🖼️ Giuseppe Zocchi, 1765.
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🖼️ Giuseppe Zocchi, 1765.
The legendary game designer, distributor, and publisher Louis Zocchi has left us at the age of 91. He founded Zocchi Distribution (the first distributor dedicated exclusively to hobby games) and Gamescience (which made games and polyhedral dice).
April 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The legendary game designer, distributor, and publisher Louis Zocchi has left us at the age of 91. He founded Zocchi Distribution (the first distributor dedicated exclusively to hobby games) and Gamescience (which made games and polyhedral dice).
Meet Lou Zocchi, the brilliant creator who created the Zocchihedron (d100) and the funky dice we all know and love!
goodman-games.com/lou-zocchi-t...
#oldschool #AdventuresInFiction #gaming #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #roleplayinggames #GoodmanGames #tabletoprpg #DCC #DnD5e
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February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Meet Lou Zocchi, the brilliant creator who created the Zocchihedron (d100) and the funky dice we all know and love!
goodman-games.com/lou-zocchi-t...
#oldschool #AdventuresInFiction #gaming #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #roleplayinggames #GoodmanGames #tabletoprpg #DCC #DnD5e
goodman-games.com/lou-zocchi-t...
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Gorgeous Lou Zocchi high-impact dice. RIP.
April 20, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Gorgeous Lou Zocchi high-impact dice. RIP.
Lou Zocchi possessed many talents. He promoted an industry before it was even remotely an industry. He believed in the power of our community, its excellence, and always had fun. We shall not see his like again.
The Chaosium remembers you fondly Lou, and wishes you Vale and Farewell.
The Chaosium remembers you fondly Lou, and wishes you Vale and Farewell.
Vale Lou Zocchi (1934-2026)
Lou Zocchi possessed many talents. He promoted an industry before it was even remotely an industry. He believed in the power of our community, its excellence, and always had fun.
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April 21, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Lou Zocchi possessed many talents. He promoted an industry before it was even remotely an industry. He believed in the power of our community, its excellence, and always had fun. We shall not see his like again.
The Chaosium remembers you fondly Lou, and wishes you Vale and Farewell.
The Chaosium remembers you fondly Lou, and wishes you Vale and Farewell.
RIP Lou Zocchi you taught me it was NOT okay to be insufficiently randomized
April 20, 2026 at 4:03 AM
RIP Lou Zocchi you taught me it was NOT okay to be insufficiently randomized
Word is that Lou Zocchi passed today.
He was one of the earliest distributors of RPGs, helping them to get out to players across the country.
He published foundational early RPGs like Space Patrol and Superhero: 2044 (the latter the first superhero RPG).
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He was one of the earliest distributors of RPGs, helping them to get out to players across the country.
He published foundational early RPGs like Space Patrol and Superhero: 2044 (the latter the first superhero RPG).
www.reddit.com/r/dice/comme...
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April 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Word is that Lou Zocchi passed today.
He was one of the earliest distributors of RPGs, helping them to get out to players across the country.
He published foundational early RPGs like Space Patrol and Superhero: 2044 (the latter the first superhero RPG).
www.reddit.com/r/dice/comme...
He was one of the earliest distributors of RPGs, helping them to get out to players across the country.
He published foundational early RPGs like Space Patrol and Superhero: 2044 (the latter the first superhero RPG).
www.reddit.com/r/dice/comme...
Piazza della Signoria ve Floransa Katedrali, Giuseppe Zocchi tarafından resmedilmiş, 1744 civarı.
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Piazza della Signoria ve Floransa Katedrali, Giuseppe Zocchi tarafından resmedilmiş, 1744 civarı.
Dice legend Lou Zocchi, gamer and inventor of the zocchihedron and champion of balanced, sharp-edged dice, has passed.
Most may recall him from videos of his impassioned pitch for good quality dice, or from seeing him at cons over the past 50 years.
16 Feb 1935 - 15 Apr 2026
Roll in peace, Lou!
Most may recall him from videos of his impassioned pitch for good quality dice, or from seeing him at cons over the past 50 years.
16 Feb 1935 - 15 Apr 2026
Roll in peace, Lou!
April 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Dice legend Lou Zocchi, gamer and inventor of the zocchihedron and champion of balanced, sharp-edged dice, has passed.
Most may recall him from videos of his impassioned pitch for good quality dice, or from seeing him at cons over the past 50 years.
16 Feb 1935 - 15 Apr 2026
Roll in peace, Lou!
Most may recall him from videos of his impassioned pitch for good quality dice, or from seeing him at cons over the past 50 years.
16 Feb 1935 - 15 Apr 2026
Roll in peace, Lou!
This day has been _a lot_. But I did get a set of Zocchi Dice in the mail for a special project I want to try....
August 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This day has been _a lot_. But I did get a set of Zocchi Dice in the mail for a special project I want to try....
Just some of my Gamescience Dice (Zocchi Dice).
April 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Just some of my Gamescience Dice (Zocchi Dice).
Col. Lou Zocchi at a 2008 convention talking for 20 minutes straight about why his dice are better dice:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-A...
April 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Col. Lou Zocchi at a 2008 convention talking for 20 minutes straight about why his dice are better dice:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-A...
Michelangelo'nin ilk gençlik dönemi çalışması temsili.
Cesare Zocchi
Cesare Zocchi
April 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Michelangelo'nin ilk gençlik dönemi çalışması temsili.
Cesare Zocchi
Cesare Zocchi
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
RIP Lou Zocchi, master of weird dice & creator of the d100 Zocchihedron; also a key figure in #StarTrek games history, writer of the 1st (unlicensed) ST tabletop wargame that evolved into Star Fleet Battles + publisher of Space Patrol, arguably the roleplaying game that set the tone for ST RPGs. 🖖
April 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
RIP Lou Zocchi, master of weird dice & creator of the d100 Zocchihedron; also a key figure in #StarTrek games history, writer of the 1st (unlicensed) ST tabletop wargame that evolved into Star Fleet Battles + publisher of Space Patrol, arguably the roleplaying game that set the tone for ST RPGs. 🖖
Lou Zocchi has died at age 91 (Feb 17, 1935 - Apr 15, 2026). oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/8144372...
April 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Lou Zocchi has died at age 91 (Feb 17, 1935 - Apr 15, 2026). oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/8144372...
Lou Zocchi passed away last week. The mystery of this 1973 Alien Space Battle Manual attachment TV game that shouldn't or didn't exist will forever remain a mystery.
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The legendary game designer, distributor, and publisher Louis Zocchi has left us at the age of 91. He founded Zocchi Distribution (the first distributor dedicated exclusively to hobby games) and Gamescience (which made games and polyhedral dice).
April 21, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Lou Zocchi passed away last week. The mystery of this 1973 Alien Space Battle Manual attachment TV game that shouldn't or didn't exist will forever remain a mystery.
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TSR sold Creative Publications polyhedral dice in their mail order business for use with D&D. They also sold percentage dice (two d20s numbered 0-9 twice) made by Lou Zocchi, an enterprising game developer who began producing his own d20 dice, (and eventually superior full sets of polyhedral dice)
July 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
TSR sold Creative Publications polyhedral dice in their mail order business for use with D&D. They also sold percentage dice (two d20s numbered 0-9 twice) made by Lou Zocchi, an enterprising game developer who began producing his own d20 dice, (and eventually superior full sets of polyhedral dice)
Written in under eight hours, may I present: a surprisingly nimble SRD built on top of the least convenient dice set possible. Meet Zocchi SRD.
Totally free, do with it what you will.
Totally free, do with it what you will.
Zocchi SRD by Bammax Games
Sleek NSR with the least convenient dice
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November 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Written in under eight hours, may I present: a surprisingly nimble SRD built on top of the least convenient dice set possible. Meet Zocchi SRD.
Totally free, do with it what you will.
Totally free, do with it what you will.
Louis Zocchi of GAMESCIENCE Dice fame passed away. Almost all of my time playing various RPGs has been with the dozens of sets of Zocchi dice I own. I found his passion for dice very convincing. Here he is talking about how dice are made and why how they are made matters.
youtu.be/MRzg_M8pQms
youtu.be/MRzg_M8pQms
Louis Zocchi of GAMESCIENCE Dice at GenCon 2015
YouTube video by DoctorDice
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April 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Louis Zocchi of GAMESCIENCE Dice fame passed away. Almost all of my time playing various RPGs has been with the dozens of sets of Zocchi dice I own. I found his passion for dice very convincing. Here he is talking about how dice are made and why how they are made matters.
youtu.be/MRzg_M8pQms
youtu.be/MRzg_M8pQms
Lou Zocchi was a true legend - a word that’s so often overused. But in this case, none other fits.
The first true SF game I played was STAR FLEET BATTLES. I have such fond memories of 14-year old me pulling strings across the floor in ship-to-ship battles…
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The first true SF game I played was STAR FLEET BATTLES. I have such fond memories of 14-year old me pulling strings across the floor in ship-to-ship battles…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fl...
April 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Lou Zocchi was a true legend - a word that’s so often overused. But in this case, none other fits.
The first true SF game I played was STAR FLEET BATTLES. I have such fond memories of 14-year old me pulling strings across the floor in ship-to-ship battles…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fl...
The first true SF game I played was STAR FLEET BATTLES. I have such fond memories of 14-year old me pulling strings across the floor in ship-to-ship battles…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fl...
GNU Lou Zocchi. 😭
Seeing numerous reports that Lou Zocchi has died. RIP to a legend of the game. Can’t imagine anyone else will ever have a die size named after them.
Meet Lou Zocchi, the brilliant creator who created the Zocchihedron (d100) and the funky dice we all know and love!
goodman-games.com/lou-zocchi-t...
#oldschool #AdventuresInFiction #gaming #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #roleplayinggames #GoodmanGames #tabletoprpg #DCC #DnD5e
goodman-games.com/lou-zocchi-t...
#oldschool #AdventuresInFiction #gaming #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #roleplayinggames #GoodmanGames #tabletoprpg #DCC #DnD5e
April 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
GNU Lou Zocchi. 😭
Very sad to hear of the death of the great Lou Zocchi, who spent much of his life advocating for higher standards in dice manufacturing. He and his infectious enthusiasm will be sadly missed.
On a more pedestrian level, I now have a hook to hang my next column for Wyrd Science on.
On a more pedestrian level, I now have a hook to hang my next column for Wyrd Science on.
April 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Very sad to hear of the death of the great Lou Zocchi, who spent much of his life advocating for higher standards in dice manufacturing. He and his infectious enthusiasm will be sadly missed.
On a more pedestrian level, I now have a hook to hang my next column for Wyrd Science on.
On a more pedestrian level, I now have a hook to hang my next column for Wyrd Science on.
Lou Zocchi of Game Science made d20 percentage dice with +signs to make it easier to figure out percentages before that players had been marking half the faces different color to read it. Armory, Windmill Hobbies others made better dice than TSR offered so called "high impact dice" that were durable
July 24, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Lou Zocchi of Game Science made d20 percentage dice with +signs to make it easier to figure out percentages before that players had been marking half the faces different color to read it. Armory, Windmill Hobbies others made better dice than TSR offered so called "high impact dice" that were durable