Calliope Games Roll For It! - Red Edition

The concept for Roll For It! is extremely simple: you line up three cards with various dice combinations and you attempt to roll for them. This edition of Roll For it supports up to 4 players, but you can also purchase the Purple Edition to expand play up to 8.Roll For It! goes beyond just a game of chance with a slight twist. Each turn you can leave rolled dice out with the cards and use the rest of your dice to try to roll for it. This introduces a pretty savvy resource management element to the game that makes it much more fun and challenging.The thing I loved about Roll For It is that I could sit down with my kids (aged 7 and 12) and within minutes we were off and playing. Although we were obviously competing there wasn't the same kind of "I'll crush you" vibe that sometimes accompanies games. At times we were simultaneously rooting for and against each other's rolls.Roll For It! is a fairly quick game, you play to 40 points (each card has a score value). We will probably extend some games by upping that to 50, but changing that is extremely easy.Game play is as good with 2, 3 or 4 players. We haven't picked up the Purple Edition to expand our game to 5, but we plan to. It's well worth it.If I could I'd dock it 1/2 star for build quality. The dice in the set are pretty small and hard to wrangle and I wish there were about 2x as many cards in the deck (the deck feels slim at best), but these are very small issues in an otherwise fantastic game. Roll For It! is one of these modern kickstarter games that feels like an undiscovered classic. In terms of playability it fits in the great cannon of games between Uno and Yahtzee and is quickly becoming our favorite quick play game.*Updated 5/24/14*After playing a few times we discovered one of the dice was defective. It had an uneven edge which made it only roll certain numbers. This could be a legendary game, the company just needs to invest in better build quality.

"Roll for It" is a fun, easy, family game that involves rolling dice and then "claiming" cards by matching your dice with the numbers on the cards. No complicated instructions and you can even make up your own games. Good for any age, but kids who are just learning to read numbers might need help.

My 6yr old and 12 yr old grandkids love this game and sometimes will play alone just trying to roll the card combinations. Fun for the adults too and small box for an easy travel game.

Our kids have been playing since pre school , SO FUN

We love playing this game! Fun for all! Easy to play.

Good game

I recently got on a gaming kick which led me to discovering the Table Top video series that Wil Wheaton hosted for a few seasons. Roll For It! was one of the games he played and it looked like it would be good fun for the family. Turns out it was. My 13 year-old daughter with Down syndrome loves playing it and won the first two games we played. I even bought a second copy of the game so my 18 year-old daughter could take it with her as she started her freshman year at college. I don't think she has actually busted it out, but it could still be a nice way of meeting some friends.The game itself is easy enough to get going. Shuffle the deck, lay out three cards, and...roll for it! It can get a little boring if you have a couple of 20 point cards up at the same time but otherwise it is a fast-paced game that is fun for almost all ages.

The game arrived fast and it was nicely sealed. No complaints.