Diceland
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Diceland can refer to either of two games:
- A Tile-based board game designed by Spartaco Albertarelli and released in 2002 by Kidultgame
- A Tabletop game played with collectible sets of dice designed by Toivo Rovainen and James Ernest and released in 2002 by Cheapass Games.
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Diceland (tile based game)
Players place hexagonal tiles to form a playing area. They then roll dice to form an army. The dice themselves form the soldiers in the army, and the number rolled is the strength of the soldier. As a result, in smaller games luck plays a large factor and the game can be very one-sided. Larger games tend to be more balanced, though it is not guaranteed.
External links
- Kidultgames' home page for the game
- Board Game Geek reviews and pictures of the game
Diceland (collectible dice game)
Players roll paper cut-out octahedral dice into a combat arena. The dice are then used in the same way as miniatures - they can be moved around the arena and attack other dice.
The original Diceland set was 'Diceland: Deep White Sea, released in 2002. It was followed in 2003 by three more sets: Diceland: Ogre, Diceland: Space, and Diceland: More Space, and in 2005 with Diceland: Cyburg and Diceland: Dragons. There is also a Diceland set of Button Men. In addition, there are promotional dice; the 2005 summer promo die features characters from the world famous webcomic Penny Arcade.
In 2003, Diceland won the Origins Vanguard Award 2002.
External links
- Diceland.com official home page for the game
- Board Game Geek reviews and pictures of the game
