
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,206
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Button Men
- 2 players
- 5 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 1999

Expansion for Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge
2019
Rules assistance for Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III is an expansion for Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge released in 2019 for 2–8 players, 5–60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by James Ernest, Mark C. MacKinnon, and Robert McLarney and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Push Your Luck, and Dice Rolling.
New Pretty Guardians from the Outer Planets have arrived just in time to defeat the Witches 5 and Mistress 9 of the Death Busters! Combine this set with the characters from the base game (which covers Seasons 1 and 2 of the series) for one-on-one battles or team up for larger action! Exciting new special abilities include summoning Daimon to battle your opponent in your stead, locking your opponent's dice, "exploding dice" that add to your dice pool when you roll max values, mimicking your opponent's dice, swaping dice values, and splitting your dice in half. This expansion also includes an exclusive Season 3 lanyard for portable game play that features the four Pretty Guardians from the Outer Planets, plus an additional three sets of dice in pink, purple, and black colours.
Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III supports 2–8 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 Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III is 5–60 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 Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III 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.
Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III belongs to these categories: Fighting, Comic Book / Strip, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Push Your Luck, and Dice Rolling. 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 Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III are: James Ernest, Mark C. MacKinnon, and Robert McLarney. 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 Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge – Season III as an expansion for Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge to use it. Check that your edition of Sailor Moon Crystal: Dice Challenge is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.