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ΛICE

ΛICE

2021·Chape (ちゃぺ), Kihaku (希白(きはく)), Mikazuki (みかずき)

3 - 4 players
30 - 40 min

From BoardGameGeek

ΛICE, a combination of the greek "Lamda" and "dice", is a trick-taking game for 3 to 4 players. The cards show the traditional suit and rank, but the illustration in the middle shows the card's rank made out of the sum of 1 or 2 die faces. In addition to playing a card to a trick, a player may also play a die. If they do, after everyone has played a card, the players who also chose to play dice roll them and choose one of the eligible places on their card to place the die; it could change the value of the card up or down. The card also becomes the color of the die. Players earns points for hitting their bid of how many tricks they expected to win as well as tricks won and dice collected. The player with the most points after a number of rounds wins.

ΛICE

Watch first

Learn to play

Lamda Dice (ΛICE) | How to Play13:15

Lamda Dice (ΛICE) | How to Play

One Rule Wrong

One Rule Wrong

Review

Lambdice/Lambda Dice Review: Mary Had a Little Trick-Taking Game12:40

Lambdice/Lambda Dice Review: Mary Had a Little Trick-Taking Game

The Board Game Dojo

The Board Game Dojo

Which ΛICE video should I watch?

ΛICE has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2023 to August 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Lamda Dice (ΛICE) | How to Play" by One Rule Wrong, which runs 13 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Lambdice/Lambda Dice Review: Mary Had a Little Trick-Taking Game" by The Board Game Dojo.

All videos

Lamda Dice (ΛICE) | How to PlayHow to play13:15

Lamda Dice (ΛICE) | How to Play

One Rule Wrong

One Rule Wrong

Lambdice/Lambda Dice Review: Mary Had a Little Trick-Taking GameReview12:40

Lambdice/Lambda Dice Review: Mary Had a Little Trick-Taking Game

The Board Game Dojo

The Board Game Dojo

Creators who cover this

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One Rule Wrong
One Rule Wrong
1 video of this game
The Board Game Dojo
The Board Game Dojo
1 video of this game

About ΛICE

From BoardGameGeek:

ΛICE, a combination of the greek "Lamda" and "dice", is a trick-taking game for 3 to 4 players. The cards show the traditional suit and rank, but the illustration in the middle shows the card's rank made out of the sum of 1 or 2 die faces. In addition to playing a card to a trick, a player may also play a die. If they do, after everyone has played a card, the players who also chose to play dice roll them and choose one of the eligible places on their card to place the die; it could change the value of the card up or down. The card also becomes the color of the die. Players earns points for hitting their bid of how many tricks they expected to win as well as tricks won and dice collected. The player with the most points after a number of rounds wins.

Designers

Chape (ちゃぺ), Kihaku (希白(きはく)), Mikazuki (みかずき)

Artists

Kihaku (希白(きはく)), Mikazuki (みかずき)

Publisher

Asobi Dust (アソビダスト)

Categories

Card GameDice

Mechanics

Trick-taking & Climbing
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