Dice Forge
INNOVATIVE 2-4 player 45-min DICE-CRAFTING game by RÉGIS BONNESSÉE (Libellud, 2017) — players start with plastic dice + REPLACEABLE HOT-SWAPPABLE FACES which they LITERALLY POP OFF + REPLACE with new upgraded faces bought from the market. Set in Mount Olympus mythology: players are heroes competing for GLORY POINTS to earn immortality. 3 IN-GAME 'AGES' × 3 ROUNDS each; ROLL dice, gain RESOURCES, spend to BUY new faces or complete GLORY-POINT CARDS.
Quick facts
Category
Dice Games
Type
Individual
Players
2–4
Duration
~45 min
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Estimated origin
Published 2017 by Libellud (Poitiers, France); designer Régis Bonnessée; Rebellion expansion 2018.
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
How it works
Objective
COLLECT the MOST GLORY POINTS by end of 9 rounds via upgraded dice + completed glory cards.
Rules
Basic rules
Each round: ALL players SIMULTANEOUSLY ROLL both dice + collect resources shown on faces
Signature simultaneous roll.
On turn: choose 1 of 2 actions — (1) TRAVEL to buy NEW FACE-TILE + IMMEDIATELY REPLACE existing face on die; (2) TRAVEL to purchase a GLORY CARD (pays resources for victory points + one-time effects)
Signature 2-action turn.
FACES range: 1-3 sun shards, 1-3 moon shards, 1-2 gold, 1-2 hearts, +VP bonuses, WILD, DOUBLE-EFFECT tiles
Signature face variety.
HEARTS reset each round; SUN + MOON + GOLD accumulate
Signature resource-reset rules.
GLORY CARDS score VP immediately + often extra ongoing effects
Signature glory card scoring.
AT END of Age 3 Round 3: SUM ALL VP + BONUS from glory cards
Signature end-scoring rule.
MOST VP WINS — tiebreaker most gold, then hearts, then sun/moon shards
Signature tiebreaker cascade.
Scoring
Sum Victory Points from glory cards + special face-tiles at game end.
Win condition · Most VP wins; tiebreakers via remaining resources.
Equipment
2 PLASTIC 6-SIDED DICE per player — with REPLACEABLE FACES that POP-OFF via lug system
Signature pop-off face dice.
~150 DIE-FACE TILES — resources (gold coins, sun shards, moon shards, hearts, glory), or POINT tiles
Signature 150 face-tiles market.
GLORY CARD DECK: quest-like cards yielding VICTORY POINTS
Signature glory card deck.
PLAYER BOARDS + resource trackers (hearts, sun shards, moon shards)
Standard player boards.
SANCTUARY BOARD (central market of face-tiles + glory cards)
Signature central sanctuary.
GLORY POINT counter + starting tokens
Standard scoring aids.
Terminology
- Face-swap
- Popping off + replacing a die face during the game.
- Sanctuary
- Central market where face-tiles + glory cards are bought.
- Sun shard / Moon shard
- Two main currencies used to buy tiles + cards.
- Glory
- Victory points.
- Age
- Game phase — 3 Ages of 3 Rounds each.
Major competitions
Casual gaming; no formal championship
n/a · Global home gaming · since 2017
Where it is played
Governing bodies
Libellud (publisher)
Founded 2008 · Poitiers, France
Famous names & records
Famous athletes
- Régis Bonnessée (designer, Libellud)
- Board-gaming community celebrity reviewers
Sources & provenance
- BoardGameGeek — Dice Forge— BGG
- Libellud official— Libellud