NUMBERS 02

The second title in NUMBERS, a series of compact, colorful small games you can play in 15 minutes.

NUMBERS 02 is a poker-like game played with dice. You make a hand with your five dice and compete against the other players. But before the hands are revealed, each player can cancel any one hand, so the fun lies in reading the visible dice and guessing which hand your opponents are going for. A strong hand is no guarantee of victory, so deliberately going for a weaker one can also be a strategy.

The moment everyone finally reveals their hands is a real highlight. Another appeal: of this set of NUMBERS titles, it is the lightest, both in playing time and in feel.

• Game system: dice, drafting, bluffing, set collection
• Components: 28 dice, 8 discs, 4 screens, 1 hand reference sheet, 1 dice bag