Stocked close to you
Designed in house, with warehouses in the EU and the US. Your order ships from whichever is nearer, not from the far side of the world. See shipping rates and delivery times.
Why CritStones
Dice worth the table you roll them on.
We are GlassStaff, Europe's biggest tabletop dice brand, based in Boskoop, the Netherlands. We design CritStones dice in house for RPG players and wargamers alike, hold stock in the EU and the US, and back every die for life. Here is the case for buying from us rather than from the cheapest listing you can find.
4.95 / 5 from 7,471 verified reviews, independently collected
The CritStones Promise
EU and US warehouses
350+ shops in 20+ countries
Six materials
The short version
Is GlassStaff a real dice brand you can trust?
Yes. GlassStaff is Europe's biggest tabletop dice brand, based in Boskoop, the Netherlands, and CritStones are its dice. Every set is designed in house, stocked in warehouses in the EU and the US, and backed by the CritStones Promise, our lifetime guarantee. Players rate us 4.95 / 5 from 7,471 verified reviews, independently collected, and you will find CritStones in 350+ game shops in 20+ countries. Your order ships from the warehouse on your side of the Atlantic; from Boskoop, anything ordered before 13:00 CET on a weekday usually leaves the same day.
Side by side
Why not just grab the cheapest set online?
You can, and plenty do. But a mystery listing on a giant marketplace and a set designed in Boskoop by people who play are not the same purchase. Here is the difference, laid out plainly.
Buying CritStones from GlassStaff
- Warehouses in the EU and the US, so your order ships from the warehouse on your side of the Atlantic.
- Designed in house, not drop-shipped. If you can see it, someone here made the call on it.
- The CritStones Promise on every die: one free replacement per player, postage on us, whether you bought direct or from a stockist.
A mystery listing on a giant marketplace
- Usually one warehouse an ocean away, with the customs paperwork left as your problem.
- The same generic set under a dozen names, with no one behind the design.
- Chip a die and the seller has usually vanished by the time you notice.
What you actually get
Six reasons the set is worth it.
Six materials, one standard
Metal, sharp-edge resin, liquid core, glass, gemstone and hollow metal. Different feels, different price points, the same standard for each. Dice materials, explained walks through all six.
Backed for life
The CritStones Promise covers every CritStones die: one free replacement per player, postage on us, whether you bought direct or from a stockist. Read the promise.
7,471 verified reviews
An average of 4.95 out of 5, independently collected. Read them before you spend a coin. See the reviews.
Real people behind the counter
The crew that designs and packs your dice also answers your email. No ticket purgatory, no copy-paste, just people who play too, RPG night or tabletop battle. Meet the Guild.
Fast dispatch
Order before 13:00 CET on a weekday and it usually leaves our warehouse in Boskoop the same day. Your next session should not have to wait a fortnight.
Who you are buying from
Built by people who play.
GlassStaff started with me sketching D&D art before dawn, ahead of a regular human job, because the things I wanted for my own table did not exist yet. Other people wanted them too. Today we are a guild of nerds in a workshop in Boskoop, the Netherlands, and we still design everything ourselves instead of reselling someone else's catalogue: CritStones dice, the Player Journal, foam crumbles, even the box a set sits in on a shop shelf.
When a die lands in your hand, someone on the team decided exactly how it should feel, and we still sweat that detail on every single set. The feedback we trust most is a stranger at a convention table picking one up and asking what on earth it is. The longer story, jokes included, is on About us.
CedriqueFounder, GlassStaff
Straight answers
Questions people ask before their first set.
Is GlassStaff a legitimate dice company?
Yes. GlassStaff is Europe's biggest tabletop dice brand, based in Boskoop, the Netherlands, and home of CritStones dice. We design every set in house, hold stock in the EU and the US, and back every die with the CritStones lifetime guarantee. Players rate us 4.95 / 5 from 7,471 verified reviews, independently collected. You will find CritStones in 350+ game shops in 20+ countries.
Where does GlassStaff ship from, and where to?
We hold stock in the EU and the US and ship from the warehouse on your side of the Atlantic. From Boskoop, orders placed before 13:00 CET on a weekday usually leave the same day. Rates, zones and delivery times are on the shipping page.
Are CritStones dice good for roleplaying games and wargaming?
Yes. CritStones are designed for roleplayers and wargamers alike: full polyhedral sets, individual dice and specialty pieces, in six materials, for whatever you play at the table. New to the polyhedral set? D&D dice explained covers what each die does.
What materials do CritStones come in?
Six: metal, sharp-edge resin, liquid core, glass, gemstone and hollow metal. Each has its own feel, weight and price point, and every one is covered by the CritStones Promise. Dice materials, explained walks through all six, and the 10,000-roll balance test answers the question everyone asks about liquid core.
What happens if a die chips or breaks?
The CritStones Promise covers it: one free replacement per player, postage on us, whether you bought direct or from a stockist. File a guarantee claim and we take it from there.
Can I buy CritStones in a shop, or stock them in mine?
Very likely, yes. CritStones are stocked in 350+ shops in 20+ countries, and the Where to buy page lists them. If you run a game shop and want them on your shelf, the Stock CritStones page explains how wholesale works and how to request a trade account.
More on orders, 60-day returns and trade accounts in the FAQ. Every guide, promise and page is gathered in The Guild Hall.
Roll something you are proud of
Find the set you cannot stop looking at.
Metal, resin, glass, stone or a little sea sloshing inside. Whichever calls to you, it was designed in Boskoop and backed for life.