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Beetle Dice Game Rules
Beetle is a simple but creative dice game of rolling and drawing.
Alternate Names
Bug, Cootie
Object of the Game
In turn, players roll a die to determine which body part of a beetle (or bug or cootie) they are allowed to draw. The first player to finish drawing their beetle wins.Equipment
One
6-sided die
Pencil and paper for each player
Number of Players
2 or moreHow to Play Beetle
Randomly choose a player to begin. That player picks up the die and rolls it. They th
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Nov 9th 2017
Board game/Computer game hybrids
There have been some games released recently that are a hybrid between a computer game or app and a physical board game. This could be looked at as either a
creative and ingenious idea or as a passing fad.
I think it’s a little bit of both, but without the “passing” part.
What’s nice about this concept is that the program can do
the math for you and keep track of the rules while you concentrate on
playing. No more paging through
rulebooks, wondering if your roll meant you hit, o
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Oct 15th 2014
The d20 Revolution of 2000
There was a big revolution in gaming that happened around 2000 that was one of the largest in gaming since the 1970s. It was led by the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons. (Back then they actually would wait many years before coming out with a new edition, so it was kind of a big deal.) The developers of the new D&D had recognized a basic problem with the 2nd edition of the game. Being a product of the ‘80s, it was overly complex, needlessly requiring players to use different types of dice
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Sep 22nd 2014
Non-Randomizing Uses of Dice
Though dice are typically used to randomize events or
check against the odds of success, they also have a good use in keeping records and are probably the cheapest way to do it.
There are many non-pencil and paper games that want you to keep track of hit points during game play.
This is most easily done using dice near the targets, since writing them
down means you have to keep erasing and remarking. Dice are also useful when keeping track of
ammunition. In cases like this, I hig
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Sep 14th 2014
In Defense of Real Dice
There are apps out there now which allow players to easily roll whatever dice they want. They're fast, they're cheap (I think in some cases they're even free), and it’s easy to choose what you want to roll and roll it. No more needing to look around for which dice you want. You can even make the dice look however you want.This is nice and all, but I prefer real dice.I’ll confess that I have a couple of these apps and I use them every now and then, particularly when I go somewhere to game and f
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Sep 8th 2014