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Tali

Tali

VRGames / VR-Soft.com · 2020
2–620 min13+ yrs1.5/5 complexity7.1 BGG49Party
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How do you play Tali?

Tali is the historic Roman version of Knucklebones. Featuring the tactile feel of simulated Bones and upgradeable to metal historically based coins. Helping bring History back to life.

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Tali is the historic Roman version of Knucklebones. Featuring the tactile feel of simulated Bones and upgradeable to metal historically based coins. Helping bring History back to life. Tali, recreates the knucklebones game of gambling as the Roman's used to play it. Two games in one, Tali includes the historic rules played 1000 years ago as well as a micro role-playing game version with more player options and complexity.

Knucklebones is the ancestor to dice, before there were dice, the knuckle bones of sheep (or sometimes goats) would be used as it had a regular shape of four possible sides to land on.

The Romans would sometimes mark the knuckle bones with different roman numerals on each side, I,III, IV and VI. The roman numerals would then be used to score the throw of the bones.

Players ante into the game similar to modern gambling games. Once to play and then for each round. Every round each player will get to throw the bones. You score when getting at least one VI. The player who achieves either a Venus or the highest total will win the round and the coins in the round pot.

The Venus throw will win the game pot and the round pot (each face, I, II, IV, and VI).

A micro role-playing game has been added to the historic base game, in which each player selects a historic character from 1000 AD to play. Each character is given a rich background and a set of powers / capabilities to help them win in Tali.

Are you feeling lucky? Are the gods with you tonight?

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating7.1 / 10
Vibe
Party
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
20 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
13+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q2Where can I buy Tali cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Tali?
Tali is a dice game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Tali — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Tali support?
Tali is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Tali take?
A game of Tali takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Tali for?
Tali is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Tali?
Tali has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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