This is my second set so the wife and I can each have our own markers and dice (solving one of the problems listed in my first review below). I will paste my original review here because it still holds true for this little gem of a game. Please note, I ordered the ORANGE dice set this time, but received a BLACK set... no big deal, as the color is just a personal preference and doesn't affect gameplay at all... but still is a mishap in shipping an order... so take that however you like. (Copied from my initial review of Spicy Dice from my first of two ordered sets) If you've ever played Yahtzee, you'll pick this up pretty fast. It also has a quick reference rule set attached to the scorepad, so that's a big help too! I am going to start with the negatives... only two small ones... ONE - It is a bit expensive for 6 dice and 3 little acrylic disks. I collect gaming dice and acrylic dice are CHEAP to manufacture, so $17.50 seems a little steep for this... BUT... this game is fun! TWO - and please read this - This set will accommodate ONE PLAYER ONLY without using paper markers, though they do include a sheet of paper markers for you to play with four players, and you could use pennies, buttons, peppermints or any other thing you have laying around... so it's not a REAL problem, but I do find that either me or my wife has to use those and don't get the shiny acrylic markers... I mean, if they would have added 9 more markers and made it a 4 player set it would have solved problem number 1 and only cost them 10 cents a unit. Now onto the game itself... like I said, it's basically Yahtzee but has 2 nice little twists on it. First, each die has one set of number dots that are red. When you roll a red it's either worth bonus points or you can flip the die to any number you want. This makes for some cool comeback moments while playing. Second, the marker system allows you to basically save unused rolls from turn to turn up to three. Get that straight in the first roll? Take the points and grab 2 markers. Rolled 3 times and you're only one number from that set? Use a marker to roll again and try to get it! This adds an element of strategy when choosing to score that adds another depth level to the game! No longer do you want to save "Chance" (or "sum" in this game) until last.... you might want to use it up on a first roll to take 2 markers for a big move later. It's really a great mechanic that I think makes this game better than Yahtzee. Yes, I said "better than Yahtzee"... if only they would include the other 3 players worth of REAL markers or bring the price point down to somewhere where buying 4 or 5 sets wouldn't mean putting 100 bucks into a dice game. Outside of that, this is a great family game night gem!
