Craps players split the board nation. Good luck in the game is frowned upon by some, and there will be games publishers who have been posing as premise to issue as no board games that include dice. Intensive many players expect a board game - Design, in which nothing is left to chance and the strategic depth is achieved without any element of chance.

On the other hand, there are also the gamblers among us who feel attracted to the cube and which the "keep trying new" inner happiness or a kind of "Ludo" - effect triggers. For these types of players, the publisher Alea (Ravensburger-daughter), who in player circles is considered publishers challenging strategy games like "Puerto Rico" or "The Castles of Burgundy", now released "Vegas", a pure dice game with a small portion tactic which has made it representative of many dice game new releases in the current cycle was nominated for Game of the year 2012.

Thematic scene of Vegas is the gambling El Dorado of the same U.S. city. The game contains six panels, each with one of the famous casinos in Las Vegas. These are designed in the middle. For each panel a game money amount to the value of at least $ 50,000 is designed to the players now have to win by a good dice and clever distribution of the dice on the tables.

Each player gets 8 dice in his color. In 4 rounds now, the players try to place your dice so the casino tables, that they end up having the majority of the number of dice. Cubed is there turn. The active player rolls and then opts for a number cube He takes all these numbers and place them on the table with the same number in later litters may increase the number of dice on the same number even if he throws it again.

The round vote is triggered when all players have distributed their dice. There is now a plaque on a tie in the number of dice, so they are removed from the table, this can lead to a third party who has less points to put the dollars in your pocket. Generally receives always the one who has a clear majority in a casino, the highest ausliegenden dollar bill. Winner is the one who has taken after four rounds the most money.

As gamers play makes Vegas a very good figure. The simple gameplay can be well connected with casual players to the table. But you have to really like dice games, as players use here at least 8 dice. The tactical options have its pitfalls, because by eliminating the number of ties you can even try now and then to bluff and take a casino only in the second attempt. If you like dice games, has this year a wide range of focused on dice board game adaptations. an advantage of Vegas is that it is self-contained and thus raises no false hopes. It's just an honest and straightforward gamblers game.

[EDIT:] name for legal reasons from Ravensburger has renamed the game in "Las Vegas".

Release Year: 2012
Publisher: alea
Author: Rüdiger Dorn
Design:
Players: 2-5
Age: 8 years
Duration: about 30 minutes

Tags: Alea , Ravensburger , dice