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Working on a ranch can be an exciting adventure, full of challenges, triumphs, and unforgettable experiences. Whether you're rounding up animals into their corrals, or taking them to the state fair, there's never a dull moment when you're living and working in the heart of the countryside.
Imagine the thrill of loading up your prize-winning cows, pigs, chickens, and sheep onto a trailer, driving them to the fairgrounds, and watching as they compete against the best animals in the state. It's a chance to show off your hard work, your skill, and your dedication to raising the finest animals around.
Of course, running a ranch is a big job, and sometimes you need a little help. That's where hiring farm hands comes in. Whether it's a few extra hands during the busy season or a full-time specialist to help manage the day-to-day operations, having a team of skilled workers can make all the difference.
Roll on the Range simulates all of that adventure into a single page PNP roll and draw experience. Designed and illustrated by Danny Devine, this new print at home game will be a favorite among ranchers of all ages.
Roll the dice. Allocate the dice by number order on the various actions selection cards. Players will take turns drafting and taking actions on their score sheets, unlocking new skills and bonuses along the way. From herding together animals into fenced configurations, to winning prizes at the state fair, you'll have plenty to explore in Roll on the Range.
—description from the publisher
- Accessible print-and-play format
- Engaging farm-themed dice drafting with clear decisions
- Interesting multiplier and investment mechanics
- Fence/pen placement adds spatial strategy
- Requires printer and writing utensil, which may deter casual players
- Two-player feel could be tighter without more players
- Some rule elements may be a lot for first-time players
- Farm management with dice-drafting and pen-building
- Farm/Ranch with animals, fences, and dice drafting
- Demonstrative playthrough with commentary
- Garden Dice
- Spahan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — Animals are placed into fixed columns; end-of-game scoring depends on completed columns and animal counts.
- Dice Drafting — Players draft dice each round and place them into animal pens, influencing scoring and actions.
- multipliers / investments — Certain actions/cards provide multipliers based on animal counts or investments, increasing scoring potential.
- pen/fence placement — Players place fences to form pens around animals, enabling scoring opportunities and strategy.
- print-and-play / roll-and-write elements — The game is presented as a print-and-play experience requiring printing and a writing utensil.
- set collection / column scoring — Animals are placed into fixed columns; end-of-game scoring depends on completed columns and animal counts.
- state fair / market value cards — Market-value-like cards influence scoring and unlock additional options during the game.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I love the goal objective cards I love the state fair I love how the multiplier works and fencing in or pinning in your animals is really cool
- It is just like Garden Dice With The Columns and filling in those four different types of animals
- such a fun game