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
Demon Dice republication of the game as "Demon Dice" added several promotional "Noble House" demons, one die of which was included in each box of the game's Starter Set or either of its expansions, "A Few Parts More" and "Drippy Are The Damned". A new game called "Daemon Dice" is currently (Spring 2013) under development by SFR, Inc, the makers of Dragon Dice. The game will use many of the same dice as Demon Dice/Chaos Progenitus, but with significant changes to the rules and to the rarity levels of the dice. While development is in the hands of SFR, Inc., Lester Smith