Die Die Dice

A Local, Hotseat, 1v1 Battle Dice Game Prototype

(This project is open source, you can find the code here: https://github.com/theBrandonWu/dice-game-with-love)

A tactical dice-based combat game created with LÖVE (Love2D) framework.

Requirements

- LÖVE (Love2D) framework

Gameplay Rules

Game Setup

• 2 players start at opposite corners of a hexagonal grid
• Each player begins with 21 HP
• Board contains three tile types:
  •   Normal tiles (gray)
  •   Attack tiles (red) - 50% damage bonus
  •   Defense tiles (green) - 50% defense bonus
• Hearts spawn randomly on the board for healing

Turn Structure

1. Dice Rolling Phase

•    Press SPACE to roll three dice
•    Each die shows a value from 1 to 6

2. Dice Assignment Phase

•    Drag each die to one of three slots:
  •      Movement (M)
  •      Attack (A)
  •      Defense (D)
•    Each slot must receive exactly one die
•    Values cannot be changed after assignment

3. Movement Phase

•    Move up to the number of hexes shown on Movement die
•    Valid moves are highlighted in yellow
•    Can only move to adjacent hexes
•    Cannot move through or onto opponent's position
•    Click Reset button to return to starting position
•    Click Finish button when done moving

Combat Rules

1. Initiating Combat

•    Combat triggers automatically when ending movement adjacent to opponent
•    Attacker uses their Attack die value
•    Defender uses their Defense die value

2. Damage Calculation

•    Base damage = Attack value
•    Base defense = Defense value
•    Attack tiles provide 50% damage bonus
•    Defense tiles provide 50% defense bonus
•    Final damage = (Attack ± bonus) - (Defense ± bonus)
•    Minimum damage is 0

3. Combat Feedback

•    Red line shows attack direction
•    Damage number appears above defender
•    Combat log shows detailed calculations
•    Logs persist until player's next combat

Heart Pickup Rules

1. Triggering Pickup

•    Move onto a heart tile
•    Takes priority over combat
•    Automatically rolls healing die

2. Healing

•    Healing amount = Die roll + 3
•    New heart spawns after pickup
•    Maximum 2 hearts on board

Game End

• Game ends when a player's HP reaches 0
• Winner is the last player with HP remaining
• Press SPACE to start new game

Additional Rules

• Last turn's dice values (M/A/D) are shown below player HP
• Combat and healing effects must complete before turn changes
• Players can see both combat logs simultaneously
• Each player's combat log stays on their side of the screen