Playmates Toys has asked me for ideas on how to get Battle Dice into more players’ hands. I have my own notions, of course, but I wonder if you might have some of your own you’d be willing to share. What would get you to play a game like this? What would pique your interest? What’s stopping you now?

Consider this an informal market research quiz. Hit me with what you got. Think as far outside the box as you like. I’m looking for whatever fresh ideas you may have. Thanks!

The rulebook for Marvel Battle Dice is now available as a PDF, both in lo-res and hi-res formats. Be sure to check it out!

Once you have the rulebook, you can get away without a starter if you like. All you need to do is to start picking up boosters (at least two for each player) and go!

Playmates Toys is launching an organized play program for Marvel Heroes Battle Dice at the end of the month. As usual, you can get all the details, including which figures will be available for prizes, at MarvelBattleDice.com.

The latest run of the Marvel Heroes Battle Dice starter set contains a free mini-comic written by Todd Degazo and illustrated by Ron Lim. Apparently it wasn’t ready for the first wave, but it comes free with the set now, for no additional price.

Ron drew many of the cards for the WildStorms CCG I co-designed. Although I may have never met him, it’s cool to think we’re working on another great project again.

For me, though, the best part of the comic is seeing Spider-Man and the Human Torch actually playing Battle Dice in one scene. As a long-time Spider-Man fan, I never thought I’d see him playing one of my games.

Playmates Toys has set up a searchable gallery for all the figures in Marvel Heroes Battle Dice. It provides excellent shots of each of the figures. They also have shots that include the battle gauges for three figures from the first series that didn’t make it into the first wave of shipments: Red Skull, She-Hulk, and Silver Surfer.