Die Die Dice

a Local, Hotseat, 1v1 Battle Dice Game

A tactical dice-based combat game created with LÖVE (Love2D) framework.

You can download the builds here: https://thebrandonwu.itch.io/die-die-dice

How to Run

open -n -a love . or love .

Requirements

• LÖVE (Love2D) framework

Gameplay Rules

Game Setup

• 2 players start at opposite corners of a hexagonal grid
• Each player begins with 21 HP
• Board contains three tile types:
  • Normal tiles (gray)
  • Attack tiles (red) - 50% damage bonus
  • Defense tiles (green) - 50% defense bonus
• Hearts spawn randomly on the board for healing

Turn Structure

1. Dice Rolling Phase

   • Press SPACE to roll three dice
   • Each die shows a value from 1 to 6

2. Dice Assignment Phase

   • Drag each die to one of three slots:
     • Movement (M)
     • Attack (A)
     • Defense (D)
   • Each slot must receive exactly one die
   • Values cannot be changed after assignment

3. Movement Phase

   • Move up to the number of hexes shown on Movement die
   • Valid moves are highlighted in yellow
   • Can only move to adjacent hexes
   • Cannot move through or onto opponent's position
   • Click Reset button to return to starting position
   • Click Finish button when done moving

Combat Rules

1. Initiating Combat

   • Combat triggers automatically when ending movement adjacent to opponent
   • Attacker uses their Attack die value
   • Defender uses their Defense die value

2. Damage Calculation

   • Base damage = Attack value
   • Base defense = Defense value
   • Attack tiles provide 50% damage bonus
   • Defense tiles provide 50% defense bonus
   • Final damage = (Attack ± bonus) - (Defense ± bonus)
   • Minimum damage is 0

3. Combat Feedback

   • Red line shows attack direction
   • Damage number appears above defender
   • Combat log shows detailed calculations
   • Logs persist until player's next combat

Heart Pickup Rules

1. Triggering Pickup

   • Move onto a heart tile
   • Takes priority over combat
   • Automatically rolls healing die

2. Healing

   • Healing amount = Die roll + 3
   • New heart spawns after pickup
   • Maximum 2 hearts on board

Game End

• Game ends when a player's HP reaches 0
• Winner is the last player with HP remaining
• Press SPACE to start new game

Additional Rules

• Last turn's dice values (M/A/D) are shown below player HP
• Combat and healing effects must complete before turn changes
• Players can see both combat logs simultaneously
• Each player's combat log stays on their side of the screen