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Card GamesLatest guide
One Piece TCG Dice and Counters: What You Need and Which Set to Get
The game never rolls dice, but official events ask you to bring counters. What to track, how many to bring, what is legal, and which DON!! and character dice fit your Leader.
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Warhammer 40,000Latest guide
How Many Dice Do You Need for a Warhammer 40,000 Army?
Warhammer 40,000 does not set a fixed number of dice; the rules simply say you will require some six-sided dice. Around 20 D6s is a sensible starting pool, 30 to 35 is more comfortable...
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Warhammer 40,000Latest guide
How Many Aeldari Factions Are There in Warhammer 40,000?
Warhammer 40,000 has two separate Aeldari army entries, Aeldari and Drukhari. Here is how Asuryani, Harlequins, Ynnari, Corsairs and Exodites fit around them, and why Craftworlds and Aspect Shrines have no fixed count.
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Dice BasicsLatest guide
16mm Dice vs 12mm Dice: Which Size Is Better for Wargaming?
A 16mm face has 78% more area than a 12mm one, while a 12mm pool takes just over half the table space. Neither is fairer. Here is how to choose by the size of...
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Kill TeamLatest guide
What Dice Do You Need for Kill Team?
Kill Team's setup rules list ten ordinary D6s. Here is how attack and defence dice work, why a Fight action blocks differently from a Shoot action, and where D3 rolls come in.
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Old World & FantasyLatest guide
Artillery Dice Explained: What the Misfire Result Means
An artillery dice is a D6 marked 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and Misfire. Here is what each face does in Warhammer: The Old World, how it pairs with a scatter dice, and how...
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Warhammer 40,000Latest guide
What Dice Do You Need for Warhammer 40,000?
Warhammer 40,000 runs entirely on six-sided dice. Here is what the 11th edition rules actually ask for, where the D3 comes from, and whether custom or engraved dice are allowed.
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Dice BasicsLatest guide
How to Roll Any Die With a D6
You can simulate any standard die with repeated rolls of a fair D6. Some conversions are immediate, such as turning 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 into a D3. Others use ordered odd-or-even rolls, and some...
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Blood BowlLatest guide
What Dice Do You Need to Play Blood Bowl?
For one coach, a standard Blood Bowl team dice set contains seven dice: three Block dice, two D6s, one D8 Scatter die and one D16. A single set can be shared between two coaches,...
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Blood BowlLatest guide
Blood Bowl Block Dice: What Every Symbol Means
A Blood Bowl block die is a six-sided die with five results: Player Down, Both Down, Push Back, Stumble and POW. Push Back appears on two faces, while every other result appears once. Depending...
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Dice BasicsLatest guide
What Are Scatter Dice? How to Use a Scatter Die
A classic six-sided wargaming scatter die has four arrow faces and two Hit faces. When a rule tells you to scatter a template, marker, model or other object, an arrow shows the direction. A...
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Dice BasicsLatest guide
What Is a D3 Die? How to Roll a Three-Sided Die
A D3 is a roll with three results: 1, 2 or 3. Here is how to roll one with an ordinary D6, what 1D3 and 2D3 mean, and whether a dedicated D3 is worth...
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