Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Poly Wars Dice Combat Rules
Rules Fantasy
Once Upon A Time, there was a tabletop combat game called Dragon Dice, in which the dice themselves were the units. It was created at the height of the ccg mania, and thus, the game was collectable. In side of each box was a random mix of dice, with unique symbols printed on their sides, and coming in different sizes. All in all, it was a fun game, and I bought more than I should.
But the game disappeared like so many CCG efforts. I always thought, however, that it would be a lot of fun to play a dice game with ordinary dice—since they come in so many colors and sizes, it shouldn’t be too hard to distiinguish different units. At the very least, you could use the values on the dice to represent their strength.
Chuck Henry has created a game that does just this called Poly Wars. While the size and color of the dice don’t make a difference, he has created what looks to be a very original game for tabletop play.
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Actually you comments on Dragon Dice are not entirely correct. I just bought a whole bunch of them when a friend recently closed his store down. For a lark I Googled the net for some info on the game, and found it still lives. Snce TSR’s demise, another company has taken over the manufacture of the game and has even added more die types. The game still has a following apparently. Here is a link to the company that makes them.
Just thought you would like to know
Cheers
George
Posted by George D'Amato on 09/05 at 09:01 AM | #