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Dice Throne Rulebook - v2.4.1 - 2023.05.10
Dice Throne Rulebook - v2.4.1 - 2023.05.10
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A heart-pumping, fast-playing game of skilled card play When a player with Evasive receives damage, m s
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1 p oin HERO BOARD
If
they may choose to spend this token. If spent, roll 1 1. t
and dice manipulation. The game is played over a series the outcome is 1-2, no damage is received (although other
1
associated effects may still apply). Multiple Evasive tokens
of rounds where you will be rolling your hero’s dice up to may be spent in an attempt to prevent the same source
2 HERO LEAFLET
of damage.
3 times. You will use the combination of dice symbols or
revolver
numbers to activate your hero’s abilities to attack your reload Deal
Bounty HunteR
showdown deadeye 3 TOKENS
opponent(s). Stack limit: 2 dmg
Positive Status Effect
Deal dmg
• Stack your Status Effect and Companion tokens on
Spend & add ½ of 1 1 to Attack dmg:
SMALL STRAIGHT
your leaflet in their associated places.
WINNING THE GAME
Inflict Bounty .
If a player concludes their Offensive Roll Phase with an Deal dmg
Then deal undefendable dmg.
After targeting an opponent, Inflict Knockdown .
Attack, they may spend this token. If spent, roll 1 1 and you each roll 1 1:
HEALTH DIAL
Deal undefendable dmg.
Defeat your opponents by reducing their health to 0. add ½ the value as dmg (rounded up). Attack Modifier. If your roll is equal or greater, 4
deal dmg,
• Set your starting Health to 50 (for a 1v1 game).
knockdown
otherwise deal dmg.
Stack limit: 1
tutorials
Negative Status Effect
HATE READING RULES? must skip their Offensive Roll Phase and then remove this
token. 6 6 DECK
We got you covered. Watch a Video Tutorial: • Shuffle your cards to create a deck.
http://learn.dicethrone.com bounty quick draw Take cover
fan the hammer duel • Draw the top cards from your deck. This is your
Negative Status Effect Stack limit: 1 Bullet PASSIVE
Discard
and gains . Persistent. Deal dmg.
dash “The gun is mightier than all of you.”
If your roll is greater, you may • Roll 1 1. The player who rolls the highest number
choose to either deal dmg
is considered the Start Player and gets to go first.
dash
or prevent dmg (rounded up).
If your roll is not greater,
Pile
HUNGRY FOR LORE? Bullseye fill’em with lead! deal dmg.
(face up) 8 ADDITIONAL SETUP
Download a free digital comic: Gain Evasive . Inflict Bounty & Knockdown . Then deal dmg. • Some heroes require unique setup steps. If
Comic Book Issue 0 - http://issue0.dicethrone.com If you spend a Reload , you may re-roll that die one time.
applicable, these steps will be located on the back
ultimate
8
Dice may be altered to prevent an Ultimate. Otherwise, no action of any
Comic Book Issue 1 - http://issue1.dicethrone.com kind may be performed by any opponent until the ability fully completes.
of your Hero Leaflet.
2 3
turn phases health OFFENSIVE ABILITY A
your hero board ABILITY DESCRIPTION
• May be activated at the end of your • The effects to be resolved when an ability is activated.
Beginning with the Start Player, take turns as the • The moment your health Offensive Roll Phase. • Dice rolled as part of the ability’s effects may apply
Active Player, with each turn progressing through the following phases: is reduced to 0, you have • You may only activate a single ability as multiple times during the resolution of the ability.
been defeated. the result of your Offensive Roll Phase.
1 UPKEEP PHASE - Resolve any Upkeep Phase maintenance • If all remaining players are
(generally specified by Status Effects or Passive Abilities E ). simultaneously reduced
to 0 health, the game is a revolver Bounty HunteR
A showdown deadeye
DEFENSIVE ABILITY H
2 INCOME PHASE - Gain & draw card from
+1 draw (an opponent cannot Deal dmg C
• Activated when you are Attacked by
your deck. Start Player skips their first Income Phase. health ACTIVATION REQUIREMENT B Deal dmg
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dmg you each roll 1 1: Deal undefendable dmg.
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2CP
dmg,
Deal
deal
an Offensive Ability.
dmg
Transference!
Deal dmg
Hero Upgrade
of 10 points above your starting health.
GUNS 01 v1
Ability, choose one before rolling your dice.
2CP On 4-of-a-kind (#’s),
inflict Knockdown .
otherwise deal dmg.
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OFFENSIVE ROLL PHASE - Roll any specific set of symbols B to activate: incoming damage type is undefendable, pure,
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combat points
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number of your dice in up to 3 Roll Attempts and collateral, or is the result of an opponent’s Ultimate
GUNS 18 v1
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Result meets the Activation Requirement for (reference fan the hammer duel
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5 TARGETING ROLL PHASE - Skip this phase in a 1v1 you gain CP while you are already at
(e.g. 2-3-4-5) and are represented by 4
gain Reload .
Gain Evasive
Deal dmg.
. Gain 2 Evasive
Deal dmg.
. You and your attacker
each roll 1 1:
activating your Defensive Ability.
game. If you are playing with more than 2 players, see page 11. , do not increase your CP Dial. If your roll is greater, you may
• At the start of your Income Phase, escalating dice: “The gun is mightier than all of you.”
choose to either deal dmg
• For example, DEFENSE ROLL 1 1
Any player may play Roll Phase Action cards. or prevent dmg (rounded up).
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activates their Defensive Ability H with a single Roll Attempt. ba ts • Large Straight abilities D require ultimate
Dice may be altered to prevent an Ultimate. Otherwise, no action of any
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kind may be performed by any opponent until the ability fully completes.
Any player may play Roll Phase Action cards. any 5 sequential numbers in a row (e.g. E
1-2-3-4-5) and are represented by 5
7 MAIN PHASE (2) - Identical to Main Phase (1). escalating dice: PASSIVE ABILITY E ULTIMATE ABILITY IMPORTANT: The damage and effects of an Ultimate Ability can be enhanced, but cannot be reduced,
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8 DISCARD PHASE - Sell (discard) cards for prevented, avoided, responded to, or interrupted by anything (e.g. cards, Status Effects, Companions,
• Always active and/or Your hero’s most powerful attack! If activated, etc). Opponents may take no action of any kind from the time it is Activated until the conclusion of the Roll
each until you have or fewer cards in your hand.
×6 available for use. the effects are completely unstoppable. Phase. The only way to prevent an Ultimate Ability is to alter a die roll before its activation.
4 5
your hero leaflet status effects REMOVING STATUS EFFECTS
When a Status Effect is removed, return the token to the
INCREASING STACK LIMIT
If a player increases the Stack Limit of a Status Effect, the
hero cards
appropriate space on its Hero’s Leaflet. When using cards or increase only applies to that player, and lasts for the duration of
Each hero has a unique set of Status Effects A , abilities that remove a specific number of Status Effects, remove the game. There are two types of cards: Hero Upgrade cards and Action
A I
represented by tokens. If you need more tokens than cards.
cursed doubloon STATUS EFFECTS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS that many tokens.
Unique Status Effect Stack limit: 5/3
AND COMPANIONS
are provided, represent them with something else. UNIQUE STATUS EFFECTS During your Income Phase, you draw a card from your deck. If
Receive dmg in Upkeep Phase (except Pirate): The answers to questions about
Positive or Negative Status Effects can be gained or inflicted SPENDABLE STATUS EFFECTS These fundamentally break the standard Status you need to draw a card, but your deck is empty, shuffle your
• Any player other than the Pirate afflicted with A Rules for your hero’s complex rules for this hero. Some Status Effects are removed when you spend them. Unless Effect rules (explained in their description). Discard Pile to create a new deck first.
Cursed Doubloons is dealt dmg per Cursed on yourself or other players. Status Effects are usually gained or
Doubloon during their Upkeep Phase. Status Effects & Companions. otherwise specified, you may spend these status effects at any Unique Status Effects often have a custom shape
• These Persistent tokens may not be moved or inflicted through cards or Offensive Abilities. Playing cards costs Combat Points . This cost is indicated on
removed from any player except as a result of
time during any phase of any player’s turn and their effects are and/or size I .
abilities on the Pirate’s hero board.
When you gain or inflict a Status Effect, take the corresponding the left hand side of the card. Cards costing are free to play.
• Whenever the Pirate would gain a Cursed Doubloon,
she may choose not to.
immediate.
• Cursed Doubloon tokens may stack up to 5x on the
DICE KEY token from your Hero Leaflet and place it in the middle of the INTERRUPTING STATUS EFFECTS You must conclude your Discard Phase with no more than
PERSISTENT STATUS EFFECTS
Pirate and up to 3x on anyone else.
receiving player’s Hero Board F . This Status Effect is now If a Status Effect is spent, its effects cannot be interrupted. For cards in your hand. If you reach the Discard Phase with more
B The symbols on each
powder keg F considered to be “in play”. If a player is defeated, Status Effects A Status Effect marked as “Persistent” remains in than this, you must sell cards until you have or fewer. To sell
B Negative Status Effect Stack limit: 1 face of the hero’s dice. more information, see “timing conflicts” on page 15.
they inflicted on other players remain in play. play until the end of the game, or until a card or a card, discard it and increase your CP Dial by (all cards are
Roll 1 1 in Upkeep Phase.
On 1-2, receive dmg, on 6 pass it to anyone: ability causes its removal. worth when sold, no matter how much it costs to play).
companions
A player afflicted with this token must roll 1 1
during their Upkeep Phase. On 1-2, the Keg blows up.
On 3-5, nothing happens. On 6, the player afflicted COMPLEXITY RATING STACK LIMITS The phase during which a card may be played is indicated by the
with Powder Keg may transfer the token to a chosen
C A value between 1 symbol on the left hand side of the card J .
player. Additionally, if a player becomes inflicted with
Powder Keg while already inflicted with Powder Keg,
Many Status Effects can be applied multiple times to a hero,
the first Keg immediately blows up. When a Keg blows and 6 that measures how creating a stack of them. The Stack Limit G represents the
up, remove it and deal as an isolated source of
difficult a hero is to play. C frequently asked questions Some heroes have Companions, which are
undefendable dmg. Q: Is there any way to flip my board from the Cursed Pirate side back to maximum number of tokens of a particular Status Effect that represented by tokens, dials, or other
Higher complexity heroes
Complexity: the “human” side?
wither G B
Weapon of choice: Cutlass
Bio: Her passion for adventure & the
revolver
Q: If the Pirate inflicts a Powder Keg with an Attack when the
Bounty HunteR
A: No. Once flipped, it stays that way for the remainder of the game.
showdown
candeadeye be on a single Hero Board at a given time (e.g. a Status Effect custom components. Companions are not
Negative Status Effect Stack limit: 2 often take more time to Seven Seas has won her riches untold.
opponent Deal a Keg , is the
already hasdmg
total or is it an isolated instance of dmg?
dmg added to the final
F with a Stack Limit of 2 can have a maximum of 2 tokens on each
cutlass
Status Effects, and are therefore immune
Unfortunately, her exploits have also A: It is an isolated instance. The opponent would immediately receive SMALL STRAIGHT
Attacker deals -1 dmg per token: master and require good won her a curse so dire that her life
hangs in the balance. To confront as normal.
Dealyou woulddmg
dmg. Then proceed to determine dmg from the Attack
Inflict Bounty . After targeting an opponent,
Player).
Inflict Knockdown .
If a player with a Wither token would deal damage cutlass strategy to play effectively.
the soul splitting fury of the Cursed
Pirate will likely result in a one-way
Q: Do I have toDeal
gain a Curseddmg
Cursed Doubloon ”?
Doubloon when an ability
Thensays “gain
deal
A: No. Gaining Cursed Doubloons is always optional for the Pirate.
undefendable dmg. you each roll 1 1:
If your roll is equal or greater,
Deal undefendable dmg. to cards and abilities that alter Status J
trip to Davey Jones’ locker.
as a result of their Offensive Roll Phase, reduce that
dmg by per Wither token. Persistent. cutlass
Credits: Design and development by
Q: If the Pirate is on her Cursed side and an opponent Attacks while
they are afflicted with Parlay , is the opponent then inflicted with
deal
otherwise deal
dmg,
dmg.
Effects (e.g. K ).
Example (left): Cursed Pirate has inflicted a
Nate Chatellier, Manny Trembley, and Powder Keg due to my Passive Ability?
Aaron Waltmann. Illustrations by Manny A: No. It states “...does not result in an Attack”. As long as the ability they
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parlay
Trembley and Nicholas Malara. Graphic
the Gunslinger. Wither is marked as Persistent in the Hero Leaflet A . They cannot be removed,
Deal no dmg when Attacking: booty Before you start the game, gain
A player afflicted with Parlay may not deal any D Some heroes require 3 Cursed Doubloons and place your
Hero Board “human” side up.
Status Effect description, so it will remain on the transferred, or destroyed, unless otherwise
damage as a result of their Offensive Roll Phase
(although other effects may still apply). At the conclusion
skull additional setup steps before Components Gunslinger’s Hero Board until the Gunslinger is able to specified in the Companion’s ruleset.
the game begins.
of the Roll Phase, remove this token. Dice × 5 • Health Dial × 1 • Combat Point (CP) Dial × 1 • Folding Hero Board × 1 • Hero Leaflet × 1 • Hero Cards × 33
Turn Order Card × 1 • Cursed Doubloon × 6 • Powder Keg
quick draw
× 4 • Parlay × 3 • Wither ×4
Take cover fan the hammer remove
duel it. Wither has a Stack Limit of 2 G , allowing
PASSIVE
the Cursed Pirate to inflict it twice on the Gunslinger. K
During your Upkeep Phase,
Leaflet Front Leaflet
gain Reload Back
LARGE STRAIGHT 1
DEFENSE ROLL 1
6 7
. Gain Evasive .
Gain 2 Evasive . You and your attacker
Deal dmg. each roll 1 1:
Deal dmg.
If your roll is greater, you may
inflict Powder Keg . Draw × .
Gain 1 × Cursed Doubloons .
hero upgrades TO PLAY AN
1
Action cards resolving text “THEN”
UPGRADE CARD MAIN PHASE You may spend Status Effects and play Instant Action cards or
1 Spend the required ACTION CARDS Roll Phase Action cards at the point of a ‘Then’ statement.
righteous combat The effect following amighty PRAYER
Hero Upgrade cards permanently upgrade the space with the ‘Then’ statement is performed after the
same name on your Hero Board. Identified by a icon on the
(shown on the left side of Action cards (identified by a icon) are single use cards that • Identified by a blue border “ROLL [#] 1” effects that came before it.
the card). provide a benefit. Action cards may be played at different times, and a icon. Roll the indicated number of dice A a single time, then resolve
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left side of the card. ba ts
t p oin depending on their color. • Only playable on your own the effects that follow. Dice rolled previously cannot be used to
2 Place the card onto the
turn, during Main Phase (1) resolve the listed effects. Deal dmg & roll 2 1: Deal undefendable dmg.
Offensive Ability upgrades have a white border, Defensive space of your Hero Board with the
or Main Phase (2) (as
Ability upgrades B have a green border, and Passive Ability same name. TO PLAY AN ACTION CARD indicated by the icon on Add × + × dmg. Then gain Crit & Accuracy .
upgrades C have a purple border. the left side of the card).
“ON [SYMBOL]”
1 Spend the required (shown on the left side of the Heal × .
If your roll contains the symbol shown B , you get the listed
card). Cursed
Gain walk the plank
Hero Upgrade cards: revolver Bounty HunteR showdown deadeye benefits C . However, you only get these benefits once, even× if . “OR”
• may only be played during your Main Phase (1) or 1 Deal dmg
2 Perform the described action and then place the card your roll contains the required result multiple times. PASSIVE
When statements are separated by an “or”, you may resolve
Main Phase (2). Deal dmg onto your Discard Pile. SMALL STRAIGHT
At the conclusion of your turn, only one of the options.
r
Inflict Bounty . Inflict Knockdown .
• may not be sold after they have been played. Deal dmg
Then deal undefendable dmg.
After targeting an opponent,
you each roll 1 1: Deal undefendable dmg.
remove a Cursed Doubloon .
A Choose one:
• may be upgraded directly to level III. If upgrading an already 2 INSTANT ACTION CARDS If your roll is equal or greater,
deal dmg, ROLL PHASE If you don’t have any Cursed Steal
upgraded ability (i.e. upgrading from level II to level III), play Doubloons that you can remove,
the new card over the top of the previous Hero Upgrade and
• Identified by a red border and a otherwise deal dmg.
ACTION CARDS D hero board over for the
flip your
- or - G
icon. opponent discards
pay only the difference in cost between the upgrades. • Identified by an orange
• May be played at any time, border and a icon. B remainder of the game.
C of their choice.
u
during any player’s turn (as 1 Then deal dmg.
• May only be played during
indicated by the icon on the
an Offensive Roll Phase, “STEAL”
p
left side of the card). Take the indicated resource from your opponent and give it to
Defensive Roll Phase, or
• May be played to interrupt Targeting Roll Phase (as yourself.
quick draw Take cover actions or abilities (except fan the hammer duel
indicated by the icon
other Instant Action cards), When stealing Health/ , increase your Health/CP Dial and
PASSIVE
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During your Upkeep Phase,
and are resolved immediately. LARGE STRAIGHT DEFENSE ROLL 1 reduce their dial accordingly.
card). You and your attacker
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gain Reload . Gain Evasive .
The interrupted action or 2
Gain 2 Evasive .
If your opponent does not have the specified amount, Steal as
Deal dmg.
Deal dmg. • May be Ifplayed during any
each roll 1 1:
B C ability completes afterward your roll is greater, you may much as they have.
player’schoose
turn.to either deal dmg
Offensive Ability Defensive Passive Ability
(see “Timing Conflicts” on
“The gun is mightier than all of you.”
or prevent dmg (rounded up). MULTIPLICATION (e.g. “4 × ”)
Upgrade page 15). If your roll is not greater, Multiply the [number] by the [quantity] of your dice displaying
Ability Upgrade Upgrade deal dmg.
fill’em• with Instantlead! Action cards cannot be the symbol D to determine the total.
interrupted.
8 Gain Evasive . Inflict
If you spend a Reload
Bounty & Knockdown . Then deal dmg.
, you may re-roll that die one time.
9
PURE DAMAGE ULTIMATE DAMAGE
damage types • A specialquick
type ofdraw
with a number
undefendable damage denoted
in it (e.g.
Takebycover
) followed by “pure dmg”.
a red circle • A special type of undefendable damage dealt by your attack modifiers
fan the hammer duel 4 player games 3 player games
PASSIVE Ultimate Ability A .
• Not Defendable, but Phase,
it is Avoidable and Preventable. • Denoted by a red circle with a number in it (e.g. ).
The current amount of damage waiting to be dealt to a player is During your Upkeep LARGE STRAIGHT
• Not Modifiable. Gain Evasive . Any card or Status Effect that modifies an Attack is 2V2 TEAM GAME
considered “incoming damage”. gain Reload . • Not Defendable or Avoidable. Gain 2 Evasive .
considered an “Attack Modifier.”
You and your attacker
• No Special Targeting Rules. Deal dmg.
• When Modified, may only be increased, but not decreased. Deal dmg.
each roll 1 1:
When playing with 4 players, apply the following rule changes: When playing with 3 players, apply the following rule changes:
There are 5 damage types: normal (denoted as simply “dmg”), If your roll is greater, you may
They can be played before or afterchoose
the toDefensive
• No Special Targeting
“The gunRules. dmg is
either deal Ability • The game is played in teams of two. • Each player begins the game with 35 Health.
undefendable, pure, collateral, and ultimate. COLLATERAL DAMAGE is mightier than all of you.”
activated. or prevent dmg (rounded up).
• Roll to determine the Start Player.
• A special type of undefendable damage denoted by a red circle • Teammates sit next to each other
DAMAGE TYPE ATTRIBUTES A If your roll is not greater,
Damage added by Attack Modifiers is considered to be of the and are encouraged to view each • Players take turns in a clockwise order.
with a number in it (e.g. ) followed by “collateral dmg”. fill’em with lead!
deal dmg.
Each damage type has one or more of the following attributes: same damage type as the original damage being dealt. other’s hands & strategize. • When Attacking, you may target any player desired. However,
• Not Defendable, but it is Avoidable.
• Defendable - If the damage is the result of your opponent’s • Not Modifiable. Gain Evasive . Inflict Bounty & Knockdown . Then deal dmg. Attack Modifiers can only be used on Attacks (i.e. an • Roll to determine the Start Player. you receive a bonus card if you choose to Attack the Leader.
If you spend a Reload , you may re-roll that die one time.
Offensive Ability, you may perform your Defensive Ability. Offensive Ability that targets an opponent with at least • Turn order alternates between • The player(s) with the most Health remaining are considered
• Has Special Targeting Rules (specified on the ability/card). ultimate Dice may be altered to prevent an Ultimate. Otherwise, no action of any
kind may be performed by any opponent until the ability fully completes.
dmg). teams in a zigzag pattern. the Leader(s).
• Avoidable - Can be reduced, prevented, avoided, or • Does not qualify as an “Attack” since it does not directly target.
interrupted by cards and/or Status Effects. • When dealt to multiple players of the same team at the same Note: Attack Modifiers can only be played on an Attack you • Teammates share one Health Dial • If you target a Leader with an Attack, you draw card
Gunslinger’s Ultimate Ability are activating during your turn (unless otherwise noted). from your deck. The card draw happens immediately after
• Modifiable - Can be changed with Attack Modifiers. time, reduce the Health Dial by the combined total dealt. beginning with 50 health.
choosing your target (before any other effects occur).
• Special Targeting Rules - The player to receive the damage is • The Start Player skips the Income Phase of their first turn.
specified in the description. No Targeting Phase is necessary to • If you Attack an opponent who is tied with you for the lead,
Special Targeting • When one teammate receives damage, reduce the shared (e.g. you and another player both have 30 Health), you still
determine who will receive this damage. DAMAGE TYPE CHART Defendable Avoidable Modifiable
Rules Health Dial by the corresponding amount. If both teammates draw bonus card.
NORMAL DAMAGE take damage at the same time, reduce the Health Dial by the • If you are the only Leader (i.e. you alone have the most
• This is the most common type of damage, denoted by a black NORMAL DAMAGE combined total of damage taken by both teammates. Health), you cannot earn a bonus card.
circle with a number in it (e.g. ) followed by “dmg”. • Teammates still have their own individual CP Dials. A player’s
may only be spent on their own cards and abilities.
• Defendable, Avoidable, and Modifiable.
• No Special Targeting Rules.
UNDEFENDABLE DAMAGE • Players cannot intervene to reduce their teammate’s Other modes
incoming damage unless specified by a card/status effect
UNDEFENDABLE DAMAGE (e.g. the card ‘Not This Time!’ can be played on teammates
• Another common type of damage denoted by a red circle with PURE DAMAGE because it refers to “A chosen player”).
Dice Throne can be played with up to 6 players. However, we
strongly recommend that your group does not attempt this
a number in it (e.g. ) followed by “undefendable dmg”. • Players may alter dice to prevent a teammate from taking until everyone is very familiar with the game. 5-6 player
• Not Defendable, but it is Avoidable (with cards / Status Effects). COLLATERAL DAMAGE damage in the first place or to improve their dice outcome. games are fun and intense for seasoned players, but will drag on
• Modifiable. if attempted by new players.
• No Special Targeting Rules. For full rules on 5-6 player games (and other variants), visit:
ULTIMATE DAMAGE http://variants.dicethrone.com
10 11
turn breakdown 3. MAIN PHASE (1) 4. OFFENSIVE ROLL PHASE six-it!
5. TARGETING ROLL PHASE 6. DEFENSIVE ROLL PHASE 8. DISCARD PHASE
GUNS 18 v1
1CP
Perform any of the options below in any order, and as many During this phase, any player may choose to play If you have more than one opponent, you must determine your If the Active Player’s Offensive Roll Phase results in an Sell cards from your hand, until you have 6
target. Attack, then the Defender now begins the Defensive or fewer cards.
×6
one of your dice to a 6.
Note: Targeting an opponent still Increase your CP Dial by for each card
2
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out a 1v1 game. We recommend you return to • Roll all 5 of your dice. applies even if you have activated Resolve any effects from the Offensive Ability sold (more expensive cards are not worth
• Place card from your hand onto your Discard Pile. 1 more ).
this reference section when you have a question. • Optional: reroll any number of dice. an ability that does no damage, that require a target and are not damage related
• Increase your CP Dial by (all cards are worth but has effects that must be (e.g. gain Evasive , inflict Bounty , steal , etc).
when sold, no matter how much it costs to play). • Optional: for a second time, reroll any number of dice. reconciled (e.g. ‘Mark the Target’ 3 Place any sold cards onto your Discard Pile.
The following is a detailed breakdown of each phase of a turn. When you are satisfied with your roll, you may If the Offensive Ability results in an Attack and if that
2
1. UPKEEP PHASE
B Play Main Phase Action cards
2
either:
inflicts Bounty ).
In King of the Hill variants, simply choose an opponent to Attack
Attack’s damage type is defendable, the Defender may
activate their Defensive Ability.
+1
• Reduce your CP Dial by the • Announce the Offensive Ability that you intend to
Determine if any of your Status Effects or Activate (your Final Dice Result must meet its Activation (see “King of the Hill” on page 11). Note: Most heroes only have 1 Defensive Ability.
1 cost shown on the left side of
abilities activate during your Upkeep Phase. the card. Requirement). Ask your opponent if they would like to To decide who the Defender will be in 2v2 games: However, if a hero has 2, they must choose one now.
Then resolve these effects (note: this will not be alter your dice or allow the ability to activate successfuly.
• Perform the described action(s). 1 Roll 1 die. 3 Defender performs one Roll Attempt with the indicated
applicable for most heroes during the • Announce that you are not going to Activate an Offensive number of dice (e.g. DEFENSE ROLL 1 1 means roll
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beginning of the game). • Place the card onto your Discard This die may be manipulated with cards, unless ba
t p oin
ts
Pile. Ability at all. 1 die).
the Attack is an Ultimate Ability. Dice could have
2 If there are multiple effects, the Active Player may • Tip: Activating a weak Attack against an opponent with been manipulated before an Ultimate Ability
C Play Hero Upgrade cards 4 Based on the dice results, the Defender resolves all
choose the order in which they are resolved. a powerful Defensive Ability is not always advisable. Activated, but as this is now the Targeting Roll non-damage effects (e.g. gain Synth , inflict Shame
• Reduce your CP Dial 3 If you, a teammate, or an opponent have altered any Phase, the Ultimate Ability has already Activated and gain , etc).
3 All damage and/or healing effects are accumulated and
by the cost shown of your dice at this point (e.g. someone played ‘Twice simply requires a target.
are applied simultaneously at the conclusion of the
on the left side of the card. As Wild’), you may either: 5 There is one last opportunity for any player to spend
phase.
• If you are upgrading from • Announce a different Offensive Ability based on the new
2 Determine the Defender who will be receiving the
damage based on the result of your die roll:
Status Effects or play cards. Discard
2. INCOME PHASE level II to level III, only pay Final Dice Results.
• 1 or 2 - Target the opponent on your left. 6 Finally, all damage, prevention, and/or healing effects are Pile
Important: The Start Player skips the Income Phase of their the difference in cost. • Return to step 1 of the Offensive Roll Phase and use accumulated and are applied simultaneously at the (face up)
first turn. • Place the card onto the any remaining unused rerolls. • 3 or 4 - Target the opponent on your right. conclusion of the Roll Phase.
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1 on your Hero Board. 4 Activate the Offensive Ability (if one was chosen):
this step if you already have the • 6 - Choose either opponent as your target. reduced to 0 health, the game is a draw.
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