Dice Masters is a dice building game which involves each player building a team of characters from their collection of cards by taking the role of masterminds directing the actions of a team of powerful supers (represented by dice) to battle each other!
This Dungeons and Dragons pack is a 2 player starter set which comes with:
- 44 custom dice (12 basic action dice. 16 character dice & 16 sidekick dice)
- 38 cards (24 character cards, 10 basic action cards & 4 colour reminder cards)
- 2 dice bags (red & blue)
- Instructions
Each character has corresponding dice specific to their card. The sides of the dice have different abilities, some represent different types of energy, which can be used to buy more dice from different characters, whilst some sides represent the characters themselves. The sides that represent characters have a power and toughness rating and an energy cost, which you can use any kind of energy to pay to field that version of the character. Different sides have different energy costs; the more energy you need to pay, the more powerful that version of the character will be. Players then use the characters to battle their opponent’s characters in an effort to reduce their opponent’s life total to zero and win the game!
It is quite complicated and for the newcomer, it is best to photocopy the play mat and place them in front of the players to remind them where to place the cards.
To have a better idea of how to play this game, why not check out this video! https://youtu.be/rVmqPvAVPI4
You can find more information on the game at Dice Masters and Wizkids. The game is also available as booster packs which includes 2 cards of varying rarity and their corresponding dice. At just £1 per booster, players are given an affordable way to expand their collection and increase the power, and possibilities for modification of their game. The game is available to buy from Amazon.
Disclosure: We received the sample for the purposes of writing this review however all thoughts and opinions remain our own.