I saw a 20 sided die in the Kelsey Museum of Archeology in Ann Arbor, 
Michigan that dates back to ancient egypt.

Doesn't really further the discussion but its kind of cool though! =)

- Marc

  At 12:07 PM 2/21/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Ryan S. Dancey wrote:
>
>
>>You may be confused with patent law; where any evidence of "prior art" de 
>>facto kills the ability to patent something.  Trademark law (as I 
>>mentioned before) is concerned with consumers.  So the case you'd have to 
>>make in opposition to the d20 System registration is that there are a 
>>whole bunch of consumers out there who would become confused if WotC was 
>>allowed to register the term "d20 System" and preclude its use by other 
>>RPG publishers.  I think you'll have a hard time making that argument.
>
>Several posters on Usenet apparently believed WOTC was trying to prevent 
>any other game company from using a game system which involved 20 sided dice.
>
>These people also probably believe someone in Nigeria will send them 40 
>millions dollars, but so it goes.
>
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