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Dice Heist

Game ID: GID0094275
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Year
2016
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Description

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Daring art heists with a roll of the dice! Take on the role of an international thief in Dice Heist, and attempt a series of daring heists to steal the most valuable artifacts, gems, and paintings from four of the world's most famous museums. Recruit sidekicks to help you, or go it alone. Will you beat the security systems at the Louvre in Paris and make your escape with the Mona Lisa, or will one of the other thieves get there first? Whoever can impress his fellow criminals with the most valuable collection of stolen goods wins!

Description

Description from the publisher:

Daring art heists with a roll of the dice! Take on the role of an international thief in Dice Heist, and attempt a series of daring heists to steal the most valuable artifacts, gems, and paintings from four of the world's most famous museums. Recruit sidekicks to help you, or go it alone. Will you beat the security systems at the Louvre in Paris and make your escape with the Mona Lisa, or will one of the other thieves get there first? Whoever can impress his fellow criminals with the most valuable collection of stolen goods wins!

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever dice mechanism
  • simple to learn
  • tension between play-it-safe and risky plays
Cons
  • not widely known or widely available
  • luck element can influence outcomes
Thematic elements
  • heist/collection
  • museum heist using dice-based actions and set collection
  • clever and breezy
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Rolling — roll dice to beat a museum's total; you may pause to add another die for better odds
  • hand/resource management — manage dice pool and refresh cards to reuse abilities
  • Resource Management — manage dice pool and refresh cards to reuse abilities
  • Set Collection — collect items to score points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a really neat competitive game with a really fun theme
  • another run would be nice
  • the art style put me off but the game is good
  • I raved about this game on my videos when this channel was new
  • this is a co-op game similar to Pandemic
  • it's a gambling game where no money changes hands
  • feels like you're watching a horse race and you're betting on it
  • it's the time pressure
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