Dice

Three dimensional objects that generates random permutations of numbers from 3 upwards (coins are used for 2). Most are six sided, but some can be up to 100 sided. They are used for gambling and games.

A Dice Block in the Mario Party franchise.

A traditional die is a cube, and each side has a different number of dots called pips, arranged in such a manner that the total is easily recognizable without having to count the pips. In the Mario Party franchise, there is a 10-sided version that is used on the gameboard called a Dice Block. When the player hits this object, it lets the player move up to 10 spaces instead of the usual 6 and it has various functions such as: deciding the turn order, collecting coins in various minigames and more.

History

The oldest known dice are thought to have been manufactured during the Jiroft civilization 5000 years ago.

It is thought that dice were originally made from the ankle bones of hoofed animals. Such dice are still used by Mongolians for games and fortune-telling.

Name	Platforms	Developer
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeondice Monsters	GBA	Konami, Inc.
EverQuest: Underfoot released on Dec. 15, 2009	PC	Sony Online Entertainment
Scribblenauts released on Sept. 15, 2009	DS	5th Cell Media
Blueberry Garden released on June 10, 2009	PC
Hasbro Family Game Night released on Nov. 11, 2008	DS, PSN, X360, XBLM, PS2, WII	Hasbro Interactive, Inc.
EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction released on Oct. 21, 2008	PC	Sony Online Entertainment
Fable II released on Oct. 21, 2008	X360	Lionhead Studios Ltd.
Monopoly: Here & Now Worldwide Edition released on Oct. 20, 2008	IPHN, PS3, X360, PS2, WII	Venan Entertainment
Touchmaster II released on Oct. 1, 2008	DS	Midway Games
Tinker released on Sept. 23, 2008	PC	Fuel Industries, Inc.

Name:	Dice
Appears in:	80 games
First appearance:
Aliases

	Oogie Boogie
	Setzer Gabbiani
	Mr. Domino
	Monopoly Guy
	NumberMan.EXE
	Tycho Brahe
	Mario
	Luigi
	Yoshi
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