#gamescience ruby

I shared these photos of my Gamescience Gem dice collection on Reddit about a year and a half ago. I can't believe it's been that long! My collection has grown a lot since then, and I plan to share new photos soon. Until then, enjoy this blast from the past!

After I posted these photos on Reddit, a lot of people asked me what the different colors are called. At the time I was able to name most of them, but was still uncertain about a few.

After many hours of additional research, I'm more confident now, although in some cases I now have more questions than answers!

This all gets confusing because retailers, ebay sellers, and even Gamescience.com themselves, tend to mix up product and color names. It doesn't help that these colors have gone through multiple stages of evolution over the past 4+ decades.

I've focused my research on finding photographic evidence, and product pages containing details and product numbers that can be cross-referenced elsewhere.

Here's what I know (names in quotes are not official):

Looking at the last photo above, left side, from top to bottom:

Rubellite (light pink; black light reactive)

Laser Red (darker hot pink; black light reactive)

Ruby (red; black light reactive)

Fire Garnet? (reddish-orange)

Fire Garnet (orange)

Laser Orange/Fire (bright hot orange; black light reactive)

Sunstone (peach; black light reactive)

Amber (light yellow/champaigne)

Topaz (deep yellow; some pieces are black light reactive)

Laser Yellow/Peridot (bright chartreuse yellow; black light reactive)

Laser Green/Teal Zircon (pale bright green; black light reactive; commonly confused with Mint)

Mint (minty light green; not black light reactive)

Mint?/Teal Zircon? (light aqua-teal) - initially identified as an aqua variant of Mint, but recent research indicates it could also be a variant of Teal Zircon. More research is in progress.

"Blue Smoke"/Moonstone?/Zircon?/Teal Zircon? (smoky light teal) - real name unknown, research in progress

Blue Moonstone (light blue)

Ice/Ice Blue (very pale light blue)

Diamond (clear)

Now the right side, from top to bottom:

Emerald (light/medium green)

Emerald (medium green)

Emerald (medium green)

Emerald (dark/medium green)

"Forest Green"/"Dark Emerald" (dark green) - real name unknown, research in progress

Zircon (dark teal)

Aqua (teal)

Laser Blue/Aquamarine (light teal-blue; black light reactive)

Sapphire (blue)

Sapphire (darker blue)

Amethyst (light purple)

Amethyst (light purple)

"Oops" Off-Color Amethyst (slightly darker light purple) - these were advertised as a dark variant of Amethyst, but they're so close to the original that I hesitate to even label them as an "Oops" set.

Tanzanite (dark purple)

Tanzanite (warm dark purple)

"Oops" Off-Color Amethyst (magenta/purple; black light reactive) - looks like a blend of Amethyst and either Rubellite or Laser Red

Smoke/Smoke Quartz (smoky gray; some pieces are black light reactive)

Not pictured - these sets didn't make it into the photos above, but will be posted later:

Blue Opal (milky light gray, semi-opaque, with blue shimmer)

Permafrost (milky light gray, semi-opaque, with purple/pink shimmer)

Glow in the Dark (whitish, semi-opaque; glows green in the dark)

Opaque Lime (lime green)

Opaque Pine/Green (medium-dark green)

Opaque Moss (medium green)

Opaque Watermelon (medium tealish-green)

Opaque Turquoise/Aqua (teal blue)

Opaque Violet/Purple (dark purple)

Opaque Plum/Purple (warm dark purple)

Opaque Wisteria/Purple/Vintage Purple (light mauve purple)

Opaque Coal/Black (black)

Also not pictured - new colors I've added to my collection since these photos were taken, which will also be posted later:

Two new shades of Rubellite (light pink; may or may not be black light reactive)

One new shade of Laser Red (dark hot pink; black light reactive)

"Neon Pink"/"Neon Watermelon" (bright, fluorescent pink; black light reactive) - real name unknown; brighter and cloudier than Laser Red

Blood Coral (reddish-orangey-pink)

One new shade of Fire Garnet (orange)

"Neon Orange"/"Neon Tangerine" (bright, fluorescent orange; black light reactive) - real name unknown; brighter and cloudier than Laser Orange/Fire

"Canary Yellow" (true yellow; black light reactive) - real name unknown, possibly from an "Oops" off-color or special edition set

"Neon Lemon"/"Neon Yellow" (bright, fluorescent yellow; black light reactive) - real name unknown; brighter and cloudier than Laser Yellow/Peridot

"Neon Lime"/"Neon Green" (bright, fluorescent lime green; black light reactive) - real name unknown; completely different from Laser Green, much brighter, cloudier, and more limey.

"Light Green"/"Light Emerald" (light green) - lighter than Emerald but not as light as Laser Green, and not black-light reactive

Blue Jasper (medium blue; cloudier than other Gem colors; glows in the dark)

One new shade of "Oops" Off-Color Amethyst, similar to the magenta dice above, but more violet

One new shade of Tanzanite (warm dark purple)

"Dark Smoke" (very dark gray, appears almost opaque black until you hold it up to a light; black light reactive) - real name unknown, probably an "Oops" off-color or special edition set

Vintage Glow in the Dark (opaque white; glows blue in the dark)

Chessex Precision Edge Amethyst, carded (Chessex rebrand of Gamescience dice)

Chessex Precision Edge Emerald, carded (Chessex rebrand of Gamescience dice)

Chessex Precision Edge Diamond, carded (Chessex rebrand of Gamescience dice)

Chessex Precision Edge Glow in the Dark, carded (Chessex rebrand of Gamescience dice)

Chessex Precision Edge Ice, carded (Chessex rebrand of Gamescience dice)

Yeah... I might have a few Gamescience dice. And this is only one of my collections! 😂