''Diceland'' is a

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played with

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sets of

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cut-out

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dice into a combat

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. The dice are then used in the same way as miniatures - they can be moved around the arena and attack other dice. The original ''Diceland'' set was ''Diceland: Deep White Sea'', released in

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. It was followed in

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by four more sets: ''Diceland: Ogre'', ''Diceland: Space'' (two sets, ''Terrans vs. Urluquai'' and ''Garthans vs. Muktians''), and ''Diceland: Extra Space'', and in

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with ''Diceland: Cyburg'' and ''Diceland: Dragons''. There is also a set of ''

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'' using characters from the ''Deep White Sea'' setting. In addition to all of these sets, there are three regular-sized and one oversized promotional dice; the 2005 summer promo die features characters from the webcomic ''

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''.

Awards

''Diceland'' won the 2002

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''Vanguard Award''.

References

External links

Diceland.com
official home page * and
List of ''Diceland'' armies
Cheapass Games games Dice games Origins Award winners {{dice-game-stub