ABC Dice 2001

A word dice game packaged to appeal to antique lovers. It is "inspired by centuries-old references to spelling dice", quoting John Locke's approval of using them, and the box art and the font on the dice have an antique feel to them.

There 8 dice included -- whose sides have a letter from the (modern) alphabet, or an asterisk as a wild card -- and a rules sheet. To play a turn, a player rolls all 8 dice and rearranges them to spell as many words as possible in a set amount of time, while another player writes them down. Different scoring schemes are presented for players of different ages.

The rules sheet has safety warnings on the back not to play on a glass or other fragile surface, useful precautions since the dice are fairly large (1 inch cubes) and weighty.