What are the different forms of control in Dice Masters and how might we apply them to the game? We take an in-depth look at the main ways in which we can disrupt the nefarious plans of our opponents and ensure we are able to implement ours. Plus: how do you get started designing your own dice mat? Our resident expert Peter gives his top tips.

 

00:52 Control

 

01:18 Removal

09:51 Board Control

20:57 Prevention

29:40 Taxing

36:46 Stealing and Disruption

 

 

44:08 Dice Mats

 

Check out the DM:United Dice Mats page for lots of fantastic mat ideas, and printing guidance. These are the stores mentioned in the podcast:

 

Patriot Games (UK)

Inked Gaming (US) – Peter’s link will even get you a discount

AliExpress

And this is the page where you can download GIMP.

 

55:30 Contact Details, Shout-outs, Dice Fight

Here are the team-lists for the European OBW, courtesy of True Mister Six.

This is TJ's Twitch channel, where you can see around six hours of match footage.

James will be uploading his games to the DM:United YouTube channel (formerly Dice Masters with James and Zack) - don't forget to subscribe :)

And this is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event. 

 

You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.

Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.

The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Zack Pope became one of the best-known members of the Dice Masters community through the YouTube channel he founded with our very own James Blore - Dice Masters with James and Zack. But we haven't seen much of his lovely hands of late. What has he been to? Will anyone be able to answer his fiendish quiz questions? And what are the best white dice in the game? Let battle commence!

 

01:00 Zack Attack 

 

10:30 Zack's Quiz

 

24:40 The Best White Dice

 

60:00 Contact Details, Shout-outs, OBW, Dice Fight

 

Fantastic Four Team Pack

Suicide Squad Team Pack

Lonni's Superman Mat

Stu.ART

One Big Weekend

 

 

Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast. 

And don't forget to subscribe to James and Zack's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.

Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.

The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

With rotation about to usher in arguably the biggest shift in the Dice Masters meta the game has ever seen, we chat through what are likely to be the most popular win conditions players will be using over the coming months. We also talk about the art of team building, how we do it, what our experiences have taught us, and why our resident world champion Ben loves his piles.

 

 

01:00 Wincons in Modern 2020

 

01:30 Becky Lynch

05:30 God Catcher

08:30 Thanos

15:00 Unblockables+Parasite

21:30 Iceman

26:40 Venerable Dreadnaught + Lord of Contagion

30:00 Fish Slap

31:45 Green Lantern

33:40 Jubilee

35:45 Doom Lance

37:00 Bobby Heenan+Foetid Bloat-Drone

38:15 Justice League

39:50 Deadpool

40:15 Black Widow/Scott Hall force attack

40:55 Hope Summers

 

44:00 Team Building

 

44:30 Forensic Peter

49:10 Slapdash James

51:45 Iterative Ben

58:40 Cautious Spug

67:25 Less competitive builds and the Dice Coalition Teambuilder. 

 

70:30 Contact Details, Dice Fight and Videos

 

Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast. 

And don't forget to subscribe to James's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.

Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.

The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Ramp is one of the most important aspects of Dice Masters, but how on earth are we going to do it in the new modern meta? Our resident mastermind James warms us up with a brain-tickling quiz on the subject before we launch into a discussion of ramp options that will be available post rotation. Can anything replace our beloved Mimic?

In this first episode of Dice Masters: United, we will answer many questions. What does the newly announced set rotation mean for the modern format? Who will miss Green Devil Mask? What options are there for dealing with overcrush in the new combat-heavy meta? Also, who on earth are we, and how did we get here?