Game Preview: StrikerZ

Game Preview: StrikerZ
Board Game: StrikerZ Dice Game
Soccer is probably the most supported sport in the world – in Italy this is absolutely true – so the existence of so many soccer games is understandable given that potential audience.

In 2006 Randy Thompson released Soccer Tactics World, a simple but absorbing soccer game. Now he has a new soccer game from a new company that will debut at Spiel 2011: StrikerZ.

A much simpler game than Soccer Tactics World, StrikerZ is a dice game in which each player has a team of five dice, with dice having numbers from 2 to 11 on them as well as special icons. Each turn, both players roll their dice, then the player with the highest sum rolls the special green die to shoot for a goal. In addition to a "Goal" icon, the green die has faces showing "Stop" and "Corner kick"; in the latter case, the attacker rolls three dice against the opponent's two dice to see who comes out on top.

The special icons on the dice add flavor to the game: Whistles make you lose points on your roll, the manager icon lets you change a die to a higher value, and the offside flag gives the opponent a chance to shoot no matter what the totals. If your sum is more than ten higher than the opponent's, he receives a yellow card; a second yellow card costs him his lowest die.

During the final stage of the match, you might receive a chance to substitute one die for a "fresh player" with higher values than what you had at the start of the game.

Related

Designer Diary: TieBreaker – The Sudden Death of Ties

Designer Diary: TieBreaker – The Sudden Death of Ties

Sep 17, 2011

I don't actually hate ties. I find games that end in ties slightly unsatisfying (moreso if I'm one of the tied players, but still it's not a big deal). I don't much like games that have three or...

Designer Diary: Sunrise City

Designer Diary: Sunrise City

Sep 15, 2011

Sunrise City was a fluke. No, seriously. Let me explain.I loved SimCity when I was younger – heck, I still love it to this day – but back then, with an awesome game and a lot of time on my...

Game Preview: Santiago de Cuba

Game Preview: Santiago de Cuba

Sep 14, 2011

I just rewrote the game description for Michael Rieneck's Santiago de Cuba from eggertspiele, Pegasus Spiele and Gryphon Games based on an early look at the game rules – then realized that this...

New Game Round-up: Quarriors Raises Demons, Black Secret Preorder Info & More Donald X.

New Game Round-up: Quarriors Raises Demons, Black Secret Preorder Info & More Donald X.

Sep 13, 2011

• Justin Ziran at WizKids has told me that the publisher will have German-language editions of Quarriors! at Spiel 2011, along with the forthcoming Rise of the Demons expansion (although I...

Designer Diary: Establishing the 51st State

Designer Diary: Establishing the 51st State

Sep 10, 2011

(Editor's note: This designer's diary reprints edited columns from designer Ignacy Trzewiczek that ran on BoardgameNews.com. —WEM)Lunatic – from August 16, 2010I rush into the house, toss my...

ads