Get ready to roll the bones as the SnakesCast puts the spotlight on dice in gaming. Steve joins the team for this week's discussion and today, Monday May 1st, we briefly wonder at how old dice are, before asking why they are such a great component and why mechanisms that involve dice are so appealing and universal in gaming.

Dice Rolling, part 1 - Why are dice such a great mechanism and component in gaming?

The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start.
The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start. The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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Dice Rolling, part 1 - Why are dice such a great mechanism and component in gaming?

Dice Rolling, part 1 - Why are dice such a great mechanism and component in gaming?