Gang of Dice
The boss is going to retire. As one of his lieutenants, you need to take over the reins of the family. But you're not alone in this race... Gather as many minions as possible to show that you are a true leader. Don't be too power-hungry though, as it would displease the boss-he could even get rid of you with a bomb! How far will you go to take his place?
Each round, a Warning card is revealed that displays a particular dice combination or threshold. Each player chooses any number of their dice and rolls them. Your goal is to obtain the highest result without triggering the combination indicated on the card. The player who manages to do that wins the round and gains the dice rolled by all players. At the end of the game, the player with the most dice wins.
Number of players: 2 - 4
Game duration: 17 mn
Complexity: 1 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
The game is played in 12 rounds. In each round players try to roll the highest total without triggering the active "warning" card.
Each player starts with a pool of 48 dice (or 36 dice in a four player game). These dice will be rolled as the game is played, the winner of each round taking all dice from that round. Whoever has the most dice in their pool at the end is the winner!
Rounds
On each round a "warning" card is randomly selected. It describes some combination of dice that is not permitted.
On your turn you must choose some number of your dice to roll (always at least 1 die). You may optionally reroll dice twice: after your initial roll you may optionally choose any of the dice to reroll, then again optionally choose any of the dice to reroll. After that your dice roll is final.
The sum of the dice is your score. The dice have sides numbered 1 to 5, with a sixth side showing a gangster face. The gangster face is not a number and counts as 0 score points. It is never equal to any number or to itself; it is neither even nor odd; and it adds 0 to your score.
Dice are left on the table after being rolled. At the end of the round the player with the highest score wins the round and takes all the dice on the table into their pool.
If multiple players have the same score, the tie-breaker is how many dice were rolled (more dice beats fewer dice). If multiple players have the same score with the same number of dice, the one who rolled sooner in the round wins.
If you trigger the "warning" card, you lose the round. (If the card is black, your dice are checked once, after you are done rolling; if it triggers you lose the round. If the card is yellow, your dice are checked after each roll or re-roll; if it triggers you instantly lose the round.)
If all players trigger the "warning" card, they all lose the round. All dice used remain on the table; in the next round, they will be bonus dice that will be kept by the winner.
Bonus dice
On the last three rounds, there are bonus dice put on the table at the start of the round:
| Round 10 | 3 bonus dice |
|---|---|
| Round 11 | 6 bonus dice |
| Round 12 | 9 bonus dice |
As always, the winner of each round takes all the dice on the table.
End of Game
If any player ever loses all dice, that player is eliminated.
The winner is the player with the most dice at the end of the 12th round. If there is a tie the players are joint winners.
