Welcome to RS Games Zombie Dice, an accessible, online, multiplayer version of the dice game Zombie Dice! RS Games Zombie Dice utilizes the RS Games client, which allows players to play against each other from around the world, via the centralized RS Games server.
To get started, you will need the RS Games client installed. TO get the RS Games client if you don't have it already, go to http://www.rsgames.org. connecting and logging into the server are covered in the RS Games client documentation. Alternatively, you can use the web client, from which you can play by using your web browser. The web client can be found in the "Quick Links" section on the RS Games home page.
This document assumes you have read the RS Games client documentation first, for general concepts and instructions on using the client. If you have not read this document, please read it before continuing.
If you are using the web client, options referred to as keyboard commands in this document will appear as buttons on the web page.
Once you are connected, choose Zombie Dice from the list of games, and you will be presented with the main menu. From there, you can create a new game, join a game, or see a list of existing games. Choose an option using the up and down arrow keys and the enter key, or by clicking on the option if you are using the web client.
If you choose to create a new game, you will be asked if you want to make the game private. If you choose yes, you can set a password, and only those who know the password will be able to join. After you have made your choice, you will be placed in your game. Here, players will be able to join your game.
Bots are computer players who will play against you if there are no other humans around to play with, or if you want to add more players to your game. If you are the creator of the game, you can press B to add a bot, or R to remove a bot.
Once you are ready to start the game, press the Enter key.
To join a game, choose the Join Game option from the main menu. You will be presented with a list of games that are open for players, along with the people playing in each game. Choose a game from the list, and press enter. If the game is private, you will then be asked to enter the password. Once you are in the game, you must wait for the game master to start the game.
The object of zombie dice is to be the first player to reach a score of 13 points, or as they're called in this game, brains. You do this by rolling different colored dice, which have a distribution of three faces on them; brains, runners, and shotguns. Green dice have 3 brains, 2 runners and one shotgun. There are 6 green dice, 4 yellow dice, and 3 red dice in the game, for a total of 13. During the game, you can press D at any time to hear this information.
Each turn, you will be presented with a menu with two options: Roll Dice and End Turn. You must roll at least once. For your first roll, you will select 3 dice at randomm from the cup, which contains the 13 dice as described above. You will hear the colors of the dice you selected, and will then roll them. What you decide to do next will depend on the faces on the dice, as follows:
You can now decide whether to roll again or end your turn. As described above, if you do roll again, you will reroll any runners that you have. For example, if you have 2 runners, you will select only one new die from the cup, for a total of three.
If you decide to end your turn, play moves to the next player.
If you reach 13 banked brains, all players will be given a chance to beat your score. If no one does, you have won the game. If, however, a player does beat your score, the process repeats; all players will be given a chance to beat that player's score.
There are several keyboard commands that can be used to get information about your current game:
You can chat with other players at any point during game play by pressing the F2 key, typing your message into the input box and pressing enter. You can also chat at the main menu to other players who are not currently in a game, also by pressing F2.
To change the volume of the background music during the game, use F3 to lower the volume and F4 to raise the volume. You can also adjust the volume of the sound effects with F5 and F6 to lower or raise the volume, respectively.
You can opt to receive a transcript of your game, that is, an email containing the entire text of your game. When you leave a game, you will be asked if you would like to receive a transcript. If you would, choose Yes, and the transcript will be sent to the email address you used when creating your RS Games account. You can also press F11 during the game, rather than wait until you leave the game to decide.
Thanks to the following people for helping to create RS Games Zombie Dice:
If you have any problems using any of the games released by RS Games, or have a question, bug report, suggestion, feature request, or anything else, feel free to contact RS Games by sending an email to rsgames@gmail.com.