Dice dice. The transition from dice to playing cards occurred in China around the Tang dynasty, and coincides with the technological transition from rolls of manuscripts to block printed books. In Japan, dice were used to play a popular game called sugoroku. There are two types of sugoroku. "Ban-sugoroku" is similar to backgammon and dates to the Heian period, while "e-sugoroku" is a racing game. Dice are thrown onto a surface either from the hand or from a container designed for this (such as a dice cup). The face of the die that is uppermost when it comes to rest provides
Catan Dice Game Catan Dice Game Catan Dice Game is a German-style board game, developed by Klaus Teuber and published in 2007 by Catan GmbH and its licensors, Kosmos in Germany and Mayfair Games in English-speaking countries. It is a dice game re-imagining of Teuber's most notable title, "Settlers of Catan". "Catan Dice Game" can be played by any number of players, but is ideally suited for up to four. A variation, known as "Catan Dice Game Plus", is freely available from the "Catan" website, whose gameplay is closer to its "Settlers" origins. Gameplay is similar to that of "Yahtzee", where six specially-marked