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Dice games are quite universal. Though they are clearly games of chance, as for example in casino games, they are also used under the hood for interpersonal interactions.
Dice also appear as a random device, for example in games of status. Pure games of dice include:
Patterned after the success of collectible card games, a number of collectible dice games have been published. Although most of these collectible dice games are long out-of-print, there is still a small following for many of them.
An inexhaustive list of collectible dice games that have been published includes:
- Dragon Dice (SFR, Inc.) - The original collectible dice game
- Dicemaster (Iron Crown Enterprises)
- Throwing Stones (Gamesmiths, Inc.)
- Demon Dice aka "Chaos Progenitus" (Fast Forward Games) [1] (http://www.fastforwardgames.com/demondice.cfm)
- Marvel Super Dice (TSR, Inc.)
- Star Trek The Next Generation Collectible Dice Game (Alderac Entertainment Group)
- Rolled Bones (D'Ice, Inc.) [2] (http://www.rolledbones.com/)
- Harry Potter Dicers (Hasbro)
- Cookie Fu (Blue Kabuto) [3] (http://www.bluekabuto.com/games.html)
- LCR (http://www.toycrossing.com/lcr/index.shtml)
Some online dice games may be played at:
- Petals Around the Rose (http://crux.baker.edu/cdavis09/roses.html)
- Checkmate! (http://www.thepetersengraph.com)
- Pig (http://cs.gettysburg.edu/projects/pig/)
External Links
- Dice Play (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dice-play/) - rules and more for many dice games
- Games Forum Dice Games (http://www.thegamesforum.com/DiceGames.html) - dice game rules indexed alphabetically
- International Bone Rollers Guild (http://members.aol.com/dicetalk/) - a community of dice enthusiasts, featuring rules, history, and more.de:Würfelspiel
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