. Count me in!

  259. Is this my lucky day?

  260. What is the probability that I will win?

  261. Any extra electronic components are fun for a poor college student.

  262. Anonymous on said:

    Looks like a fun kit.

  263. Mike Douglas on said:

    Electronic dice so I don’t blister my palms, couldn’t be any cooler.

  264. Pete Nachtigall on said:

    Love to have these for my games of Axis and Allies.

  265. Thanks for the chance!

  266. Jimmy Brokaw on said:

    I like games, and I want to win.

  267. They need a 20 sided one, but 2×6 would be a welcome addition.

  268. Anonymous on said:

    Here I go, rolling the dice! :-D I’m a fifth level maker! hahah

  269. Charles Witmer on said:

    perfect for Christmas–Red AND Green

  270. Anonymous on said:

    Should be cool

  271. Greg Chambers on said:

    Nice project

  272. Cali Nguyen on said:

    woo fun

  273. Anonymous on said:

    These look fun. Now, the question is, what would it take to mod them into D20s :-)

  274. Vince Fierro on said:

    Analog dice keep the party going, but digital dice start the party.

  275. These would certainly spice up a night of DnD!

  276. Anonymous on said:

    Sounds like fun!

  277. These would be a great addition to my die collection.

  278. Anonymous on said:

    I’d like one!

  279. Anonymous on said:

    Let’s roll the dice and see if I win today!

  280. Robert Merithew on said:

    Do you use these to pick the winners each day?

  281. Dave Smith on said:

    oh man, I would be the best dad EVER to show this to my boys.

  282. krys evans on said:

    Looks like fun.

  283. Skeeter Murphy on said:

    2d6 FTW

  284. These are some fun looking dice!

  285. These look to die for! (rimshot)

  286. Anonymous on said:

    These would be awesome for playing any type of rpg card game or d&d

  287. Anonymous on said:

    um…yes please

  288. Anonymous on said:

    These would just be flat out epic

  289. 30 some years ago my best friend had plans to build something like this to use while we played Dungeons and Dragons.

  290. Anonymous on said:

    Great for game time!

  291. would love to win one of these for my son1

  292. My 5 year old son would love helping to build these, and play with them.

  293. Anonymous on said:

    Cool…

  294. Anonymous on said:

    Major want. Great for board games in the car.

  295. David Ramos on said:

    Nice!

  296. Anonymous on said:

    Oh that looks like fun.

  297. Anonymous on said:

    Looks like fun, good to make with my son

  298. would love to build these.

  299. David Weier on said:

    These would make monopoly even more fun.

  300. Anonymous on said:

    Roll the dice to see who wins…

  301. Ethan Soergel on said:

    MAKE is the best magazine ever!

  302. Tyler Hoyt on said:

    Dice are fun

  303. davin gaddy on said:

    I’m sure that this is so completely random that they’d allow me to use it at the casino, right?  ;^)

  304. Matthew Linn on said:

    Entry

  305. Matthew Linn on said:

    I hope this is where I enter it I could not find it

  306. Anonymous on said:

    Time to invent a new drinking game..

  307. Anonymous on said:

    I would love to have this kit!.

  308. Jordan Johnsen on said:

    Looks neat.

  309. Tod Stetson on said:

    nice! 

  310. Looks Perfect for Attacking With a Greatsword!

  311. Tricia Jones on said:

    These look fun!

  312. Michiel Nankman on said:

    pretty sweet. 

  313. Anonymous on said:

    Nice

  314. Andre Luis Gomes on said:

    Need this to my projects :)

  315. Anonymous on said:

    dice are cool.

  316. Anonymous on said:

    Looks like a fun kit!

  317. Steven Dedloff on said:

    huzah

  318. Anonymous on said:

    ooh!  pick me please!!

  319. Very cool, would be fun to make!

  320. Damian McCrea on said:

    I wonder if I could put this together without messing it up?

  321. Anonymous on said:

    Those are fun!

  322. Anonymous on said:

    Send it to me!

  323. Jonathan Clubine on said:

    Finally a cure for my chronic yahtzee wrist

  324. Anonymous on said:

    Let’s do it.

  325. Hey if I put the two together, I would have one domino.. :D

  326. Kendall lui on said:

    lalala

  327. Andy Boatman on said:

    Dice!

  328. Anonymous on said:

    Glad they arent Die kits ;)
    It was worth the slight rule bending for the name :)

  329. Anonymous on said:

    Time to play Monopoly!

  330. Chris Arredondo on said:

    roll them dice.

  331. Sean Swehla on said:

    Looks like fun

  332. Christina Colantuoni on said:

    This would be a great christmas gift for my boyfriend!

  333. Nick Harden on said:

    Fun!

  334. Anonymous on said:

    Still time to get in!

  335. Ken Rich on said:

    Yay dice!

  336. Anonymous on said:

    entered

  337. Anonymous on said:

    cool, could use the soldering practice

  338. Gregor Holtz on said:

    I would love to play D&D with this!

  339. cyclona66 on said:

    Fun! I love MakeZine and am excited for these great giveaways..thanks!!

    crluckystar at yahoo dot com

  340. Richard Turner on said:

    Hope I’m not too late for this…

  341. Anonymous on said:

    I will take my chances.

  342. Scott Martel on said:

    Hey hey heyyy

  343. I have a dozen board games and more RPGs that something like this would be really fun with!

  344. Anonymous on said:

    Good board game fodder!

  345. Wouldn’t I need 3 more for Yatzee?

  346. Nathan Pryor on said:

    Rolling for initiative…

  347. David Schick on said:

    Yeah dice!!! I can smell the solder now!

  348. Gareth Branwyn on said:

    The entry period is now closed for this giveaway. Check back at 9am PST for Sunday’s giveaway at this URL: http://blog.makezine.com/tag/kitaday

  349. Islam Safir on said:

    i just hope

  350. Nice Dice!

  351. So cool, I’m gonna get one even if I don’t win!

  352. Gareth Branwyn on said:

    This contest ended in December. Eligible entries are long closed. Sorry about that.

  353. oh, man! I really wanted to get one for free!

  354. Cindy Aiton on said:

    This is so much fun! Thank you for offering such great giveaways.

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