Rolled action dice pool

Each turn a player rolls a pool of dice whose faces correspond to action types; each die can be spent only on actions of its rolled type (with some wild faces or conversions), and the pool size shrinks as the unit degrades.

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Chain of Command Rule Review
Little Wars TV
Rule explained Command dice determine tactical activation
Greg breaks down how the active player rolls a pool of five command dice and allocates results, explaining that faces 1 through 4 activate teams, squads, junior leaders, and senior leaders, while 5s charge the Chain of Command die and 6s affect initiative.
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Rommel Rule Review
Little Wars TV
Rule explained Spending ops dice on the command post
Tom and Greg detail the core resource management system in Rommel: rolling ops dice and placing them onto the command post sheet to activate movement, events, and tactics, plus the penalty cost to reset a filled board. Video cuts to close-ups of dice assigned to command post sheets.

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Action DiceBlood on the Sands: Training Grounds (Quick-start)

Six symbol-faced dice rolled each turn determine which actions a gladiator can take.

How it works

Faces are MANOEUVRE (move a hex), ATTACK (attack or +1 Press the Attack), DEFENCE (Parry, +1 Dodge, Stand Fast, or bank as Defence Token), SPECIAL ATTACK, RESPITE (remove Fatigue or Play to the Crowd) and LAUREL (wild: convert to any face, +1 Focus, bank as token, recover a forfeited die). Any two dice may buy a one-hex move. Unspent dice are kept for reactions in the opponent's activation.

Players roll a set of six Action Dice that allow you to direct the actions of your gladiator. Action Dice represent a gladiator’s ability and opportunities to manoeuvre, maintain endurance, defend from, and attack, their opponents.

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