SO YOU LIKE TO GAMBLE?

You’re the type of person who likes to play dice with their life.
You’ve gained fame in your hometown, and amazed all kinds of
high rollers on your journey across the land. One time, you placed
your entire fortune on a single coin flip… and won.

You are known only as “Aces”, and you know no limit when it
comes to high stakes. Ever since you called your first dice roll, you
have never guessed wrong. EVER. You’re rich, and have
everything anyone could dream of, yet you feel like you’re still
missing something.

On your journey to a new city, you meet an old woman in the

woods. Somehow, she knew who you were, but you didn’t give
much thought to it at the time – many people knew who you
were. She spoke once –

“Aces, if you’re willing to bet your life on the line, follow me.”

Never to back down from a challenge, you simply laughed and

gestured for her to lead the way.

You’re about to enter the biggest gamble of your life.

WELCOME TO LIFE DICE !

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 GETTING STARTED
LIFE DICE is a game of luck, decision-making and guessing.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS
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IN THE BOX:
LIFE DICE
pcs.
LUCK DICE - Yellow, Blue, Black
pcs.
ACTION DIE - White
pc.
RULEBOOK / SCOREBOOK
pc.
GOAL:
Eliminate your opponents from the game by correctly guessing
the individual numbers on their LIFE DICE.

SETUP:
Each player starts with LIFE DICE, which they roll in secret. The
separate numbers represent the player’s life. The opponent(s)
must guess the numbers on the player’s LIFE DICE by rolling the
LUCK and ACTION DIE together and following the directions based
on what symbol the ACTION DIE lands on. If the opponents guess
the number on the player’s LIFE DIE, that LIFE DIE is destroyed
and goes back to the LIFE DIE pool. When a player no longer has
any LIFE DICE, they are eliminated from the game.

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 GAME
Players roll any of the LIFE DICE in the LIFE DICE pool, and
whoever has the highest # gets to go first. The order then
proceeds clockwise.

Players take turns rolling together LUCK and ACTION DIE. If

the LUCK DIE lands on GREEN, the action corresponds to the
player who rolled the DIE. If it lands on RED, the action
corresponds to the player’s opponent ( players) or the person
on their right ( + players).

LUCK DICE
There are kinds of LUCK DICE:

EQUAL: contains GREEN and RED sides. Rolled when the

player has LIFE DICE remaining (starting default).
LUCKY: contains GREEN and RED sides. Rolled when the
player has LIFE DIE remaining.
UNLUCKY: contains GREEN and RED sides. Rolled when the
player has LIFE DICE remaining.

The maximum LIFE DICE any player can have at a given point is

More LIFE DICE means more life, but less of a chance rolling an
action that you can perform.

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 ACTION DIE
An ACTION DIE can land on of sides. Player perform an
action based on which symbol the ACTION DIE lands on:
GUESS Get chance to guess the # on
your opponent’s LIFE DIE.

REROLL LIFE Reroll of your LIFE DICE or try

to guess the # on your
DIE / GUESS opponent’s LIFE DIE (same as
GUESS).
BET Choose to bet whether of
your LIFE DIE # is greater than
your opponent’s. Both you and
your opponent reveal your LIFE
DICE and whoever has the
highest # takes the opponent’s
LIFE DIE. The winner then rerolls
their betted LIFE DIE and the LIFE
DIE they won in secret.
ADD Add + to any LIFE DICE (yours
or your opponent’s). If the LIFE
DIE # is , it becomes .
ADD LIFE Add an additional LIFE DIE to
either your own or your
DIE opponent’s pile, and roll the # on
your new LIFE DIE in secret.
SKIP TURN Skip your turn.

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 DETAILS
If more than people are playing, an opponent can be
considered anyone in the game, meaning that a player can use
the GUESS, BET, ADD , and ADD LIFE DIE actions on anybody
participating in the game.

BET situation details:

If the LIFE DICE in a BET situation are the same number,

nothing happens and the game is continued normally.

If the player wins their opponent’s LIFE DIE via a BET, and they
already have LIFE DICE, they must put it back into the LIFE
DICE pool.

ELIMINATION situation details:

If you have more than LUCK DIE with the same #, and your
opponent guesses that #, all the LIFE DICE with that # are
eliminated.

WIN condition:
The game is finished when one player remains and all other
players have run out of their LIFE DICE.

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 TEAM LIFE DICE

LIFE DICE can also be played in teams. In this game type, actions
corresponding to yourself can be used on your teammates
instead.

More than players can also partake in the game, but more dice
are required to be used as LIFE DICE (not included).

SCORE SHEET
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Thank you for playing LIFE DICE.
I hope you enjoyed the game!

LIFE DICE was designed, created and manufactured by

MIKHAIL SHUMILIN

COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 8th, 2010

© 2010 DigiPen Institute of Technology