Two New Restaurant Row Files Posted
8/2/10

Two new Restaurant Row player aid files have been created and posted. First is a Sample Game that illustrates a typical game for learning purposes. Next is an official variant called the Neighborhood Variant, which keeps the makeup of the customer tokens in the game constant which makes long range planning easier.

Web Site Redesign
3/19/10

We have just redesigned the web site to make it more functional, readable, and attractive. What do you think? Let us know at info@pair-of-dice.com A free game will go to the first to spot the video easter egg on the site.

Prices Change for Pair-of-Dice Games
2/11/10

We are making some small price changes to the retail cost of our games to better reflect the manufacturing costs of each game. The changes will be as follows:

We regret the necessity of this price increase, but we have made the changes as small as possible.

Going to BoardGameGeek Con
11/5/09

I'll be headed to BoardGameGeek Con from November 19-22. This will be my first time at this particular convention. I don't have a set agenda, though I'll be selling some games at the Flea Market and participating in The Spiel's Wits & Wagers tournament. If you are heading there yourself, drop me a line at info [at] pair-of-dice.com.

Play Warp 6 at Boardspace.net
10/30/09

Boardspace.net, which previously implemented a free online version of Knockabout, has added Warp 6 to its assortment of abstract games. Players can play with other humans or versus a computer in Warp 6's two player version. Check it out at www.boardspace.net.

Restaurant Row: Now Open
9/6/09

Pair-of-Dice Games' latest game is now available. Go to the game page to make your order. Also, see our Special Debut Prix Fixe offer. Buy Restaurant Row, and you can buy another game for just $5.

Restaurant Row: Now Taking Reservations
8/9/09

Pair-of-Dice Games' latest game is now taking reservations. The games will be shipped starting on 9/6/09, but you can make your orders now. Buy the game before 9/5/09, and you can save $5 from the regular price. Go to the game page for more information. Also, see our Special Debut Prix Fixe offer. Buy Restaurant Row, and you can buy another game for just $5.

Coming Soon: Restaurant Row
5/16/09

Pair-of-Dice Games is pleased to announce that it will be releasing it's latest and most ambitious game to date, Restaurant Row. The game is a Euro-style game in which each player takes control of a restaurant in hopes of becoming the top restaurant in the neighborhood by the time the neighborhood matures into a foodie destination.

For a detailed preview, download the pdf here.

For preview images of the game, see the online gallery here.

After you've done that, please vote on the pre-release interest poll on BoardGameGeek. Your input there is very important!

Knockabout Tournament at Boardspace.net
1/4/09

Boardspace.net, which has recently implemented an online version of Knockabout, is holding a tournament online beginning on January 15, 2009. To sweeten the pot, Pair-of-Dice Games will send the winner of the tournament a copy of Knockabout, Warp 6, and Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000. Register Here.

Pair-of-Dice Games moves
12/26/08

Pair-of-Dice Games has moved it's physical address. From now on, you can reach us via snailmail at 112 Union Park Street, #2, Boston, MA 02118. The phone number remains 617-451-5051 and the email remains info@pair-of-dice.com.

Play Knockabout Online at Boardspace.net
12/9/08

Dave Dyer from Boardspace.net asked me recently if he could create an online version of Knockabout to his site. I said all right, and much faster than I could have expected, he created a working version of Knockabout with player versus player and player versus computer versions. The computer version is decent, and the implementation is quite nifty. Check it out at www.boardspace.net.

Pair-of-Dice Games Exhibits at Origins
6/29/08

Greg Lam at Pair-of-Dice Games exhibited his games at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH from June 25-29, 2008. This was the first time that Pair-of-Dice had a vendor's table at a major convention, demoing and selling copies of the games to gaming enthusiasts from around the world. The game fair is the second largest gaming convention in the United States, attracting over 15,000 attendees over the five days of the convention.

During the convention, Greg also interviewed with the gaming podcasts The Spiel and The Vintage Gamer over the course of the weekend. The interviews will air in coming episodes, along with a longer interview with the podcast Boardgame Babylon that Greg participated in last fall for their "Stories of Self-Publishing" series.

Pair-of-Dice sold nearly $1,000 in games over the four days.

Knockabout Featured on The Spiel
5/12/08

Pair-of-Dice Games' strategic dice game Knockabout was featured in the popular gaming podcast, The Spiel. The podcast, originating from Indianapolis, IN, featured the game in an episode called "The Short List", in which the two hosts Stephen Conway and Dave Coulson played and briefly reviewed a selection of games of which Knockabout was included. The podcast can be downloaded at http://www.thespiel.net/?q=node/234.

Some excerpts of the discussion of Knockabout:

"A huge amount of strategy to picking a die... A great little game... much more depth than we thought it was going to have... Strategically complex though it seemed really easy... Definitely a lot more strategy than meets the eye."

Knockabout is the second game to be reviewed by The Spiel. First was Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine in Episode 25, You Look Marbelous! in March 2007.

Updates to the Chopstick Game: Free Downloads
6/17/07

Several additions and changes have been made to the Chopstick Game from its original forms. First, 10 new tokens have been added to the game which include wild card color tokens, tokens which call for picking up specific numbers of any item, and an "All" token in which players try to pick up as many items as possible.

Also, the wood dyeing process has been improved, so that the colors of the items are deeper and more distinct.

Finally, a new Final Victory Stage solo game has been added to the package. This is available as a free downloadable PDF for those interested.

With all of these changes to the basic game, we will offer a Chopstick Update package of the 10 new tokens, newly dyed items, updated rules, and the Final Victory Stage printed on card stock paper for the nominal fee of $2.00. Go to the Chopstick Game update page to order.

Pair-of-Dice Offers Free Print & Play Games
5/5/07

With Pagoda recently going out of print, Pair-of-Dice Games has decided to offer three of its games as free print and play games. You can download the rules, boards, and components of Pagoda, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and The Triangle Game. Rock, Paper, Scissors will continue to be offered as a game for sale as well.

Pair-of-Dice Receives Media Mentions
10/16/06

Recently, Pair-of-Dice has made a splash in the news. First, Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000 was featured in the Sidekick section of the Boston Globe on October 16, 2006. The same day, Warp 6 was reviewed on the Norweigian games web site, Brettspillguiden. We think it's a fairly good review, but we can't actually read it. Anyone able to translate?

Finally, we've published a Boardgamegeek Geeklist taking a behind-the-scenes look at the publication of our games, called Behind the Bits: The Pair-of-Dice Games "DVD Commentary Track" Geeklist.

Introducing Our Newest Game:

9/25/06

Pair-of-Dice Games is proud to present our newest game: Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000, a dexterity game like none other. To celebrate the release of this game, we are making a special offer that you won't want to miss.

Take the Pair-of-Dice Customer Survey
4/9/06

In an effort to get to know our customers, we ask you to take the first Pair-of-Dice Survey. It shouldn't take too long, and we are not asking for any personal information. Just what you think about our games, and gaming in general. Note: The results of this poll may affect future game publications.

A New Pricing Structure for Pair-of-Dice Games
4/4/06

To better reflect the costs of production, Pair-of-Dice Games will be adjusting its pricing structure effective immediately. After recently analyzing the cost involved in producing each game, it became clear that while some games were properly priced, other games needed it's priced adjusted. In addition, a new combination package of Warp 6 and Knockabout, called The Dice Combo, will be offered at a price almost $10 lower than the cost of buying each game separately..

However, we will be giving longtime customers a chance to buy games at the old prices. We will accept orders at the old prices using the printed brochures that were included in the packaging of our games up until the end of the summer. Any orders post-marked by 8/31/2006 using the old brochures' order forms will be accepted. This offer is good only for mail orders, not for the web.

Pair-of-Dice Games Reviewed by Tom Vasel
3/22/06

Three Pair-of-Dice Games, Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine, Knockabout, and Warp 6, were reviewed by Tom Vasel, the internet's leading board game reviewer and co-host of the gaming podcast The Dice Tower. The verdict? Tom liked two of the games very much, but not the third. Which game didn't he like? You'll have to read it to see.

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