Meyer Drill Dice

In Kunst Des Fechtens, Joachim Meyer says that one should be able to strike from each Bloss (opening) to each Bloss, with each edge of the sword (Long, Short, Inside Flat and Outside Flat).

I designed these dice to randomly generate one of these combinations. There are two types of dice:
- Sequence: Depicts a sequence of Meyer's Figure
- Strike: With which edge of the sword to hit the Bloss

I also made a digital version with some more options, which can be found here.

How to use:

You will need 1 sequence die and 4 strike dice.

Roll all the dice, and arrange the strike dice in a square, each depicting a Bloss. The sequence die will indicate the order of the strikes (the correct side is the one in which the numbers are the right way up), the strike dice indicate the edge with which to hit.

Feel free to use this how you want. If you add some normal d4s, you can also roll for which strikes should be Fehlen or Ablauffen. If you don't want to hit with the flat, interpret it like a normal cut or a thrust.

How I like to train with this tool (but you do whatever you want):

1. Roll a sequence. 1 is for Zufechten, 2 and 3 is short distance, 4 is for Abzug.

2. Try it a few times slowly, until you have the hang of it.

3. Do the sequence 10 times with more intensity, slowing down if your technique gets worse.

Note about readability and multi-color printing:

It can be hard to read the dice when printed in a single material. You can use crayon to fill out the holes (as in the image), or simply paint it.

I have designed the model so that the letters are in a different material. However I haven't been able to test this, as I don't have a printer that can easily do multiple materials. If it does not work, please let me know!