Nokosu Dice 2023 Edition brings a fresh look and expanded gameplay to one of Japan's cleverest trick-taking board games. Designed by Yusuke Matsumoto, this strategic game combines traditional card play with dice drafting. Players use both cards and drafted dice as their hand to win mini-game "tricks." The key to winning lies in managing your hand carefully: keep the right die until the end, and if its number matches the exact number of tricks you've won, you earn a big scoring bonus.
Trick-taking games have long been a beloved staple in the tabletop world, but Nokosu Dice stands out by weaving dice management into every round. This upgraded 2023 release makes seven major changes to the original, including a larger box, standard poker-sized cards, and expanded support for up to five players. It also comes packed with new components: a dice stand, player boards, a score sheet pad, and zero-trick declaration dice, which let every player hold onto a die until the very end, keeping the whole table locked in for the final score.
Built for 3 to 5 players aged 10 and up, with a play time of 45 to 60 minutes. The set includes 40 number cards, 5 quick-reference sheets, 27 dice, 1 dice stand, 5 player boards, 1 dice bag, 1 score sheet pad, and instructions in both Japanese and English.
This is a brand-new, unused copy, still sealed in shrink wrap. Please note that any tears to the shrink wrap are not covered under compensation.
Nokosu Dice, 2023 Edition, is a trick-taking board game in which the die you keep until the end is key to victory. After cards are dealt each round, players take dice from the table and use both cards and dice as their hand. Players compete in several tricks, playing one item per trick, with the winner scoring points. At the end of the round, players can earn major bonus points if the value on their final remaining die matches the number of tricks they won. After a number of rounds equal to the number of players, the highest total score wins.
The 2023 edition features seven major changes to the rules and components, including a larger box, poker-sized cards, support for up to 5 players, a dice stand, player boards, score sheets, and 0-trick declaration dice. The 0-trick declaration dice allow all players to keep a die until the end of the game.
Players: 3 to 5 Play time: 45 to 60 minutes Ages: 10 and up Game design: Yusuke Matsumoto
Contents: 40 number cards, 5 reference cards, 27 dice, 1 dice stand, 5 player boards, 1 dice bag, 1 score sheet pad, and 2 rule sheets in Japanese and English.
