Apply glue to the 2 flaps and and fold them over so that the blue lines
Building the Paper Dice Tower are inside. Fold in half again so that the wood grain is on the outside and
Tools Needed: A pen, pencil, or bone folder for scoring the paper (this it should look like this when done.
will make folding easier). Paper (heavy card stock preferred). Scissors, a
razor knife, and straight edge. Glue stick and tape.
Do not add glue so that it stays flat...let it v out from the middle fold.
Before you start: You can either use my graphics on the outside or Place the 2 Support Beams aside for now.
decorate the outside yourself. The fold lines are the blue dashed lines
(the shorter dashes) and the cut line are the red dashed lines (the longer Step 4) The Court Yard. Score all the blue lines first. Cut out the Court
dashes). Using a straight edge and a pen (or pencil or bone folder), score Yard. Before cutting out the Support Beam slit, fold that flap so it look
all the blue lines first, before cutting. like this and use your razor knife to cut. This makes it easier.
Step 1) Print the pdf files. Place the Court Yard off to the side for now.
Step 2) The Baffles. Sore all the blue lines first. Then cut out the 4 Step 5) The Tower. Score all the blue lines first. Cut the door out. Cut
baffles. Fold the baffles so the blue lines are mountain folds (the blue out the 4 slits for the Support Beams (if you fold it over like you did for
line is on the outside of the folded paper). Do not apply the glue yet. the Court Yard it will be easier). Fold all 4 of the fold lines in a valley
Place them to the side for now. fold, then fold the fold the middle fold line (M fold) into a mountain fold
and place the tower on the table. The folds should make it look like a W.
Step 3) The Support Beams. Score all the blue lines first. Cut out the
Support Beams so they look like the graphic below. Step 6) Glue the Baffles to the Tower. The baffles should be folded and
ready to go with the fold lines on top of the mountain folds. Place the
Tower so it is laying on the table with the door near the bottom (closer to
you). Take a second to place a baffle on the tower without glue...notice
how tab fit into the baffle lines. Start with the left (or the right side) and
do those baffle before continuing to the other side. Do one baffle at a
c Fold the two outer flaps inside and then fold in half so it so it looks time.
like this. While it is folded cut along the red lines to create a notch. Apply glue to the tabs on the baffle that say glue. I also apply tape to the
other side of the tabs (this holds everything together while the glue
dries). It can be a little tricky gluing the baffles to the tower, since the
Unfold it, and it should look like this. tower doesn't always co-operate, but persistence will win.
Step 7) Gluing the Tower's seam. Once all 4 baffles have been glued,
fold the tower along the B folds so that it is flat on the table. On the flap
that says “Tower Seam Glue” is where you will apply the glue. Note:
there is a small gap between where the two flaps connect and some glue
might attach to the other side of the tower. Be mindful not to let this
happen if you can.
After gluing the seams press the tower flat with a little pressure and then really large quantity of dice do it in a smaller groups of 10 (or so).
let it sit for a few minutes while the glue sets. When you are holding, picking up or passing the tower to another player
Step 8) Attaching the Court Yard. Place the tower flat on the table with you should do so by holding and applying the pressure to the two
the door to the bottom left. Note the fold in the tower where the beam opposite flat sides (not corners). You can accidentally release the support
slit is. Add glue the tab on the courtyard near the beam slit and place it beams by putting pressure on the corners.
so the fold on the courtyard and the fold on the tower align. The When folded flat the Paper Dice Tower fits nicely into a 6x9 envelope
courtyard should also align with the bottom of the tower. for easy storage.
Apply glue to the other tab on the courtyard and glue it to the wall to the
left of the door, so that the fold in the courtyard lines up with the edge of
the door. The Paper Dice Tower is licensed under the
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time for the glue to set and then you can try it out. Enjoy
Using the Paper Tower
Pop open the paper tower by pushing on the two corners (figure 1) about
midway up the tower so it looks like (figure 2). Swing out the court yard
wall so it is in front of the tower.
Install the two support beams inside the tower. One goes in thru the top
and the other in thru the bottom. To install press on the two opposite
corners without the slits in them, so that the tower will open wide
enough to fit them in, once the beams are in the slit holes, release and
the tower will squeeze down on the support beams holding them in
place.
How to Use: Hold the tower with one hand and drop the dice into the
top of the tower with your other hand. The tower can handle up to 10 (or
so) dice at a time. Once the dice have traveled through the tower; pick
the tower straight up so all the dice can be seen. If you are rolling a
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