Description

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'Tóushì - the Dicegrid puzzle game'

Overview
The goal of the game is to fill in as many squares on the grid as possible, completed rows and columns will give bonus points when scoring.

During play, you roll dice to move around the grid and mark off squares. Every round but the first is much the same. You roll a die and use it to solve the grid puzzle and mark off two numbers from the lists of numbers, one for the type of die you use for the roll and one for the type of die you choose to mark on the board. If all numbers of a die type are used, you could no longer choose to roll this type of die or write that die type to the grid.

The die roll will be used both as the limit of movement and the number to cross off. You do not have to write the same die type on the grid as you roll, but the number used, must be within the range of the die type. Remember that there may not be two of the same die type written into any row or column.

There are three bonus actions to use during the game (the star symbols on the gameboard). Be aware that using them all will end the game, regardless of whether or not there are squares left to fill in. Resolve any movements before ending the game, after the last bonus action is used.

The first round will be different.

First round
Chose a number from any list of numbers, mark this off and place your first mark on the board in any square on the grid. Write either a number, symbol or letters to remember what die type you chose. At the sides of the grid, there is die type symbols for all columns and rows, to help guide you, you could mark these off as well. This marked square is your starting position. The following rounds movements must start from the position of the previous round. You may not end a movement in a previously marked square.

Any following round
Start the round by choosing one die of any type.

Mark off a number of own choice from the list of numbers the same die type as the die type you use.

Roll the die, and use this number shown to move, and to mark off a number from any list of numbers (associated with a die type), this is the die type you mark to the board. It has not to be the same as the die type you rolled.

Rolling a one
If you roll the number one with any die, you either chose to reroll or use one bonus action. Unused bonus actions are worth four points at the end of the game.

The Bonus action
If you use a bonus action after a roll of one. Cross out one of your three bonus markers and mark one square anywhere on the grid with a die type of your own choice. This will be your starting position next round. Remember to cross out one number of that die type as well.

The bonus action could also be used as a reroll of any die roll during play. If you use the last bonus action for a reroll, resolve the roll and movements, mark a square and off number if possible before ending the game.

Movement
You move by subtracting from your die roll. For each square you move, reduce the die roll with one. You could not go down to zero or below.

You may not move diagonally. You may move over and past marked squares as long as you do not end movement on a marked square.

You do not have to move in a straight line, you may do as many turns as you like, as long as you do not cross a square twice or move diagonally.

Marking a square
The square you end your movement in is marked with letters (T+number) or the die type symbol of the chosen die, from which number list you also mark off a number. Remember that there may not be two of the same die type in any row or column.

Example
If you roll a four and move two steps, you now have the number two to mark off from a die list of numbers (and remember to mark this die type in the square you ended up in). You may choose any die type as long as this number is within its number range and is available to mark off in the list of numbers of that die type.

Game ends
The game ends when either one of these conditions is fulfilled.

The player had used the last (of three) bonus actions.

Is unable to move to an empty square (due to the result of the die roll and/or available numbers to cross out).

All squares are filled.

Scoring
Each filled square equals to one point. (up to 36 points)

Each filled column equals to three points. (up to 18 points)

Each filled row equals to three points. (up to 18 points)

Each saved (unused) bonus action equals to four points. (up to 12 points)

The Grid
The dice icons next to the grid is for ease of gameplay, just to keep track of dice type per column and row

—description from the designer