When I was offered a chance to review the Screaming Dice from Cal Exotics, for EdenFantasys, I thought it would be fun. While I’m not a huge player of adult games, on occasion my husband and I play them for a change of pace and some amusement. This did provide some amusement, albeit of the frustrated kind.
The Screaming Dice comes packaged in plastic, with a cardboard header proclaiming “Lights & Sounds” and “Action Dice with Flashing Lights that Scream Excitement!”. The header also lists the material as Cis-Polybutadiene rubber, and mentions that the dice uses 2 watch sized batteries which are included.
The first thing that struck me was that there was only 1 die in the package. While dice to me means a pair, the package is using dice to refer to only one. I figured that was ok, surely a game with one die could still be fun to play.
The die is a translucent red in color, and 1 1/2″ square. The rubber material is soft and squishy, and has a light rubbery scent. It isn’t very noticeable and quickly fades. The material has a tendency to pick up everything it touches. Dust, crumbs, hair, fingerprints: you name it, it sticks to the surface, making cloudy and dirty easily. The die can’t be run under water, but can be wiped clean with a wet cloth.
The die sides each have a white circle, with a different phrase on each side in a different font. The phrases are “Nipple Play” opposite “Undress”, “Foreplay” opposite “Do it”, and “Kiss & Caress” opposite “Use a toy”.
A very noticeable seam runs around the halves. It can be seen and felt, and I honestly thought the two halves must be separated along this seam to get to the batteries. The seam doesn’t seem to affect the roll of the die.
The packaging states that 2 watch batteries are included, and sure enough, they are visible inside the die. In the center of the side that says “Use a toy” is a small hole, large enough to stick a paperclip or the tip of a pen through. The batteries lie right below the hole. The batteries cannot be removed from the toy, so saying the batteries are included is a bit misleading. This means to me that I can replace the batteries when they die.
While no instructions are provided, my husband and I thought we could make a fun game of this, so we settled down one night to give it a go. I was thinking the die could be fun, and wanted to see the flashing lights and hear the sounds.
We ran up against a big problem. The die didn’t work.
I expected it to perform when rolled, but that wasn’t the case. Oh, it rolled all right, but no lights, no sound, no anything.
My husband suggested rolling it harder, maybe dropping it from a greater height. Nothing. We tried rolling it hard into the wall. Still nothing.
We were both frustrated, so we decided to use the die without the lights or sounds and see what kind of a game we could make of it. It was kind of fun to give the die a roll and follow the instructions on the side, setting a time limit to perform the action, but I really wanted to see the lights and hear the sounds.
I figured the die was dead, but after reading a few reviews on how hard it had to impact a surface to perform, I gave it another go. To the amusement of my two dogs, I threw it at the linoleum floor. It bounced off at an odd angle, but no noise or lights. The dogs went after it thinking I wanted to play, so once I retrieved it (before they got their teeth in it), I banished them to outside the gate to watch.
I gave it my strongest throw into the floor, and voila! The sound went off and lights flashed. It wasn’t too loud, and it operated for about 3 seconds. It also bounced pretty high and careened off under the bookshelf. I retrieved it and tried a gentler throw, thinking maybe it just needed to be activated. No dice. I had to use a ridiculous amount of strength to make the lights and noises reappear. I was able to get the die to show different lights and sounds, but by then my arm was tired from bashing this into the floor.
While the idea for this die is fun and could possibly provide amusement and a little spice, the die just does not work. You shouldn’t have to exert force like you’re trying to ring the bell at the Strong Man carnival game to get the die to flash and make noise.
Cute concept, disappointing execution.
Thank you to EdenFantasys for sending this to me free for review!
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This product was provided to me free of charge by EdenFantasys in exchange for an unbiased review. This review is in compliance with the FTC guidelines.
