Dodecahedral bowling

TL;DR

This paper explores a novel use of ancient Roman Dodecahedra as a basis for a bowling game, considering their physical features and potential collision dynamics.

Contribution

It proposes a new game concept utilizing Roman Dodecahedra, highlighting their physical characteristics and potential for collision-based gameplay.

Findings

Dodecahedra have holes and knobs affecting collision behavior

Different hole sizes create biased rigid bodies

Potential for a unique historical-themed bowling game

Abstract

In this paper I propose a possible use of Roman Dodecahedra, which are bronze artifacts of gallo-roman origin dating from the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, for playing a bowling game. The presence of holes and knobs can be quite important during collisions. Moreover, in several of these objects, the holes have different sizes providing a biased rigid body.