Dice are easy… until you can’t find where they rolled!
Dice are one of the most familiar tools in board games, so of course I had to try them at FiksuFox too.
But ordinary dice came with a small problem: how do you find out what you rolled if you can’t see the die? And what if it rolls all the way to the other side of the table?
The solution was tactile, 3D-printed dice — and a dog-shaped dice board that keeps them together in one place.
The dice problem was solved, now I needed a game.
Don’t take that die!
In PentuRoll, players build a row of puppies on their own player board. On your turn, you roll the dice onto the dog board, choose one of them, and pass the board to the next player.
Sounds simple.
But the other players aren’t just waiting for their turn. Everyone has their own plans, and everyone may already have their eye on – or rather, their finger on- the exact die that someone else is about to take.
Did they just take the die I needed?
As the dog board moves from player to player, every choice affects what will be available to the next player. And when the dice eventually come back around to you, you may discover that your carefully laid plan was disrupted several turns ago.
In PentuRoll, everyone makes their own choices while also keeping a close eye (or finger) on what everyone else is doing.
From dice to a game
PentuRoll started with the idea of making dice into a genuinely tactile game component.
The numbers on the dice can be recognised by touch, and the dog board keeps the rolled dice where they belong.
But an accessible die on its own wasn’t enough. I also wanted there to be something worth following when it wasn’t your turn.
That’s why choosing a die isn’t only about your own game. Every die you take might be exactly the one another player was hoping to get.
A small dice choice can therefore affect the whole table.
2-4 players
20-40′
age 7+
PentuRoll today
PentuRoll is one of the games I develop at FiksuFox. It combines tactile dice, your own game plan and keeping track of the choices made by the other players.
It is a playable game that I make myself in small quantities. I continue to develop the game and its materials through testing and experimentation
PentuRoll is a quick game where luck and strategy go paw in paw.
Game Content
- 4 different player boards (one side with large print and braille, the other side with raised text)
- 12 puppies
- 8 tactile dice
- 4 paw markers
- a dog shape dice plate
- rules in large font and braille
Penturoll is a lively, hands-on game for any dog lovers.
Want to try PentuRoll?
I make PentuRoll myself in small quantities. If the game (37€) catches your interest, feel free to get in touch at fiksufox(at)gmail.com. Copies can be sent by post or picked up in the Oulu area and at events.
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