2018Rustan Håkansson
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 34
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players45 minMedium weight
Nations: The Dice Game
2014Rustan Håkansson
- Videos
- 51
- Creators
- 39
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Nations: The Dice Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 17 recorded sessions, and 5 other videos.
1 - 4 players
20 - 40 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
From the humble beginnings of civilization through the historical ages of progress, mankind has lived, fought and built together in nations. Great nations protect and provide for their own, while fighting and competing against both other nations and nature itself. Nations must provide food as the population increases, build a productive economy, and amaze the world with their great achievements to build up their heritage as the greatest nations in the history of mankind! Nations: The Dice Game is a game for 1-4 players that takes 10-15 minutes per player and shares many concepts with the civilization-building game Nations while still offering its own challenges. The game is played over four ages (four rounds). During each round, players take turns until all have passed. The available actions are: Buy a tile Build a wonder Reroll some or all your dice Buildings and military provide dice. Colonies and wonders provide resources and victory points. Advisors provide rerolls. New tiles provide benefits immediately, so you can roll new dice at once. At the end of each round, War and Famine drawn at the start of the round is checked for each player, giving you victory points if you match or beat the values. Books are accumulated and scored. Player order is checked, with high military strength going first in the next round. At the end of the game, whoever has the most victory points wins.
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Which Nations: The Dice Game video should I watch?
Nations: The Dice Game has 51 videos from 39 creators: 20 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 17 playthroughs and 5 other videos. They date from 2014 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Nations The Dice Game And Unrest Expansion: A Dicey Walkthrough!" by The Dicey Review, which runs 24 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Nations The Dice Game Gameplay Runthrough" by Rahdo Runs Through. 15 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Nations: The Dice game - Solo Playthrough" by Boardgames with Niramas, one of 17 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tribes: Dawn of Humanity, HexRoller, Nations and Cities: Skylines – The Board Game, also by Rustan Håkansson. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2014.
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About Nations: The Dice Game
From BoardGameGeek:
From the humble beginnings of civilization through the historical ages of progress, mankind has lived, fought and built together in nations. Great nations protect and provide for their own, while fighting and competing against both other nations and nature itself. Nations must provide food as the population increases, build a productive economy, and amaze the world with their great achievements to build up their heritage as the greatest nations in the history of mankind! Nations: The Dice Game is a game for 1-4 players that takes 10-15 minutes per player and shares many concepts with the civilization-building game Nations while still offering its own challenges. The game is played over four ages (four rounds). During each round, players take turns until all have passed. The available actions are: Buy a tile Build a wonder Reroll some or all your dice Buildings and military provide dice. Colonies and wonders provide resources and victory points. Advisors provide rerolls. New tiles provide benefits immediately, so you can roll new dice at once. At the end of each round, War and Famine drawn at the start of the round is checked for each player, giving you victory points if you match or beat the values. Books are accumulated and scored. Player order is checked, with high military strength going first in the next round. At the end of the game, whoever has the most victory points wins.
Designer
Rustan Håkansson
Artists
Ossi Hiekkala, Jere Kasanen, Paul Laane, Frida Lögdberg
Publisher
Lautapelit.fi
Categories
Mechanics