{"product_id":"racket-dice-preorder","title":"Racket Dice (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-product-description storepass-custom-description\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePlayers \u003c\/label\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?players=2\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePlaytime \u003c\/label\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?playtime=45\"\u003e45\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eAge \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?min_age=14\"\u003e14+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eDesigner \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?designer=Matt%20Calkins\"\u003eMatt Calkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePublisher \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?publisher=GMT%20Games\"\u003eGMT Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eArtist \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storepass-see-more-content\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?artist=Donal%20Hegarty\"\u003eDonal Hegarty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca class=\"storepass-see-more d-none\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"toggleSeeMore()\"\u003eShow More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eMechanics \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?mechanic=Betting%20and%20Bluffing\"\u003eBetting and Bluffing\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?mechanic=Dice%20Rolling\"\u003eDice Rolling\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eCategories \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?category=Dice\"\u003eDice\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?category=Sports\"\u003eSports\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e is a two-player bluffing promotable-dice game with a racket sports theme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eI write games I want to play. A couple of years ago, I wanted a short two-player game full of interesting situations and rapid decision-making. \u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of that effort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eYou play in a series of hands. The stakes of each hand is determined in a bluffing sequence before the bid starts. After each hand, the winner spends what they must and claims their points, both players recover some lost resources, and a new hand begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eMy favorite thing about the design is the skill dice. Each player has one special die for each of three abilities: hitting, agility, and stamina. The number of sides on the die indicates how good they are in five increments (d4, d6, d8, d10, and d12 is the best). Players start low but upgrade these skills during the game. Upgrades involve sacrifice, requiring players to choose the right moment to advance a skill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/RacketDice\/RacketDice_banner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"195\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eThe three skills are unique and lead to different playstyles. A specialist in hitting makes more hand-winning plays. The agility player builds their energy stockpile for later advantage. The stamina specialist wins long points with very high numbers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e(One delight in game-writing: to summon a latent variable to a new purpose. In \u003cem\u003eSekigahara\u003c\/em\u003e, I used hand size to depict legitimacy. In \u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e, the number of faces on a skill die depicts the degree of skill.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eI love the ‘false bid’ tokens. They allow a player to lie about their dice and win a hand for nothing, so long as they’re not caught in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eYou can ‘lie’ in Liar’s Dice and not know for sure whether you’re lying. You can ‘bluff’ in Poker without knowing you have the low hand. But a false bid in \u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e is objectively false. It’s a test of nerves. It’s great when a game makes your heart race.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eThis game works because it creates asymmetrical situations. Players build divergent strengths among various commodities on their way to victory: energy, skills, points, etc. Players make decisions that can be rightfully called ‘strategic’ even in the context of a quick dice game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e is two games in one, on either side of the board. Squash Dice is the basic game; Tennis Dice is quicker and has a few extra rules. I recommend starting with squash in order to learn the basics, and using the advanced rules (‘false bid’ tokens) as soon as possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/RacketDice\/RacketDice_Markers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Few Game Markers from Racket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Players:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eInside the \u003cem\u003eRacket Dice\u003c\/em\u003e box, gamers will find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eOne 12 page rulebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eOne 16\" x 16\" mounted board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTwo Player Screens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e40 wooden pieces (2 are spares)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e32 dice (2d6 and 30 custom dice)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eOne 8.5\" x 8.5\" x 2\" box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e\n    var cardText = document.querySelector(\".storepass-see-more-content\")\n    var showMore = document.querySelector('.storepass-see-more')\n\n    function toggleSeeMore() {\n        if (showMore.innerHTML == 'Show More') {\n            showMore.innerHTML = 'Show Less'\n            cardText.classList.add('storepass-see-more-content-show')\n        }\n        else {\n            showMore.innerHTML = 'Show More'\n            cardText.classList.remove('storepass-see-more-content-show')\n        }\n    }\n\n    initText()\n    function initText() {\n        if (!checkOverflow(cardText)) return\n\n        showMore.classList.remove('d-none')\n    }\n\n    function checkOverflow(el) {\n        var curOverflow = el.style.overflow;\n\n        if (!curOverflow || curOverflow === \"visible\") el.style.overflow = \"hidden\"\n\n        var isOverflowing = el.clientWidth \u003c el.scrollWidth || el.clientHeight \u003c el.scrollHeight;\n        el.style.overflow = curOverflow;\n\n        return isOverflowing;\n    }\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n    .storepass-see-more-content {\n        display: inline-block;\n        display: -webkit-box;\n        -webkit-line-clamp: 1;\n        -webkit-box-orient: vertical;\n        overflow: hidden;\n        height: 28px;\n    }\n    .storepass-see-more-content-show {\n        -webkit-line-clamp: unset;\n        height: unset;\n    }\n    .storepass-custom-description .d-none {\n        display: none!important;\n    }\n    .storepass-custom-description .d-block {\n         display: block!important;\n    }\n\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"Game Nerdz","offers":[{"title":"Unopened","offer_id":55138411446551,"sku":"GMT2612","price":140.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/9163\/6503\/files\/Gamenerdzimagez9999-5657__38921.1787065507.1280.1280.png?v=1788838099","url":"https:\/\/tcgplayer.com.lc\/products\/racket-dice-preorder","provider":"TCGplayer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}