The more dice of a given type are rolled each round, the more effective that type of action will be. Each face of a die indicates a different action you can take, from preparing rooms for potential guests to bringing wine or coffee to the patrons at your cafe. There’s a lot to keep track of when managing a hotel in 20th century Vienna. Spice up the gameplay with more press your luck mechanics through the Old Saloon expansion or give eliminated players the chance to come back as zombies with the Undead or Alive expansion.

If dynamite shows up it can’t be rerolled and will damage you if you get three sticks, meaning you have to think carefully about pressing your luck. Instead you roll five dice up to three times, choosing to keep results that will heal you or attack enemies, or reroll hopes of getting three or more gatling gun symbols, which allow you to fire on the whole table.

Bang! The Dice Game keeps the same theme - a Wild West sheriff must survive being attacked by outlaws with the help of their deputies - but changes the gameplay from cards to dice so you can’t hoard defensive cards to protect yourself. Bang! is a great social dedication party game, but at times it can overstay its welcome and leave players who had been eliminated bored.

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