- BGG rating
- 5.1
FrankenDie: Mad Scientists' Guild Expansion
- 3–6 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,625
- BGG rating
- 5.8
FrankenDie
2012
Rules assistance for FrankenDie
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–6 players
- 15 min
- 6+
- Complexity 1.3/5
For 3 players
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FrankenDie is a board game released in 2012 for 3–6 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Alan Leduc and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Pattern Recognition.
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About the game
FrankenDie is a fast-paced, reflex party game for the whole family! Combining the tactile nature of dice rolling, the excitement of a "first to buzz in" mechanism, and pattern recognition that is sure to exercise your brain, FrankenDie will bring your party or game-night to life! THEME: You are a Mad Scientist competing to assemble a Creature from serviceable body parts scavenged from the graveyard. Once your Creature has a "lightly used" head, body, two arms, two legs and the all-important brain, it's time to re-animate it with a charge of lightning and a cry of... "It's Aliiiiiive!" GAME PLAY: Players take turns rolling the dice and looking for a set to call out. For instance: "3 Brains!" But all players are competing to call out a set AND be the first to place a hand on the graveyard. If you're successful, you get to keep the body part you spotted. Assemble a full creature, then call out a set of lightning to bring it to life! Now, this is no walk in the graveyard. No sir. Because when you're a mad scientist, it can cost an arm and a leg to get a head. If you want to build the Creature of your dreams, you'll have to know when to make a mad dash to the graveyard, and when to wait out your trigger-happy, mistake prone colleagues. So get a head start, and show your friends that your genius is beyond compare.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- UniForge Games
Questions and answers
FrankenDie supports 3–6 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 FrankenDie is 15 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 FrankenDie for ages 6 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.
FrankenDie has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
FrankenDie belongs to these categories: Humor, Party Game, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Pattern Recognition. 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 FrankenDie are: Alan Leduc. 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 FrankenDie 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.