The gears of the Chrono Gear Dice Wheel, mid-turn
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Six dice.
Three ages.
One wheel. Not a better way to roll.
A better thing to own.

A solid-metal dice wheel with six spinning gear dials — d4 to d20, all on one face. Heavy in the hand, and the thing everyone at the table asks about.

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One minute, one wheel

See it turn

Why people want one

Your character sheet
took months.
Your dice took nothing.

You picked every feat, every flaw, every line of backstory. Then you roll with the same dice everyone else has. Chrono Gear is the part of your kit that finally says something about you.

01

The one they ask about

Set it down at the table and the session stops for a second. It gets picked up, turned over, handed around — every time.

02

Six dice, one face

d4 through d20, each its own spinning gear dial, all fitted into a disc that sits in your palm. Not a convenience — a piece of engineering built to be shown off.

03

Weight you feel

Solid zinc alloy, hand-plated and aged. It lands on the table like a coin from somewhere older.

How this started

"If fate is something you turn,
a gear is the most honest shape a die could take."

Steampunk has one defining element: the gear — a shape that means exactly one thing, turning. And dice are about turning too; people have pictured luck as a spinning wheel for centuries. So the design fell into place in one move: give each of the six dice its own gear, sized to its die, set across the face of one wheel. You don't throw it. You turn it. A year of sketches, castings and plating tests later — this is the result.

Three editions

Six dice.
Three ways to carry them.

Every edition holds the full d4-to-d20 set on spinning gear dials. What changes is the shape it takes — and where it lives.

Timekeeper Edition on its stand
The display piece

Timekeeper

The wheel set into an ornate gear stand — a column of brass-toned machinery that holds the room. Made to live on a shelf or desk rather than in a pocket.

Voyager Edition wheel
The one you carry

Voyager

The same wheel on its own, in a leather holster built for it. Small enough to live in a jacket pocket, and the easiest of the three to spin.

Cube Edition
Pocket size

Cube

A solid-metal cube with a gear dial on every face. Looks like a d6 until someone picks it up and finds the whole set inside.

How it works

Roll by
turning time

The wheel held in a palm, all six polyhedral dials facing up

01Pick your die

Each gear is marked with a polyhedral icon — d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20.

Close-up of the d12 dial before it is flicked

02Spin the gear

Flick the chosen gear and let the mechanism turn freely.

The same dial come to rest, its numbers lined up with the indicator

03Read the roll

When it stops, the number at the indicator is your result.

Because the gears spin instead of bouncing, your rolls stay exactly where you want them — quieter, and never off the table. For advantage or multiple dice, just spin again.

The details

Cast in metal,
finished by hand

Every figure below is measured from the production units — the same pieces photographed on this page.

The wheel
90mm (3.5 in) across · 9mm thickIdentical on the Voyager and the Timekeeper
Timekeeper (assembled)
155mm (6.1 in) tall · 115mm wideWheel and gear stand together — the stand alone is shorter
Cube
35mm (1.4 in) cubeSix faces, six gear dials
Material
Solid zinc alloyDie-cast — not hollow, not plated plastic
Finish
Bronze · Silver · Golden AgePlating and aging applied by hand
Dice
d4 · d6 · d8 · d10 · d12 · d20Each on its own free-spinning dial

Three ages of civilization

Bronze. Silver. Golden.

Pick your era after the campaign — all three cost the same.

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Silver Age

Silver Age

Golden Age

Golden Age

Timekeeper Edition shown in Bronze, Silver and Golden Age finishes
TimekeeperBronze · Silver · Golden
Voyager wheel shown in Bronze, Silver and Golden Age finishes
VoyagerBronze · Silver · Golden
Cube Edition shown in Bronze, Silver and Golden Age finishes
CubeBronze · Silver · Golden

Every edition comes in all three Ages, at the same price — you pick yours after the campaign.

Down to the last gear

Cast, machined,
and aged by hand

Each wheel is metal-cast and its gears machined to spin smooth and free, then antique-plated by hand. Up close, every tooth, shaft and numbered ring stays sharp enough to read at a glance.

Interlocking gear stack
Interlocking gearwork
Gears on the central axle
Machined to spin free
Hand-plated gold gearwork
Hand-finished plating
Bronze Age dial in bare metal
Bronze · bare-metal dials
Silver Age red and blue dials
Silver · red & blue dials
Golden Age gear teeth macro
Gold · edge teeth
The full Chrono Gear collection
Wheel beside an antique lantern
Cube Edition with dice

Kickstarter pricing

Choose your
reward

Kickstarter pricing is the lowest these will ever be — retail follows later at full price. Every reward comes in your choice of Bronze, Silver or Golden Age, picked after the campaign so you don't have to decide today.

Timekeeper Edition on its gear stand
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Timekeeper Edition

$85$95$85$95$95$95

The wheel plus its gear stand — built to sit out where people see it.

Early Bird includes $15 holster

Includes $15 holster

Voyager Edition sliding into its leather holster
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Voyager Edition

$45$48$45$48$48$48

The wheel on its own — the one that goes in your bag.

Early Bird includes $15 holster

Includes $15 holster

Cube Edition held between fingers
Single edition

Cube Edition

$35

The cube — six faces, six gear dials, pocket-sized.

Sets and bundles are revealed at launch. Prices in USD · Shipping collected after the campaign at real regional rates · Early Bird tiers last the first 48 hours onlySets and bundles are available on Kickstarter. Prices in USD · Shipping collected after the campaign at real regional rates · Early Bird tiers end October 1 at 9am EasternSets and bundles are available on Kickstarter. Prices in USD · Shipping collected after the campaign at real regional rates.Campaign prices shown in USD · Shipping was collected after the campaign at real regional rates.

From here to your table

When it ships

Sept 29, 2026

Campaign opens

Early Bird pricing runs for the first 48 hours — the lowest this will ever be, holster included.

Oct 29, 2026

Campaign closes

Thirty days on Kickstarter. Then the pledge manager opens — you pick your Age and settle shipping.

Nov – Dec 2026

Casting & plating

HYMGHO runs the production batch, plates and ages each piece by hand, and packs to order.

January 2027

Shipping begins

Parcels go out from January. US orders typically arrive in 15–25 business days, elsewhere 20–30.

Crowdfunded projects usually ship six to twelve months after a campaign ends. This one ships about two months after. Every piece photographed on this page is a finished production unit, not a render — the design work is already behind us.

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Who's behind this

Designed by us.
Built by veterans.

The Artifex Works

A design brand focused on tabletop accessories. The Chrono Gear Dice Wheel is our debut design — a year of sketches, prototypes and plating tests in the making.

HYMGHO Dice

Manufacturing and fulfillment. Producing metal and resin dice since 2019, carried in 1,500+ game stores, with multiple Kickstarter campaigns funded.

HYMGHO's two biggest dice campaigns on Kickstarter

$135,399Christmas Tree Dice
1,203 backers · 2,708% of goal
$82,245Treasures of the Pirate Necromancer
895 backers · 3,290% of goal
2,098Backers across the two
Both campaigns delivered

HYMGHO has been running Kickstarter campaigns since 2021.

FAQ

What backers
ask

What are the Kickstarter campaign dates?+

The campaign runs from Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 9am Eastern through Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 9am Eastern. Early Bird tiers are available for the first 48 hours only — the lowest price this will ever be, plus the leather holster free.

When will it ship?+

Shipping begins in January 2027 — about two months after the campaign closes, where most crowdfunded projects take six to twelve. The design work is already done: every piece photographed on this page is a finished production unit. Once parcels go out, US orders typically arrive in 15–25 business days and the rest of the world in 20–30.

How much is shipping?+

Shipping is collected after the campaign, in the pledge manager, at real regional rates. Current estimates per item: United States — Cube $12–15, Voyager $15–18, Timekeeper $18–20. Rest of world — Cube $15–18, Voyager $18–20, Timekeeper $20–25. If you order more than one piece, the shipping for each is added together.

DestinationCubeVoyagerTimekeeperArrives in
United States$12–15$15–18$18–2015–25 business days
Rest of world$15–18$18–20$20–2520–30 business days
Will this replace my dice?+

Honestly — probably not for every roll, and it isn't trying to. When you need 8d6 at once, reach for your set. Chrono Gear is what you pull out when you want the roll to feel like something: the piece that gets picked up, passed around, and asked about.

Is the Timekeeper's wheel bigger than the Voyager's?+

No — both use the exact same 90mm wheel, with identical dials and weight. The Timekeeper adds the gear stand it sits in (155mm tall overall). The Voyager is the easier of the two to spin and to carry, and it's the one the leather holster is made for. The stand can't be added later, so pick based on how you'll use it.

Does it really work as a dice set?+

Yes — six dice in one: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20. Each die is its own dial: spin it, let it stop, read the result at the marker. For advantage or multiple rolls, spin again — and for percentile rolls, spin the d10 twice.

Is a spin as random as a roll?+

Each dial rides on its own axle and spins free — no detents, no click-stops, no weighted rest position — and the numbered segments around it are cut to equal width, so nothing in the mechanism favours one result over another. Flick it properly and it keeps turning well past the point where you could steer it, then settles on its own. It reads the way a die does: you spin, you look, and you live with the number.

When do I pick my finish?+

After the campaign, in the pledge manager survey. All three Ages are the same price and sets can mix Ages freely — so there's no pressure to decide today.

Will it be cheaper at retail later?+

No — Kickstarter backers get the lowest price this will ever be, and the first units shipped.

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