The Broken Token Modular Dice Tumbler - Stair

I've never been able to shove enough dice down this thing to clog it. The dice are well randomized by the many levels on the way down. Would buy again (and probably will).

I wanted some dice towers. Here we are with the results; I have built and modified a few dice towers and am uploading a review of each of them.The following products are here reviewed:The Broken Token Modular Dice Tumbler - Base Side: $15.98 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8W5MQP/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The Broken Token Modular Dice Tumbler - Stair: $26.98 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8F1XXK/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The Broken Token Modular Dice Tumbler - Bones: $26.98https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8HH3YC/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Q-Workshop Color Dice Tower: $27.53https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XPYVFCM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Dice Tower and Dice Tray for Dice Games - by C4 Labs: $29.99https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WW2G572/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Assembly: Here the C4-labs model wins as in you simply open the box and it is complete. I modified it by using some tack glue and felt to soften the noise of dice hitting the wooden base. You can see the appearance of the model in the attached photo; it's sturdy, solid, and can be broken down for ease of transport.The Broken Token towers require assembly. They should be assembled with wood glue for sturdiness; this process does not require any particular skill and takes appx 1 hour. The Broken Token towers require both a Tumbler and a Base Side for assembly as I made them. I used felt and tack to line them with felt to soften the noise of dice coming down the wood.The Broken Token offerings can be mixed-and-matched to make a taller tower. This may not be practical for a table. The Base may or may not be glued to the Tumbler..The Q-Workshop Color Dice Tower was the most difficult to build but not much more than the Broken Token towers. There were poorly-cut pieces that required some work with a hobby knife to fix. I used wood glue to finish the product. I then used a piece of cardboard to give the tower a base and lined it with felt to soften the sound. The Q-Workshop tower does NOT have a base and drops the dice right onto the table.Durability: The edge goes to the C4 model; the acrylic handles metal dice with ease and shows no signs of damage after testing it with 6 metal d20s at a time. It collapses for transport, so the base and the tower are not permanently attached. It is very hard to get to the internal shelves if you want to line them for more sound muffling.The Broken Token towers have two layers of wood which make them durable. They showed no damage after testing them with metal dice and are quite sturdy once the wood glue sets. If assembled without wood glue, they won't be as sturdy.The Q-Workshop Tower is the flimsiest - but not actually flimsy. If glued properly, it will certainly stand up to almost any abuse done to it. It showed no damage after I ran 6 metal d20 through it.Size: The C4-labs model is appx 10.25" high, 7.75 long, and 3" wide. The Broken Token towers are comparable at appx 9.75" high x 3.125" wide by 9.75" long. The Q-Labs is the smallest, at appx 6.75" high x 3.75 wide at the battlements (and appx 3" at the base) x 6.25" long.Noise: Adding felt to the base makes the towers much quieter but slows down the dice, resulting in reduced movement. This is most notable on d4. However, dice towers are nosier than rolling right on a table. The C4-labs and Q-Workshop Color Dice Thrower were both rather noisy to the point that you may find it a detraction. The Broken Token towers are fairly quiet with felt just at the base.Capacity: The Q-Workshop tower can handle appx 8 standard-sized dice before the tray backs up. The other towers were tested with 20d6 and passed them through every time with no problem.Reliability: All of the towers were undamaged and never blocked up when taking 6d20, plastic or metal. When taking 10d10 (plastic), the Q-Workshop tower would have a couple of backed-up dice. This is likely due to the felt I added. When taking 5d4, the same thing happened. The Q-Workshop tower can handle about 8 dice (except for d4) reliably. The Q-workshop tower could handle 3d4 at a time reliably. The other three towers took 20d6 with zero blockages in ten trials.No dice hopped out of the dice base on any trials.Secondary Use: The Q-Workshop tower can be a terrain feature easily.Bottom Line:Broken Token: Modular, may be stained, very neat design, quietest, highest price (tumbler + base)C4-labs: Sturdy, already assembled, loud, large, can be taken apart easilyQ-Workshop: Small, second use as a terrain piece, neat visual element, no bottom (I added one), can only handle a few d4 or a larger but still limited number of other dice.

A little hard to put together but otherwise fine.