Knister
A tidy roll-and-write where shared dice sums fill your 5x5 grid, chasing scoring runs with double-value diagonals.
Who it's for
Players who love quick roll-and-write optimization and games that scale to very large groups or even solo.
Not for you if…
You want interaction, theme or depth. It is abstract, luck-driven and quiet, essentially solitaire beside others, so social players may find it flat.
Vibe's take
A tense little optimization puzzle: every rolled number must be placed at once, so each is a small gamble against the grid you have already built.
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About this game
A tidy little roll-and-write where two dice are rolled and everyone writes the sum into a spot on their own 5x5 grid. Over 25 rolls you try to build scoring runs, pairs and full houses across rows and columns, with the diagonals scoring double. Simple to grasp, tense to optimize.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
15 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.2 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.7/10
Rank #5,794
1.3k ratings
Published
2007
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