Excape

Roll two dice as a two-digit number, then decide whether to bank it on the ranking chart or roll again.

Designer: Reiner Knizia
Published by: AMIGO
Editions by: Giochi Uniti, Filosofia Éditions, Game Factory

Excape, also sold as Exxtra and Rapido, is a dice race with a clever twist: your dice also decide where you place them. You roll two special dice, read the faces as a two-digit number, such as 31, 22 or 54, and then choose whether to stop and slot that number into a ranking chart or push your luck and roll again. Doubles let you advance your pawn, but an X ends your turn and can push you backward. It is quick, tense and full of small risk decisions, with a shared chart that keeps everyone watching each other's rolls. Think of it as push-your-luck racing for up to six players, over in about half an hour.

Two special dice read as a two-digit numberRanking chart decides who movesPush your luck, but an X sends you back

Who it's for

You like dice games with real risk-taking and a quick, simple race for two to six.

Not for you if…

You want much strategy. This is about gambling a little and reading the chart.

Vibe's take

Fast, twitchy and a little nerve-wracking. You always feel one roll away from a great turn or a painful X, and the shared chart makes everyone's choices matter.