Pokémon On a Roll

Pokémon on a Roll
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Release date	2007
Publisher(s)	Pressman Toy
Age	7+
Players	1 to 4
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Pokémon On a Roll is a board game manufactured by Pressman Toy in 2007 with branding based on Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. It was released with two variations: one with dice on the cover, and another with Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup in the center. It is similar to the Pokémon Yahtzee Jr. games, but has slightly different gameplay and does not bear the Yahtzee name.

In 2009, a second edition of the game was released featuring Regigigas, Giratina, and Shaymin to tie into the US release of Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior.^{[citation needed]} The game is played the same as the first edition.

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Blurb

Roll the dice to make sets with Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup... but don't miss and end up with an empty Poké Ball!

Chimchar, Turtwig and Piplup accompany players in this exciting new Pokemon game. Roll the dice and set aside any Pokemon character that will help you get the patterns you need on your card. Roll as many times as you want on every turn, but watch out -- if you roll the Pokeball, your turn ends and you can't score in that round. First player to get all seven patterns wins.

Contents

The contents of the game are as follows:

• x1 rule sheet
• x1 dice cup
• x1 label sheet
• x4 game boards
• x7 dice
• x28 Poké Ball tokens

Gameplay

Pokémon On a Roll can be played with one to four players. The game comes with four score cards featuring different combinations of Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup, seven dice, a cup to roll the dice, and twenty-eight Poké Ball tokens. Six of the dice have Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup on them—two of each Pokémon on each die—and the last die has a Poké Ball on one side and is blank on the other five.

The goal of the game is to match the six Pokémon dice to patterns on the score card. A player begins their turn by rolling all seven dice. If the Poké Ball is rolled, the turn ends and the player cannot score during the turn. Otherwise, if the player's Pokémon dice match a pattern on the score card, the player can place a Poké Ball token next to pattern on the score card to mark it off. If the dice did not match a pattern, the player can set aside any of the six Pokémon dice in any combination and roll the remaining dice, including the Poké Ball die, again. Their turn continues until they score a pattern or roll the Poké Ball. Each pattern can only be scored once per player.

The winner is the first player to mark off all seven patterns on their score card. Players must have an equal number of turns, so it is possible for players to tie.

The score cards have the following patterns to match:

• Five each of the same Pokémon
• Three Turtwig and three Piplup
• Three Piplup and three Chimchar
• Three Chimchar and three Turtwig
• Two each of the three Pokémon

In the second edition, Chimchar is replaced by Giratina, Turtwig is replaced by Regigigas, and Shaymin takes the place of Piplup. Gameplay remains identical.

Gallery

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  Box artwork
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  Back of the 2007 edition
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  Box of the 2009 edition
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  Back of the 2009 edition

Errors

• Giratina (Altered Forme) is called Giratina (Another Forme)

See Also

• Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.
• Guess That Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl

This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.