Battle Dice is a dice game that uses small figures which represent superheroes that are placed inside a die, and then rolled. It was created by Genie Toys and licensed to Playmates Toys and it began with the majority of the superheroes and supervillains from Marvel in 2006.
Marvel Battle Dice
The figures' booster packs contained 3 random battle figures and one battle die. The starter set cane with 6 figures. There are also battle dice launchers, which are large sized versions of the Thing and the Hulk.
The Game The game works by placing the figures (approximately 1" inch) in the battle dice, which have certain attributes by popping the dice open. When the dice are rolled, the player with the lower dice roll goes first. They select an attribute on the character, and use them to battle the other figure(s). Then the attributes take place, and so on and so forth, and the player with a certain roll wins, etc. Currently, there are 23 different dice. The attributes are measured on a 0-6 scale, 6 being the highest; those attributes are: Intelligence, Strength, Speed, Durability, Energy, and Fighting Skills. Characters are ranked points; in most tournaments teams cannot exceed 30 points, making figures like the powerful Dark Phoenix too expensive to use. A comprehensive explanation can be found at any of the first two links in the links section.
The Production Run On September 12, 2006 Playmates Toys officially announced that the game would no longer be supported. The official site announced that the company would be turning its attention away from the game. Series 2 figures although announced for release no longer have an official release date and may never ship. The game received quite a few reviews all of which were above average. And an official reason has not been given as to the end of this games production.
Tournament vouchers should be honored until the beginning of December 2006. After that time they will return any further vouchers un-opened. The first official tournament was held in Sandy Utah on May 20, 2006. The last official tournament has not been revealed.
Set 1 In January 2006, Playmates Toys released the first set consisting of 68 characters, which are: 001 - Captain America 002 - Captain America (Transparent) 003 - Hawkeye 004 - Human Torch 005 - Invisible Woman 006 - Iron Man 007 - Mister Fantastic 008 - She-Hulk 009 - Silver Surfer 010 - The Thing 011 - The Thing (Transparent) 012 - Thor 013 - AIM agent 014 - Annihilus 015 - Baron Zemo 016 - Doctor Doom 017 - Loki 018 - Mole Man 019 - Red Skull 020 - Super-Skrull 021 - Thanos 022 - Ultron (Transparent) 023 - Ultron 024 - Black Cat 025 - Black Spider-Man 026 - Daredevil 027 - Doctor Strange 028 - Elektra 029 - Ghost Rider 030 - Nick Fury 031 - Punisher 032 - Spider-Man 033 - Spider-Man (Transparent) 034 - Hulk 035 - Hulk (Transparent) 036 - Abomination 037 - Blackheart 038 - Bullseye 039 - Carnage 040 - Doctor Octopus 041 - Doctor Octopus (Transparent) 042 - Hobgoblin 043 - Mysterio 044 - Rhino 045 - Venom 046 - Vulture 047 - Archangel
048 - Banshee 049 - Beast 050 - Cyclops 051 - Gambit 052 - Kitty Pryde 053 - Nightcrawler 054 - Professor X 055 - Psylocke 056 - Wolverine 057 - Wolverine (Transparent) 058 - Apocalypse 059 - Dark Phoenix 060 - Deadpool 061 - Magneto 062 - Magneto (Transparent) 063 - Mimic 064 - Mojo 065 - Mystique 066 - Sabretooth 067 - Sentinel 068 - Toad 069 - Wolverine (Stealth)
There are also "Clear" forms of Wolverine, Spider-Man, Magneto, Captain America, the Thing, Doctor Octopus, Ultron and the Hulk that "re-arrange" their abilities. Three characters were left out of production and are currently tournament prizes: She-Hulk, Silver Surfer and Red Skull.
Set 2 Originally slated for a July 2006 release, Playmates Toys was to have released the second series of Marvel Battle Dice. This set would have included these characters: Storm Phoenix Galactus Pyro Franklin Richards Green Goblin Scarlet Spider Vengeance Scarlet Witch Colossus Kraven the Hunter Mister Sinister Vision Mandarin Blob Ezekiel Sims Sentry Black Panther Iron Fist Kang the Conqueror MODOK Juggernaut Omega Red Electro Kingpin Mephisto Wasp
DC Battle Dice The first DC set of Battle Dice was to have been released in the fall of 2006 and was to include characters like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Raven, Starfire, etc.
The "Death" of Battle Dice Shortly after their promotional tour of the game, Playmates suddenly pulled their support of Battle Dice. Their own site for the game was deactivated shortly thereafter, leaving the future of the game — not to mention the two above-mentioned expansions — rather nebulous. Fan support of the game, though scattered, still remains.
See also Game design Dice Throne
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