Dear readers, we are happy to announce that one of our favorite games
has now reached the iPhone. James Ernest’s award-winning dice game,
Button Men.
Full disclosure: one of us is James Ernest.
Button Men is an awesome little dice game, and won the 1999 Origins
Award for Best Abstract Board Game. (Apparently “Abstract” modified
“Board” and not “Game.”)
Now, obviously, it’s time for you to buy an iPhone. If you already
have an iPhone, you’re in luck, because now adding Button Men will
cost you only $2.99.
If you don’t know what Button Men is, look for details (and keep
checking back) at www.buttonmen.com, or visit the old fan site at
www.cheapass.com/bpu.
If you do know what Button Men is, then go buy it right now and then
tell all your friends.
Self-promotingly yours,
Brian and John.
I’m a Cheapass fan from way back, but I’ll admit I never got around to playing Button Men. Having downloaded and played through the iPhone iteration, I am shocked and ashamed that I have neglected such a fun game. Dice-heavy systems usually leave me cold, but this is no Yahtzee. The amount of strategy a Button Men player needs to to wield in order to find success in combat is impressive, and the wide variety of possible dice configurations makes me want to continue playing until I’ve mastered all the characters. Music, visuals, sound effects are as stunning as the gameplay. Button Men is a fantastic, fantastic game. DOWNLOAD IT NOW! DO IT!
I buying an iphone in the new year SOLELY so that i can download Button Men. Really, I would not be getting it if this new had not come to me.
Mac owes you royalties, guys.
Hi from Vancouver James!
This is excellent!