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Strategy and the meta-game for Button Men

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:16:33 +0000

Not all Button Men are evenly matched against one another. Though designers attempt to balance a Button Man’s strengths and weaknesses, necessarily it happens that some arrangements of die sizes and skills are more likely to win games than others. … Read More

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Button Men gameplay

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:32:17 +0000

After selecting their buttons, players assemble their dice. Most buttons have five dice, but some have more or fewer, and in certain cases the number of dice may change over the course of the game. The size—that is, number of … Read More

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History of Button Men

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:18:16 +0000

Button Men is a game designed for fan conventions and other public venues. It can be played almost anywhere on short notice (provided the dice are at hand), and games are quick to complete. Buttons are meant to be worn … Read More

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Button Men

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:27:33 +0000

Button Men is a dice game for two players, invented by James Ernest of Cheapass Games and first released in 1999.Games are short, typically taking less than ten minutes to play. Each player is represented by a button of their … Read More

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