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Black Oak Workshop
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The adventures of a small dice company.

✨ Find us at Gen Con in Indianapolis this weekend! Booth 1439 ✨
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We have talked about this for five years and it finally came together with help from some fantastic friends and collaborators. Super excited for this one!

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Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth Image is of an unpainted resin tabletop miniature—a Dwarf in full adventuring gear—along with a picture of a hand drawn dungeon map and the cover of The Lost Labyrinth. The text reads: 24 doors 24 adventures Infinite choices …but the quest begins only if you pledge. Back the adventure on Kickstarter!
September 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Attending our first Trade Day at Gen Con. This dice tower is going to its new home later today at Saltire Toys & Games!
This is a dice tower display we make for retail stores. Displaying 14 different dice sets in clamshell packaging, it includes a built in dice tower and tray.
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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We did it!! Advent-ure Calendars 17-19 funded yesterday. Thank you so much! 😊 There are still 14 days left on Kickstarter so go get yours!
$40,000 Project funded! The image is a picture of the box art for Advent-ure Calendars 17, 18, and 19. Above them is the Death Wizard , a skeletal figure in purple robes. He is holding Mr. Wriggles, the skeleton cat. The text reads: We did it!! All three calendars are unlocked!! Additional calendars will be available for purchase in the pledge manager.
June 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Since then lots of other dice companies have created advent calendars, but ours are still the only one with totally original dice inside. Sometimes those dice inspired new sets. This blue knight was inspired by a set in Advent-ure Calendar 5: Dragon’s Lair.
A set of sparkling blue dice with silver ink. There are crossed swords on the high face of each die.
June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Every year since we have produced three calendars, one holiday, one for counting down to any event, and a big 31 day calendar for Halloween.
Advent-ure Calendar 15: Dracula’s Castle standing on a shelf next to a life sized plastic black cat. The cover illustration shows a castle in the moonlight with a bat in flight.
June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We’re proud to say we were the first dice company to make a dice filled advent calendar. The Holiday Tavern ran on Kickstarter in 2019 and sold out in a few hours.
A case of Advent-ure Calendar 1: Holiday Tavern sitting open and showing the calendar boxes inside. The cover illustration shows a wizard walking through the snow, approaching a cozy tavern.
June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The new Advent-ure Calendars have officially launched!

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June 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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The countdown has begun. Advent-ure Calendars 17-19 launch Tuesday June 10 on Kickstarter!

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A fiery mushroom cloud rises above the city, taking us back to the Atomic Age in Advent-ure Calendar 17. The Death Wizard and his beloved pet Mr. Wriggles welcome you to Advent-ure Calendar 18: Castle of ULTIMATE Death! A skeletal wizard stands in front of an imposing green castle. The wizard is scratching a skeleton cat on the top of its head…er, skull? A fierce mimic with sharp teeth is pictured in a thumbnail at the lower left. The text reads Meet Chompers! A decorated Christmas tree lays on the floor by the fireplace where stockings are hung. Three adorable kitties can’t wait for Christmas morning. Countdown to Kitty Clacks Christmas with Cocoa, Merry, and Tinsel in Advent-ure Calendar 19.
June 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Do you have what it takes to compete? The Championship of Dice Rolling will be decided at Origins!

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A banner announcing the World Championship of Dice Rolling sponsored by Black Oak Workshop and Foam Brain Games. The company logos are shown on either side of an array of rainbow colored d20 dice. The background is of multiple colorful polyhedral dice.
May 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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What’s in the truck:
1. 5 baby Chromatic dragons
2. Tiamat
3. Superman’s next problem
The back of a tractor trailer ahead of us in traffic. The trailer doors are covered in various hazmat warnings. This is how supervillains are made.
May 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We met Aku!!! #PAXEast
Craig and the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness! Craig is wearing a t-shirt with Aku’s picture on it. A black cat laying on the driveway, looking up. Also a master of darkness. His name is Aku.
May 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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A moment of peace and beautiful dice for those who celebrate. Excited to be back at PAX East. ✨⚔️✨
May 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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In line to unload our booth stuff at the Boston Convention Center. Got a couple of new supervisors.
Two seagulls perched on top of a booth in a parking lot behind the convention center, looking official.
May 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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It is the rabbit! Happy Easter!🐇
A toy white rabbit sits in a stone surrounded by dice. A white swirl set with a white bunny and a green and blue swirl set with silver swords. Also pictured is a red d6 with a medieval knight in black. The bunny has collected a pile of skulls.
April 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Happy Birthday Miss Flower, from small lady Arya and her found family Sansa and Aku. They know what it is to find a safe home. 🏠
A little tabby cat with her catnip banana, curled up in a cat bed.
April 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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For Bluesky today, a Blue Knight. Coming soon!
A box filled with six sided dice. They are a sparkling blue with silver swords in place of numbers. The number of swords equals the result.
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Today and every April 1st, we honor the chit by including a printed, color-coded set of chits free with every online order! Ok you might be thinking…what? Full explanation (and new dice) at blackoakworkshop.com
A sheet of chits. They are numbered squares representing the sides of a standard polyhedral set of dice. The squares are cut out and placed in cups on the table. To roll a d20 for example, you draw a numbered square from the d20 cup. In the early days of role playing games, dice were in short supply so chits were included in games as emergency number generators. New dice! The Advanced Dice and Crayon sets take you back to the early days of role-playing games. Color the set with the included crayon, or use your own paint pens. Available in six colors! The Advanced Dice and Crayon set shown in its retail packaging. A mysterious wizard overlooks a smoking cauldron filled with blue dice. The Moonbeam 7-dice set. The dice are a dark purple swirl with silver ink. A cat sitting on a crescent moon is on each high face. Moonbeam and her matching dice bag are now available on our website!
April 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Stopped at Lake Geneva games on our way home from Gary Con. Epic artwork and gaming space at this friendly local game store.
The entrance to Lake Geneva Games. Minis and games displayed on a wall. Met with owner Jason and talked about dice and pins! Thermal cameras are fun. Game room at Lake Geneva Games.
March 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Jolly Blackburn’s one of a kind Cobalt Dragon d20 in action.

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March 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Played pinball with a Red Dragon at Gary Con. She destroyed me. 😆✨⚔️🐲
March 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Welcome to Gary Con! ✨🌟✨
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March 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Here it is! It was out of stock until last week and has now been added back to the store.
Two 8 sided dice sitting on a white background. They are purple, blue, and pale aqua swirl. Each side has an answer in gold ink. “Nay” “No” “Yes” and “Aye” faces are shown. They are Divination d8s, rather like a Magic 8 Ball.
March 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Back home for two weeks before heading off to Gary Con. The Kitty Clacks product development team is happy to see us.
Arya, a small tabby cat friend, napping on the couch before dinner.
March 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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We’re at Mythic Con West in Asheville this weekend for some gaming fun! #dice #mythiccon
A giant blue d6 sits on a small table with a sword sticking out of the top like the sword in the stone. The words Mythic Con are on the 6 side. Whoever draws the sword from the d6 is king, not everyone knows that. A side view of the dice in the Black Oak treasure chests. Gamers having fun in the open gaming section at Mythic Con West. Dice towers by Dragon Armor Games. An assortment of handmade wooden dice towers sitting on a vendor table. They have different symbols on the front of each. The one closest to the edge of the table says “I am become …death” with a cute grim reaper. A few of our dice sit in the tray.
March 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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GAMA Expo was as always a lot of fun. We get to meet retailers, show off new stuff, and hang out with good friends. We’ll see you next year! #gamaexpo
Our show booth at GAMA Expo. All of our products displayed and watched over by Eyerene the Beholder. A table at the front of the booth displays a banner with our company name and our distributer ACD. Our booth location on aisle 1000 at GAMA Expo. New Moonbeam dice and bag set. Designed as a wedding gift and coming soon to our store. Moonbeam is a purple swirl set of dice with silver ink. There is a silhouette of a cat perched in a crescent moon on each high face and on the matching black and silver dice bag.
March 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM