Many gaming dice have been found during the excavations. Most are made of bone, but some are ivory or lead. The lead dice probably were made by a soldier casting lead shot in the fort.

Pass-dice was a popular game of the time in which two players would try to throw doubles. Every die that has been excavated at Jamestown is about the size of a pencil eraser. The dimensions may relate to the martial laws in the colony, which forbade soldiers from "dicing." The men made their dice very small so the pieces could be hidden easily from their superior officers.