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2016 Ranked #15,506

Dicey Goblins

A push-your-luck dice game has goblins raid a dragon’s lair for eggs and decide when to retreat safely. Continuing a raid can bring the lead closer, but each choice risks losing the chance to secure your haul.

Bluffing Dice Catch the Leader Push Your Luck

Players

3-6

Play time

20-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

5.92

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Dicey Goblins is a press-your-luck dice game in which players take on the role of goblins stealing dragon eggs. The game is played in rounds, and each round consists of series of turns in which players decide whether they will attempt to raid the dragons lair or turn tail.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Push Your Luck

Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Simultaneous Action Selection

Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Catch the Leader

Rules give trailing players tools to slow or challenge the current leader.
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Dicey Goblins is a press-your-luck dice game in which players take on the role of goblins stealing dragon eggs. The game is played in rounds, and each round consists of series of turns in which players decide whether they will attempt to raid the dragons lair or turn tail. The game ends when a goblin (player) has collected at least 18 dragon eggs or you've played six rounds.

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Category

3
Bluffing Dice Fantasy

Mechanism

3
Catch the Leader Push Your Luck Simultaneous Action Selection

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
20–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Steve Ellis (II) Tyler Tinsley

Artists

1
Jacqui Davis

Publishers

1
Renegade Game Studios

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