I've played it in a group of four and had fun. It would be interesting to see a list of how many deep strategic games with a lot of decisions are in the marketplace for $5. I bought it and don't want my money back.

The Very Clever Pipe Game
Kill Doctor Lucky
Car Wars (fifth edition)
Enemy Chocolatier

Well, and anything you can print. Blood Bowl (greatest game of all time) is free with a little work. RPGNow has a ton of PnP stuff for $5. And $5 footlongs are really yummy.

I can't really figure out many strategic decisions to make after purchasing that footlong. Maybe which end to bite?

No, all the strategic decisions are in what you want in the footlong.

Well then we've got a huge flaw in the comparison. There are at least six strategic decisions you make before you purchase this product as that is the number of different dice you can buy. So this game really is strategic. I feel better now for enjoying it.

But there are more than 6 things you can put in a footlong. Plus after you buy the dice they aren't that tasty to eat.

Btw, never played the game, probably never will (although I think a friend is thinking of buying it) but the dice are pretty cool and I wouldn't mind owning them.

I say "game" because this doesn't really feel that much like a game, and that's its only flaw.

I have to say this does sound very boring. I've seen a few Steve Jackson games and I'm not really impressed. Munchkin seems to be his magnum opus and, well, that's not really something to be exceptionally proud of. After seeing S.P.A.N.C. and now this I'll be sure to give his stuff a very skeptical eye.

In defense of Steve Jackson, Car Wars, Illuminati, and OGRE are his...magnificent...octopuses...they're just currently out of the rotation. Not sure why, but that's a separate discussion.

As to the "luck gaming" is concerned, a game totally in the thrall of luck can be a game I would imagine. Whether it's a suckers game or not doesn't make it any less a game. For instance, craps, roulette, and any ancient cultural game involving dice.

Whether a dice game shows random statistical probability or "favor of the gods", they've still been played for ages regardless.

Rick, thanks for your comments. Once again, we disagree on a Steve Jackson game. I will certainly say that Zombie Dice is drastically superior to Cthulhu Dice.

And shouldn't it be called Cthulhu Die?

I will withdraw some of the stab at Steve Jackson since I haven't played any of those three games and so I can't judge them.

I give you thumbs up because of "magnificent octopuses." That made me laugh.

And I suppose it's true that if you can play a game just as effectively by putting on a video of it and pretending you had any impact on the game that it is not necessarily not a game... (Confuses self) Let's just say Snakes and Ladders can still be a game but I'll say that it's not a very good one. Thrall of luck games are not good unless used to drag out the process of picking one random person and make it as unbearable as possible with the tension.

Wow, it sounds like you really wanted to dislike this game before you even played it. I know when I buy a game for $5 I expect strategy and decision making at least on the level of Warhammer or Memoir 44.

Rick, thanks for your comments. Once again, we disagree on a Steve Jackson game. I will certainly say that Zombie Dice is drastically superior to Cthulhu Dice.

And shouldn't it be called Cthulhu Die?

The non-CCG version of Illuminati (or the One of Everything box version, which is probably pretty rare by now) and Car Wars (non-card game) are pretty fun, but in dire need of a reprint. I've not played OGRE, but it's also considered a classic. There are grumblings about OGRE being reprinted, but I'll believe it when I see it.

The point I was making is that the game may not be fun to you, but someone else considers it a fun game, despite all its drawbacks or it being completely ruled by luck. It doesn't make it any less a game, it just makes it not very fun for you. There are people who like luck based games (and Munchkin and Snakes and Ladders) and enjoy it in the appropriate atmosphere. Usually with beverages.

If someone who hates luck games buys a game that entirely consists of dice, then they should probably just get a sub.

If you are a dice collector like my wife, then this is worth $5. Otherwise, I'd suggest you go get a $5 Footlong from Subway.

There's a quote on the game's homepage which says "Cthulhu Dice plays in 5 to 10 minutes, and is fun for 2 to 6 players." That is false advertising Mr. Jackson! I'd like a refund.

Wow, it sounds like you really wanted to dislike this game before you even played it. I know when I buy a game for $5 I expect strategy and decision making at least on the level of Warhammer or Memoir 44.