Click either edition to order from MadeinMichigan.com.

We will release several new editions (some being limited) throughout 2025. Every edition has everything you need to play classic O-Zone. 

They also have rule changes and special targets or other components to fit the unique themes. Some are for very niche audiences. Collect them all! When O-Zone goes big, the rare ones could be worth a lot more than their current low prices!!

How many people can play?

Two players can play O-Zone and have fun, but we like it best as a team game. Teams do not have to have the same number of players on each side. There's really no limit on how many can be on a team, but realistically 2 - 6 players works well. 

Just remember that the more players you have on a team, the fewer times each player gets to toss a die. If you put 10 or more on a team, they wouldn't get to toss the die much. Some might never get a turn if the game ends soon! 

At higher player counts, try a mini tournament instead. Break into several smaller teams, then have teams face off two at a time in a tournament. When we play tournaments, we play to 75 points instead of 100.  

Will any table work? 

Yes, you can probably play on any table. Obviously the size and surface will make it easier or harder to roll the dice. Everyone gets the same challenge, though, since it's a shared playing surface for both teams. A hard, smooth surface works best. Different surfaces can really change the challenge of the game.

Can you play on the floor?

You certainly can if it's a hard, smooth floor. In that case, use one of the Foul disks to mark the foul line and the other Foul disk to mark the "edge of the table", for the O-WOW bonus. If your floor has tiles or any pattern that has lines, it will be easy to see where those lines extend. Of course, if there are not clear lines on your floor you will have to use more judgment when you play.

If someone knocks a die onto a target, does the team get 10 points for it (no matter which team did it)?

Yes, if the die stops there, it scores. When any die stops moving and it's on or touching a target disk, it scores. Remove it from play like any other die that scores this way. 

Ok, so what if my dice get knocked away from a disk or knocked off the table by a legal toss?

In general, dice can bump other dice and change their values and positions. (As long as the toss that caused the change was not a foul. See the rules for fouls.) Any rules for dice apply to the new values and positions of the dice once they stop, exactly as if those dice had just tossed (even if they're knocked off the table). This is why dice that stop on the target disks are removed. Those points can't be lost by someone knocking the dice away.

Should we try changing the rules to better suit our group or our playing area?

Absolutely! All that matters is players should know the rules before they play. This is especially true if it's a very competitive group.

Are there any official variants?

We did type up some variants that came out of a play session at a local game store. Check them out here. Watch for new themed versions with special rules in 2025!

How was O-Zone created?

Here's the fairly short story that sums up 10 years of O-Zone. Mike makes a ton of games. O-Zone was one of hundreds of ideas in his notebook. He first thought of the simple game at the end of 2014. It immediately sounded fun, and he got into the graphic design even before playing it. It was basically a dice version of his game Knights of Crylail (which you've probably never heard of, but that some people really liked).

Mike wrote up the rules and played it with family and friends. It was so promising he planned to start producing it in 2015. Somehow he got sidetracked on the game and it sat on his shelf for most of the next 9 years. 

At the end of the summer in 2024, Mike brought the game to the Axecadia Board Game Night he attends every week. It was the same old game as before, with barely any change to those original rules from 2014. Only the look of the box and targets had changed. It got such a great reaction from players that he started selling it again.

These videos show how the game is played.  One is our holiday ad. The other gives a rules overview. 

Tip for teaching the game:  Only one player really needs to know all the scoring details. Everyone else can just toss a die toward the targets. It's that simple!