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War of the Buttons

Game ID: GID0381036
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2018
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Description

In War of the Buttons, 2-4 players lead a "gang" of kids who try to build their own hut. To do this, they use both their own dice and "neutral" dice, while hoping for help from their "big brother" and for no one to tattle on them at school.

War of the Buttons uses themes of the 1912 novel La Guerre des Boutons by Louis Pergaud.

Description

In War of the Buttons, 2-4 players lead a "gang" of kids who try to build their own hut. To do this, they use both their own dice and "neutral" dice, while hoping for help from their "big brother" and for no one to tattle on them at school.

War of the Buttons uses themes of the 1912 novel La Guerre des Boutons by Louis Pergaud.

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Video 7xH1GZw4cZg Getting Games Discussion at 47:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever dice-based combat with bluff elements
  • tight playtime and engaging tension
Cons
  • can feel luck-driven at times
  • some players may want more control over outcomes
Thematic elements
  • rogue tactics with dice-based combat and schoolyard battles
  • French countryside; boys fighting to steal buttons
  • competitive brass tacks with liar's dice-like bidding
Comparison games
  • Liar's Dice
  • Skull
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • are-you-lucky/near-liars-dice feel — declares and beats sets to win actions; presence of detentions and snitches add twist
  • dice worker placement — roll dice (one per action) and place into battle areas; higher dice beat lower ones
  • three battle zones — forest, meadow, quarry; use dice to win battles and claim rewards
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's designed by yuffie rosenberg
  • the entire game was on the phone
  • I think all of us who played it are looking forward to playing more
  • I would probably be more excited to play War of the Buttons again than some other games
  • thematic idea is that government corruption is being crackdown on but gift-giving is used to circumvent it
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