- BGG rating
- 6.8
Dice Brewing: Mr. Hop in Essen
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,880
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Dice Brewing
2014
Rules assistance for Dice Brewing
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.4/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Dice Brewing
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Dice Brewing is a board game released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Filip Głowacz and Ireneusz Huszcza and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Dice Rolling, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Dice Brewing is a dice-building game in which you manage resources and brew beer to become the beer master. The players become brewers whose goal is to acquire the resources needed to brew many new beer recipes and then gaining the rewards that come with brewing them - gold and mastery points. To do so, each player uses their player board and two location cards (marketplace and black market) to develop their resource pool and stock their storage with certain tokens that alter the course of the game. The player who has the most mastery points at the end, wins the game. Players will have to prove themselves by brewing various styles of beer, acquiring specific malts and hops, as well as enhancing the recipes with ingredients that will make your beers stand out. But that's not all... The Apprentices will be able to compete with each other directly, making their lives harder by using some unrefined methods! Players manage their resources by way of 6-sided dice in 4 different colors: Light malt: yellow dice Dark malt: black dice Hops: green dice Skill: blue dice, which allow for additional effects on recipe cards and resource dice. Players can influence the luck of the dice through a variety of cards that allow them to replace the dice, increase the value rolled, receive extra dice, buy special ingredient tokens, and buy action tokens - which can affect opponents or provide additional dice manipulation. When a player collects the correct number of dice with the proper value, he can brew one of the available recipes and gain points, gold, or another effect. Players can also enhance recipes by throwing in additional ingredients to earn a bonus (more gold, more points).
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- Board&Dice
- A-games (Board Game)
- StuntKite Publishing
Questions and answers
Dice Brewing supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dice Brewing is 45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Dice Brewing for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dice Brewing has a complexity rating of 2.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Dice Brewing belongs to these categories: Dice. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Dice Rolling, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Dice Brewing are: Filip Głowacz and Ireneusz Huszcza. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dice Brewing as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.