Dice games
Button Men
Cheapass Games, 1999
Button Men is a dice game published by Cheapass Games in 1999. It is played with 2 players, from age 10 and in about 5 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 5
- years
- 10+
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The box
- Publishers
- Cheapass Games, Atlas Games, Five Rings Publishing Group, Guardians of Order, Looney Labs, Slag-Bla entertainment (now XXXenophile Books)
- Designer
- James Ernest
- Artwork
- Pete Abrams, Gerald Brom, Larry Elmore, Phil Foglio, Adam Hughes, Ryan Kinnaird, John Kovalic, John Nephew
- Year of release
- 1999
- Also known as
- Button Broccoli · Button Men Brawl · Button Men BROM · Button Men Dork Victory
About the game
Button Men is a two-player dice game invented by James Ernest of Cheapass Games, first released in 1999.
A game of Button Men typically takes less than ten minutes to play. Each player is represented by a pin-back button or playing card of their choice. The buttons are usually metal or plastic discs, about 2–2.5 inches (5.1–6.4 cm) in diameter, with a pin on the back that can be used to fasten them to clothing. A button bears the name and illustration of the combatant ("Button Man" or "fighter") assumed by the player. Each button indicates the quantity, maximum value, and abilities (if any) of the player's dice.More from Cheapass Games
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