Dice Miner

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can the dice me rerolled individually with the Alchemist's unique ability?
Yes
The Alchemist has three individual Magic Symbols, so you can reroll three times. After each reroll you can decide to reroll the same die again, or try with another one. Also, you don't have to use all three rerolls.
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Can I cache or store other Treasure chest results?
Yes
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Can I cache or store Hazard dice?
Yes
Treasure chests can be used to cache (or store) Hazard dice.
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Can I reroll other Magic dice?
Only unspent ones
You are allowed to reroll other unspent Magic dice. One a Magic dice has been "spent" to reroll other dice, it can no longer be rerolled during that round.
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What happens if there's a tie for most treasure?
no one scores double
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Can I use the same dice in multiple sequences?
No
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Do sequences need to start with 1?
Yes
If a sequence doesn't start with a 1 then it scores no points.
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Can I score more than one sequence?
Yes
As long as each sequence starts with 1 they will sore.
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Are beer worth points?
no
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Who wins?
Highest score
The player with the highest score after 3 rounds is the winner.
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Who starts the next round?
Lowest score
The player with the lowest score starts the next round.
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What dice do I reroll?
All Un-cached dice
Between rounds you will reroll all dice you have not cached. This includes the treasure dice with chests that were used to cache other dice.
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How many dice can I cache?
Up to Chest number
You can cache up to the ammount of chests shown on your tool dice.
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Do I keep any of my dice between rounds?
Yes
You will keep all dice in your trove between rounds, rerolling all un-cached dice.
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Can I reroll Hazards with Magic Dice?
No
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How many dice can I reroll?
If you decide to use a Magic die, you must reroll the same amount of dice as the amount of magic symbols on the Magic die: 1, 2 or 3. You cannot reroll Hazards or Magic dice that have already been spent (=used to reroll other dice).
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Do I have to use my Magic dice?
No
You may use as many of your Magic dice as you decide. You use them one by one, until you are happy with the results, or you don't have more Magic dice left to spend.
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When does the Excavation phase end?
Mountain is empty
In the Excavation phase players take turns taking dice until the mountain is empty.
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What dice are on top of the mountain?
Dice with none above
The die you choose must be “on top,” which means that no other dice are above it on the mountain.
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Can I use Hero Symbols more than once?
Only once per round
Each player can use their Hero Symbols only once each round. So up to 3 times during a game.
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When can I use Hero Symbols?
Each Magic Symbol can be used once during the Magic phase, and others once during the Scoring phase. All Symbols can be used once each round.
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Can I share more than 1 beer a turn?
no
Overdrinking is bad, so you can only share 1 beer a turn.
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Do I have to take beer shared with me?
Yes
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When sharing beer do I have to take from the side?
no
When sharing beer you can take your two dice from any combination of the side and the top of the mountain.
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How many rounds are there?
3 rounds
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Can I get more scorsheets?
Yes
Download more sheets at atlas-games.com/diceminer.
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Why is my mountain different?
Deluxe Version
If your mountain looks different than what is shown it probably means you have the deluxe plastic mountain.
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Why do my dice look different?
Deluxe Dice
If your dice look different than shown here it probably means you have the deluxe version of the game.
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How many dice to fill the mountain?
20
A full mountain has 20 dice in 6 rows.
Who goes first?
Roll for it
Each player rolls a tunnel die (white dice). The highest roller will go first in the first round. (Count Beer as the best result! Reroll ties.)
What is the goal of the game?
High Score from Dice
After 3 rounds of mining the mountain and scoring, the player with the highest score wins.
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What happens in a Tie
Tiebreak Roll-off
The Tied players will reroll their trove. Then they will perform one more magic phase, and scoring phase after that. (only the tied players count for most treasure). If there is still a Tie repeat until a victor emerges.
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