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Volcanic Dice

A volcano on Dice Island has just erupted. Can you make it to the boat? The island reshapes constantly — the first player to escape wins. Warning: you cannot touch the lava.

2–6 players 5–10 min per player Ages 8+ Luck + Strategy
Volcanic Dice: illustrated island with an erupting volcano, deconstructed dice tiles and a boat

Choose the best die and throw it

Volcanic Dice is played on a map you build yourself, out of 46 “deconstructed dice” tiles — each one a single die face, spread across the table. The island can be big or small, drenched in lava or mostly safe, symmetric or chaotic: no two games use the same map twice.

On your turn you either bank a tile for later or spend one from your supply: roll the custom die, place the tile back on the board, then move your meeple that many steps. Land in sand and you're stuck for a turn. Land in lava and you die — respawning back at the volcano, but with two free tiles as compensation. Reach the boat first and you win.

How a turn works

1
Take a die tile

Pick one of the deconstructed dice from the board and add it to your supply — or spend one you already hold.

2
Roll and place

Roll the custom die. The symbol tells you how many steps to move — then place your tile back on the map before you take a single step.

3
Move your meeple

Walk the exact number of steps, in any direction, avoiding lava. First to land on the boat tile wins.

Not just a race

An optional Will Tracker expansion lets you spend banked “will” on special actions — a jetpack over lava, a knife for a rival meeple, a health pack to cheat death. Prefer a different shape of game entirely? Play 2v2 or 3v3 team survival, or a co-op Survivor mode where the whole table shares one meeple and races the clock.

At a glance

  • Players2–6
  • Playtime5–10 min / player
  • Age8+
  • ComplexityLow, thinking game
  • TypeLuck + Strategy

Key concepts

Risk management No language dependency High replayability Variable difficulty Team & Survivor modes Custom scenarios

Credits

Game designFrancisco Chaves
IllustrationMafalda Maia
Website designSyed Asadullah Shah
ReleasedSept 2022

Proven online. Ready for your table.

Volcanic Dice already has real players on Tabletop Simulator — icon-only rules, infinite map combinations, and genuine replay value, validated before a single die goes to print. Full rulebook and sell sheet ready to send.

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