chance read as a sign

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In the group Chance or skill.

The dice or cards are read as a message, not added up as a score. What you throw tells you something to think about. Long ago in India, Tibet and China, people threw dice this way to ask questions.

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call and response + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown die or drawn card is read as a sign, and players answer what the sign seems to say.
playing in silence + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Players throw dice or draw cards in silence and each reads the sign alone.
change the rules + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown die is read as a sign, and players change a rule in response to what it seems to say.
no objective + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Players throw dice or draw cards and talk about what the signs might mean, with no winner.
set your own goal + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign suggests an aim, and each player decides what it means for them.
one loser + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign names who carries the loss, and players talk about what it means.
playing by letter + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Players throw signs and post their readings to each other.
absent player + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Players throw dice and read the result as a message from the absent player.
chance read as a sign + roll and move drafted not checked yet
You roll to move, and the space you land on is read as a message about your journey.
chance read as a sign + drafting drafted not checked yet
Cards are turned up at random and each player picks one to read as a sign for themselves.
chance read as a sign + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for the chance to throw the sign or keep a reading.
chance read as a sign + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Players keep throwing for signs, but one sign can end their turn or turn the reading.
chance read as a sign + area control drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign says which areas are open or closed this round, and players move to hold them.
chance read as a sign + worker placement drafted not checked yet
A sign is thrown each round and read to decide which action spaces are open.
chance read as a sign + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players read each throw as a sign and add it to a growing pattern of meanings.
chance read as a sign + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players draw cards as signs and choose which ones to keep and act on.
chance read as a sign + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
The cards that win each trick are read as signs, as playing cards were once used for fortune telling.
chance read as a sign + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players argue about what a thrown sign means and make deals based on the reading.
chance read as a sign + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect signs that belong together, such as all the signs of one season.
chance read as a sign + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Tiles are drawn at random and read as signs before being placed.
chance read as a sign + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Players race to the end, and each throw is read as a sign of what helps or hinders them.
chance read as a sign + most points drafted not checked yet
Signs are read and players score points for readings the others accept.
chance read as a sign + last standing drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign decides who is in danger, and players are knocked out until one remains.
chance read as a sign + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
The group reads signs together and decides how to survive what they warn of.
chance read as a sign + shared objective drafted not checked yet
Players read signs together to decide the next step towards a shared goal.
chance read as a sign + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Each player reads the signs in light of a secret aim.
chance read as a sign + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
Each throw is read as the next turn in a story until the story ends.
chance read as a sign + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player throws and reads their own signs side by side.
chance read as a sign + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players throw signs against each other and argue whose reading wins.
chance read as a sign + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Signs change the board, and the changes affect everyone.
chance read as a sign + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The whole group reads each sign together and acts on the shared reading.
chance read as a sign + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players read signs for the group but each leans the reading towards their own aim.
chance read as a sign + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Each team reads the signs for its own side.
chance read as a sign + traitor drafted not checked yet
Players read signs together, but one player's readings secretly mislead the group.
chance read as a sign + full information drafted not checked yet
Every sign and every reading is shared for all to see.
chance read as a sign + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Each player draws a sign in secret and reveals it only when it matters.
chance read as a sign + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Signs are read to hint at who is hiding a role.
chance read as a sign + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players read signs as clues and use them to work out a hidden fact.
chance read as a sign + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players claim what their hidden sign says, and others decide whether to believe them.
chance read as a sign + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
A sign is thrown, and players learn a secret rule about what each sign means by acting on it.
chance read as a sign + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows what each sign means and can only hint at it.
chance read as a sign + model a system drafted not checked yet
Random events in a model of a real system, such as a drought, are read for what they say about the system.
chance read as a sign + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each role reads the same sign in its own way, as different people read the same news.
chance read as a sign + shared resource drafted not checked yet
A sign is thrown each round and read to decide how much of the shared resource returns.
chance read as a sign + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
A sign thrown now is read as a warning about something that arrives later.
chance read as a sign + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players throw a sign and read it to choose which new rule to try.
chance read as a sign + debrief drafted not checked yet
Afterwards, players talk about the signs and what they made of them.
chance read as a sign + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Each sign read is written into the game permanently, so the game keeps a record of its omens.
chance read as a sign + real-time span drafted not checked yet
One sign is thrown each day, and players read it and act on it slowly.
role-play + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign is read as an omen for the characters, and players act on it.
dexterity + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Where a thrown piece lands is read as a sign.
drawing the map + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign is read as what the land holds next.
keep the game going + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs thrown each round tell players how to keep the game going.
cannot be won + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs are thrown and read, but none points to a way to win.
game master + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
The game master reads thrown signs as omens in the story.
public game + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Passers-by throw a sign and read it, as at a fortune stall.
map revealed as you go + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Each revealed area is read as a sign of what lies ahead.
rules make an argument + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
How signs are read makes a point about belief and interpretation.
stakes outside the game + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs are read as advice about players' real lives.
points stand for values + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs give points, and players talk about what they stand for.
rehearse a future + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs are read as hints about the future.
take turns + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Each turn's roll or draw is read as a sign, one player at a time.
everyone at once + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Everyone draws or rolls at once and reads the signs together.
no turns + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs appear at any moment and players read them on the fly.
timed turns + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs have to be read within a time limit.
sedated + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs are read slowly and with care.
accelerated + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs appear faster and faster.
excited · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign supports the feeling lucky.
in charge · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign supports the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign supports the feeling thoughtful.
fast · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
chance read as a sign neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.
Moksha Patam — the board that teaches not checked yet
A game made entirely of chance that still carries a meaning, because every square is labelled. It shows how a board's words can make players read luck as a lesson, and how rules can make an argument.