
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,140
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Waggle Dance
- 2–4 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2014

Rules assistance for Dice Hospital: Kickstarter Pack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Dice Hospital: Kickstarter Pack is an expansion for Dice Hospital released in 2020 for 1–5 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Mike Nudd and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Action Points, and Variable Phase Order.
Includes: 5 wooden pill bottles (for use with the maternity expansion and alternatives for the punchboard ones from the base game) 1 helicopter mini 1 parking garage (base game upgrade) 1 screen printed birthing die new round tracker (base game upgrade) 4 wooden syringes (base game upgrade) 5th player expansion The 5th Player expansion adds everything you'll need to play the base game and the other expansions with a 5th player including: A new player hospital Extra nurse meeples Extra score tracker Extra Dice The Helicopter from the Community Care expansion acts as ambulance '0' - the 6th ambulance for a 5 player game. These will not be included in the retail version of the game but will be available to non backers at conventions and directly from the publisher's store at a much higher price.
Dice Hospital: Kickstarter Pack supports 1–5 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack is 45–90 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack for ages 10 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack has a complexity rating of 2.0 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack belongs to these categories: Dice, Medical, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Action Points, and Variable Phase Order. 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack are: Mike Nudd. 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 Hospital: Kickstarter Pack as an expansion for Dice Hospital. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dice Hospital to use it. Check that your edition of Dice Hospital is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.