Dinosaur Dice
Dinosaur Dice Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 4 dinosaurs
- 12 dice
- 1 game board
- 8 stones
- 1 set of game instructions
Length of the game: approx. 10 minutes. For 2 to 4 players, ages 4 to 99.
Aim of the game
During a round the players one by one drop out. Whoever is left at the end may move their game piece as many squares as dinosaurs shown on the dice in front of them.
Whoever, after playing some turbulent rounds, is the first to place their game piece on the target square wins the game.
Preparation of the game
Place the game board in the center of the table. Each player takes a dinosaur and puts it on the brown starting square. If there are less than four players, the remaining dinosaurs are kept in the package. Each player gets a stone. The remaining stones are placed ready to be used next to the game board.
How to play
Play in a clockwise direction. Whoever can say first the name of a dinosaur may start. If you cannot agree, the youngest player starts and rolls all the dice.
Watch out: If dice fall on top of each other, take the one on top and place it next to the others.
Which symbols appear on the dice?
The dinosaur: Great, a valuable dinosaur die! Separate all dice which show dinosaurs and keep them.
The bone: The bone die unfortunately has no value. You don't keep any of those.
The egg of the dino:
- If you have thrown just one egg, nothing happens.
- But if you have thrown two or even more eggs, you can steal a dinosaur die from another player.
Watch out! This of course is only possible if another player has a dinosaur die in front of them! If no one has one, you obviously can't take one, but can still go on playing.
Now pass on the dice showing bones or dinosaur eggs to the next player.
Dinosaur's bad luck
Watch out! If a player throws only dice with bones, or bones and a single dinosaur egg, they really have a lot of bad luck. They must drop out for this round. If that player has already collected dinosaur dice, they have to turn them in, and they are passed on to the next player together with the remaining dice.
Stones
Important:
- The first player to drop out in a round may take a stone from the provision.
- If there are four players, the first two players to drop out may each take a stone.
- If there are no stones left in the center, none can be taken.
During a round the number of dice passed on diminishes and the risk of only throwing bones increases.
The stones: By handing in a stone, a player renounces rolling the dice. If there are only a few dice left, you can return a stone to the provision and don't have to throw the dice. Pass the dice on directly to the next player. If you have dinosaur dice in front of you, you can keep them.
End of the round
The round ends when a player:
- is left as the last one because all the other players have dropped out. This player can move their piece as many squares ahead as the dinosaur dice they have in front of them. Only the winner moves their game piece.
- gets a super dinosaur die throw, that is, all the dice thrown show a dinosaur. In this case all players can move their game pieces as many squares as dinosaur dice are in front of them. All players move their game pieces, and a new round begins.
The player at the left of the one who finished the round starts the new round, gets all 12 dice, and rolls them.
End of the game
The game ends as soon as the first game piece lands on the target square (cave). Remaining dice symbols are not used.
And now the fancy dinosaurs' party starts and everybody is invited.