Gang of Dice
Gang of Dice Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Goal of the Game
Each round, players reveal a Warning card that displays a particular dice combination or threshold. Each player chooses any number of their dice and rolls them. Your goal is to obtain the highest result without triggering the combination indicated on the card. The player who manages to do that wins the round and gains the dice rolled by all players. At the end of the game, the player with the most dice wins.
Components
- 36 Gang dice
- 4 Screens
- 42 Gang tokens
- 18 Warning cards (12 cards with a bright back, 6 cards with a dark back)
NOTE Each die has 6 sides: 5 sides with different values (from 1 to 5), and 1 Boss side. The Boss side is not a value.
Setting up the Game
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Each player receives one Screen and sets it up in front of themselves. Return any remaining Screens to the box.
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Set aside 6 Gang tokens.
NOTE These tokens will be used in the 10th, 11th, and 12th round.
NOTE With only 2 players, return 12 Gang dice and 12 Gang tokens to the box.
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Distribute the Gang dice and remaining Gang tokens evenly amongst the players. Each player receives them as shown on the table below.
PLAYERS 2 3 4 GANG DICE 12 12 9 GANG TOKENS 12 12 9 You must place your Gang dice and Gang tokens behind your Screen to keep the amount secret during the game.
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Separate the Warning cards into two decks according to the color on the back and shuffle each deck. Remove 3 cards from each deck and return the 6 cards to the box without revealing them. Place the deck of cards with the bright back on the deck of cards with the dark back.
Playing the Game
The game is played over up to 12 rounds.
At the start of each round, reveal a new Warning card from the deck and place it face up in the middle. This warning from the boss shows the trigger combination players need to avoid during this round. The result of the player who offends the boss by triggering the card becomes invalid.
Choose a start player for the first round. Then play clockwise until each player has played one turn.
Each player's turn consists of two steps as below.
1. Decide how many dice you use
When the turn comes to you during the round, first decide how many of your Gang dice you want to use. This decision cannot be changed during your turn. You must use at least one of your Gang dice. Each Gang token represents 3 Gang dice – these can be interchanged at any time.
NOTE When all your Gang dice and Gang tokens are exhausted, you are eliminated from the game.
2. Roll the dice and reroll up to two times
Roll the respective number of dice. After your first roll, you may pick up any number of your rolled dice and reroll them. Thereafter, you may once again pick up any number of your dice (even those which you left standing before) and reroll them once more. Then your result stands.
Triggering a Warning Card
Every card has either an "Explosive" or a "Bomb" front side.
The combinations on the Explosive cards can be triggered after each individual roll. If your roll triggers the revealed Explosive card, your result becomes immediately invalid.
The combinations on the Bomb cards can be triggered only at the end of the 2nd step and irrespective if they occurred earlier. When you finished your second reroll, if your result triggers the revealed Bomb card, your result becomes invalid.
When your result becomes invalid, you must place all the dice you used into the middle and end your turn.
If you succeed in avoiding triggering the revealed card, leave your Gang dice showing your result displayed in front of your Screen and conclude your turn. Your result is calculated as the total of all the visible dice values (the Boss side is not a value).
Winning a Round
The player who displays the highest result at the end of a round wins the round and all the Gang dice that were used during the round – these are the Gang dice in the middle, as well as the Gang dice displayed in front of the other players.
If several players have the same highest result, the tie is broken in favour of the player who used more Gang dice. If several players have the same highest result with the same number of used Gang dice, then the player who established the result earlier wins the tie.
(If all the players' results have been invalid, all the used Gang dice remain in the middle for the next round. The winner of the next round will win these Gang dice.)
The winner of the previous round becomes the start player of the new round. Discard the old card into the box and reveal a new card from the deck.
10th, 11th, and 12th Round
At the start of 10th round, add one of the 6 Gang tokens which were set aside into the middle. The winner of the round will win this token. At the start of 11th round, add 2 Gang tokens and at the start of 12th round, add the remaining 3 Gang tokens into the middle.
Game End
The game ends after 12 rounds when the deck is used up. Every player reveals their Gang dice and Gang tokens. The player with the most dice (1 token = 3 dice) wins. If there is a tie, the tied players become joint winners.
The player whose Gang dice and Gang tokens are exhausted is eliminated from the game. If all the other players except one are eliminated before the 12th round, the remaining player wins immediately.
Example
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The Bomb card indicates that any result of 7 or more is invalid at the end of the turn. Marco takes two Gang dice and rolls a 3 and a 1. He keeps the 3 and rerolls the other Gang die. He produces a 2 and now has a result of 5. He concluded his turn.
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Tylor takes two Gang dice and rolls a 1 and a Boss side. He rerolls both Gang dice and produces a 5 and a 3. Too high! He keeps the 3 and rerolls the other Gang die. He produces a 4 and has an invalid result of 7.
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Eva, the last player in the round, takes three Gang dice and rolls a 4, a 1 and a Boss side. She concludes her turn. Her result is equal to the result of Marco, but she has used more dice than Marco. Eva wins the round and with it the two Gang dice of Marco and the two Gang dice of Tylor.
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The Explosive card which is newly revealed indicates that a roll with two consecutive values is instantly invalid. Eva starts the round. She takes 3 Gang dice and rolls a 5, a 3 and a 2. Invalid!
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Marco takes two Gang dice and rolls a 1 and a Boss side. He rerolls both Gang dice and produces two 5s. He concludes his turn with a result of 10.
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Tylor does not expect to win this round. He sacrifices only a single Gang die and concludes his turn.
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Marco wins the round and with it the three Gang dice of Eva and the one Gang die of Tylor.
The Trigger Combinations
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7+, 10+, 11+, 13+ — The roll is invalid if the respective total is reached or exceeded.
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Two consecutive values (+1), respectively three consecutive values (+1+2) — The roll is invalid if it contains two, respectively three, consecutive values. For example, 3, 4, and 5 are three consecutive values.
NOTE The Boss side is not a value! More consecutive values are also invalid!
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Any odd value, respectively two odd values (×2), respectively three odd values (×3) — The roll is invalid if it contains any, respectively two, respectively three, odd values.
NOTE More odd values are also invalid!
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Two different values, respectively three different values — The roll is invalid if it contains two, respectively three, different values.
NOTE The Boss side is not a value! More different values are also invalid!
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A pair of any two equal values — The roll is invalid if it contains a pair of any two equal values.
NOTE The Boss side is not a value! More equal values are also invalid!
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Two or more 5s — The roll is invalid if it contains two or more 5s.
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Any one or more of the listed values — The roll is invalid if it contains any one or more of the listed values shown on the card (e.g. the Boss side, or a specific set of die faces).
The combinations on the Explosive cards can be triggered after each individual roll or reroll.
The combinations on the Bomb cards can be triggered only at the end of your turn's 2nd step.