Comments on: Dice Realms and the World of Swapping Out Dice Faces

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:08:09 +0000

In reply to RogerBW. Digital games can still have some fun elements, though! I have a gaming group that plays something online about once a week. It's great for games that usually have a lot of components or lots of steps to scoring. But I agree: Playing with real copies is a lot more fun for me, too!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:06:53 +0000

In reply to Peter. Hope you do get a chance to play! My experience appears to be more of an outlier, and I've read how some have a great time with the game. Multiplayer may be where it shines some more. Good luck, and enjoy!

By: RogerBW

RogerBW — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:23:32 +0000

I’ve not played this one, but I have tried Dice Forge – on BGA. Which meant that the tactile pleasure of actually fiddling with the dice went away, and what was left was mechanically a fairly standard deckbuilder, with the usual mid-game pivot from improving your deck to improving your score.

Of course part of the problem is that all games are less fun on BGA than in real life.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:14:33 +0000

I’d like to try this at some point, but the cost is definitely prohibitive. Not sure how hard resetting the game is but that could be a negative as well. However, the designer is pretty solid so I trust that there’s something more to it. Maybe I’ll get a chance to try this at an upcoming game day.