Dice Master Event Ideas

A collection of constructed event themes for organizers to use in their Dice Masters events.

Suggested rules will help prevent devastating or over-used strategies from appearing in player's teams.

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Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all Wizkids Banned Cards are banned from these events.

Players should construct a team with up to 8 cards (characters or actions) and no more than 20 dice, and 2 basic actions using one of these themes. Cards and dice must be from Dice Masters products such as starters, team packs, gravity feeds or OP promotions.

Marvel X-Over

Select any 2 affiliations from X-Men, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Friends, Deadpool, S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Thunderbolts, Sinister Six, Mystics, Marvel Knights or Stark Industries. Build your team with 4 cards from each of those affiliations.

DC Crossover

Select any 2 affiliations from Justice League, Justice Society of America, Green Lanterns, Red Lanterns, Legion of Doom, Teen Titans, Batman Family, Team Superman, or Crime Syndicate. Build your team with 4 cards from each of those affiliations.

Holy Rollers

All cards must have a good alignment, or one of the following affiliations: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Phoenix Force, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Friends, New Warriors, Mystics, Stark Industries, Defenders, Inhumans, Justice League, Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, Blue Lanterns, Green Lanterns, Indigo Tribe, Orange Lanterns, White Lanterns, Star Sapphire Corps, Teen Titans, Batman Family, Team Superman, Team Arrow, New Gods, Marvel Knights or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Only the Good Die Young

All cards must have the Villain affiliation or have an evil alignment.

Half and Half

Build a team with 4 cards from each of two different affiliations. For building these teams, Villians does not count as an affilation.

Titles

All characters must have a title in their name or sub-title text - such as "Professor", "Dr.", "Doctor", "Mr.", "Ms.", "Queen", "King", "Lord" or "Lady".

Roll For It

Roll a 20 sided die twice; those rolls determine two sets to build from based on the following list. The organizer may roll for a third set, if desired.

If the die rolls a number higher than sets exist for, re-roll the die.

  1. Any team pack, draft pack, or starter set without an associated gravity feed product.
  2. Avergers vs. X-Men (Marvel)
  3. Uncanny X-Men (Marvel)
  4. Yu-Gi-Oh
  5. Battle for Faerûn (Dungeons & Dragons)
  6. Justice League (DC)
  7. Age of Ultron (Marvel)
  8. War of Light (DC)
  9. Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel)
  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set 1 (TMNT)
  11. World's Finest (DC)
  12. Civil War (Marvel)
  13. Faerûn Under Siege (Dungeons & Dragons)
  14. Green Arrow and The Flash (DC)
  15. Deadpool (Marvel)
  16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a Half Shell Box Set (TMNT)
  17. Batman (DC)
  18. Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel)

Red Shirts

Dice must be red or pink. (Ink doesn't count.) If it is a marbled die, the coloring on the corresponding card must be depicted as mainly red or pink.

Go Sounders!

Dice must be blue or green. (Ink doesn't count.) If it is a marbled die, the coloring on the corresponding card must be depicted as mainly blue or green.

The Sounders are a sports team in the author's city. This format could easily be adjusted to be for your favorite local team.

Black As the Night

Dice must be black or dark grey. (Ink doesn't count.) If it is a marbled die, the coloring on the corresponding card must be depicted as mainly black or dark grey.

Glass Houses

Dice must be clear or translucent; I.E., when held in front of a light source, light must show through the die.

Ladies' Night

All characters must be women or girls.

Boys' Club

All characters must be men or boys.

Golden Age Marvel

Build the team using any combination of cards from Marvel sets or OP.

Modern Age Marvel

Build the team using any combination of cards from Modern Age Marvel sets.

Golden Age DC

Build the team using any combination of cards from DC sets or OP.

Modern Age DC

Build the team using any combination of cards from Modern Age DC sets.

Dungeons & Dragons

Build your team using any combination of cards from Dungeons & Dragons sets or OP.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Build your team using any combination of cards from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets.

Rainbow Warriors

All characters must have a color in their name or sub-title text. Examples: Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, White or Black Lanterns.

Animal Style

All characters must have an animal in their name or sub-title text, or have the Monster affiliation from D&D. Examples: Beast, Beast Boy, Blue Dragon, Ace the Bat Hound, Wolverine and Dex-Starr - Rage Kitty are allowed at this event. Miguel O'Hara - Spider-Man 2099 is allowed, but Miguel O'Hara - Lyrate Lifeform Approximation is not.

Iron Man

All characters must be from the Iron Man and War Machine starter pack, or have the Stark Industries affiliation, or have Iron Man, War Machine, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts in their title or subtitle.

Defenders

All characters must be from the Defenders team pack, or have Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, or Iron Fist in their title or subtitle.

Avengers

All characters must be from the AvX set, or have the Avengers affiliation.

Captain America

All characters must have Captain America, Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Agent Carter, Howard Stark, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Falcon, Maria Hill, Hawkeye, Baron Zemo, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch, Vibranium Shield, Red Skill, or Shannon Carter in their title or subtitle.

Guardians of the Galaxy

All characters must be from the Guardians of the Galaxy set, or have the Guardians of the Galaxy affiliation.

Chaos

At the beginning of each turn, before the clear and draw step, roll a 20 sided die. The corresponding number below takes effect now and lasts for the rest of that turn.

  1. Office Flu: All sidekicks on both sides are KOd.
  2. Sand Storm. All non-mask characters are stunned for this turn. A single mask, as in the case of crossover characters, counts.
  3. Phoenix: Each player may field one character of their choice from their own used pile at its highest level.
  4. Zombies: All character dice gain Regenerate for this turn.
  5. Comet: All characters take 2 damage.
  6. Electric Interference: All bolt characters are stunned for this turn. A single bolt, as in the case of crossover characters, counts.
  7. Cute Kitty: All humans are stunned. Sidekicks are human. Allies are whatever their card art would indicate. Aliens (such as Superman and Thor) and animals are not affected.
  8. The Boss is Coming, Look Busy: At the next attack phase, all characters must attack.
  9. Makeup Chair: All characters who have been in a movie (released in theaters) are stunned for this turn.
  10. Crow Attack: All gear, equipment, continuous actions, rings, headwear and "attached" dice are removed from the field and placed in their owners' bag. Globals on these cards are blank. You may KO Hawkgirl or Hawk to prevent all of this on your side.
  11. Ugh, My Weakness!: The single highest defense character on each side is KOd. Players choose their own in case of ties.
  12. I Work Alone: Characters with any affiliation may not attack or block on this turn. Affiliated actions may not be used.
  13. It's Your Birthday: Each player may choose one Basic Action die with printed cost 4 or less and immediately placed it in their own prep area.
  14. High Cost of Living: Every global action used on this turn costs 2 generic energy.
  15. Supply Lines Are Cut: Every global action on every card is considered blank.
  16. Series Reboot: All text other than globals on all character and action cards is considered blank.
  17. Death and Taxes: All dice in the Reserve Pools and Prep Areas (both sides) are moved to used.
  18. Nuclear Leak: All attackers gain Overcrush this turn. All blockers gain Deadly this turn.
  19. Hussein Bolt: All male characters gain Fast for this turn.
  20. Nevertheless, She Persisted: All female characters gain Iron Will for this turn.

Original "Chaos" idea and alternate rules from : http://www.thereservepool.com/threads/10206-What-have-you-played-2017-Edition/page5?p=60909&viewfull=1#post60909