{"product_id":"diced-tomatoes","title":"Diced Tomatoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeceptively Simple Recipe For Fun!\n\nEnter the Inaugural Tomato Growing Competition and flex your horticultural muscles in the art of growing the red fruit. All sorts of chaos is happening in the garden so slipping your opponents the less attractive tomato dice or any rotten pieces will most likely go unnoticed... Or will it?\n\nTry to outdice, outsmart and outscore your opponents!\n Diced Tomatoes is an abstract game with a subtle tomato theme.\nA fairly light dice rolling and pattern building game for 2 to 4 players.\nDeceptively simple game with light strategy and some \"take that\" elements.\n\nWhile at its heart the game is very simple - roll and place - it features options that allow you to modify the randomness of the dice to your advantage. \nThese elements are:\nKarma - for purchasing dice modifications\nBlack dice - for lowering score value or eliminating low scoring vines\nand also Gold\/Yellow dice - for raising score value but also for eliminating high scoring vines.\n\nOriginal attempt to publish the game failed due to the cancelation of the Kickstarter campaign.  Since then the game has been updated with added components and improved rules to make it more engaging. Work is on the way to renew the Kickstarter campaign later this year (2021)  Right now the game is available to play on the BoardGameArena for free.\nhttps:\/\/boardgamearena.com\/gamepanel?game=dicedtomatoes\n\nINGREDIENTS\n44 red dice\n8 black dice\n4 gold\/yellow dice\n12 tomato vines\n4 hearts\n4 player mats\na dash of strategy\na sprinkle of ruthlessness\na smidgen of treachery\n\nPREPARATION\nFind 2 to 4 players. Give each of them 1 player mat, 1 heart token, 11 red dice, 2 black die, 1 gold\/yellow die and 3 tomato vines. Have each player place the heart token on #3 on the karma track and all the dice in the common pull called the Bushel. Choose the starting player. Start rolling.\n\nDIRECTIONS\nCollect the most points by “dicing” tomatoes (completing sets of 4 dice per tomato). Select dice from your bushel, roll and place them to earn maximum reward. Complete opponents' tomato vines to collect karma points (hearts). Use the black and\/or gold dice to manipulate the score values.\n\nWHAT'S THE APPEAL?\nQuick play time - you can enjoy 3 full games on your lunch break.\nMinimal setup time - open the box and start playing within 2 minutes.\nSuper easy to learn    - simple dice drafting and pattern building mechanic.\nHigh player interactivity - suggestive negotiation and defensive actions\nDeceptively simple - if you like a bit more depth than just rolling dice this game will have you Balance luck and tactics to achieve victory.\nExpansion opportunity - core game can be expanded to 5, 6 or even more players simply by adding more player sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.75 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arkadiusz Greniuk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Agrypelago Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51925175173336,"sku":"SB-358E1A67C913-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/uopgnltt1c0yj24969ki6dprvt22.jpg?v=1785458442","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/diced-tomatoes","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}