of numbers could have black numbers on a white background while the other set of numbers has white numbers imprinted on a black background arranged as shown in table 5 below other number patterns are possible but may be more difficult to manufacture table 5 shows one possible combination of two color backgrounds and two color number sets is shown for a set of three dice this pattern assumes that the upper die body also contains the first number set ant the lower die body contains the second number set table 5______________________________________ first secondupper body lower body number set number set______________________________________die white black black white number 1die black red red black number 2die red white white red number 3______________________________________ a more complex die color method may involve four colors on a single die two background colors and two different colors for the numbers for example each set of numbers could be given a different color while the background color of each number depends on weather it is odd or even a very complex decorative type of die could be designed involving the use of many colors for both the backgrounds and number colorations such a colorful die could be made several inches in diameter and used as a teaching aid for small children this style of die could be made into a hollow 34 unbreakable 34 plastic icosahedron 34.