Dante’s Dice - 9th Circle of Hell imagines a world where you are trapped for eternity in the monotonous flames of a boring, nondescript Corner of Hell. In the far off distance, through hellacious haze and choking smoke, you catch a glimpse of Dante’s Inferno, ever deeper circles of deep dark power. How many circles? You have no idea from your tiny corner…until, a sly looking demon saunters up to you one eternity, hands you some dice, and says “let’s make a deal”.

The demon hands you four dice, three look normal enough, but there’s one bright red die that burns hotter than the flames dancing around you. With a glint in his eye, the demon says, “Roll the bones…pair up with other damned souls if you must. Create a number as close to 666 as you can. If Hell favors you, you might just find your way over to the real party, the Circles of Hell. Who knows? Maybe you’ll even find a way to the 9th Circle! By the way, I don’t believe in luck!” He chuckles with haughty abandon and dissolves with a hiss into thick black smoke.

You, a Damned Soul, start from a lonely, nondescript, though eternally fiery, Corner of Hell. All players, other Damned Souls like you, roll their dice at the same time, hoping to match their three normal dice with those of others to create a Scoring Number as close to 666 as possible. You will need to “deal” with other players to score your way through the Circles of Hell.

Players beware! That hot and heavy red die, the Demon Die, has a way of catching up to you. Roll three 6’s during the game and your ambitions to reach the 9th Circle go up in smoke. At the same time, damned souls who manage to reach lower circles of Hell gain unique abilities! Confident in their new powers, they may just try to send you back to your all too familiar Corner of Hell. So, you may be damned if you work with others, but you’re certainly damned if you don’t. Reach the 9th Circle of Hell before anyone else and you win the game!

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