GameStation, the “largest online dice store,” has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Lou Zocchi’s pioneering GameScience dice manufacturing operation.  In 1974 Colonel Lou Zocchi became the first American manufacturer of polyhedral dice.  The company he founded, GameScience, produced the dice that were included with the original D&D games.  Zocchi has been a tireless promoter of his dice and of adventure gaming in general at conventions, and starting at next month’s GAMA Trade show where he will appear at the GameStation booth (#1002), Zocchi will continue to do so in the future under the auspices of GameStation.

GameStation, which was founded in 2001 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, has gone from humble beginnings to the world’s largest online dice store.  In the fall of 2008 GameStation became the exclusive purveyor of GameScience dice, and earlier this month GameStation took over sole ownership and operation of GameScience.  GameStation is currently selling GameScience dice to direct retail accounts and through Alliance Game Distributors.  GameStation plans to add other distributors in the future.

Retailers who attend the GAMA trade show and sign up as a new dealer for GameScience Products will receive, for no additional cost, a new GameScience D-Total Die, a new 17-in-one die that can generate outcomes for every shape up to 24 (a $26 value).