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The Dice Foretold Dinner at Seven; I Corrected the Math
★★★☆☆
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★★★☆☆
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Lead Review · From: University Games
The Onion Die Escaped; I Gave It Sanctuary
Pete ignores the pizza theme as a cruel fraud but intercepts a stray die mid-ritual, batting it under the bookshelf and declaring the oracle bone liberated from ignoble service.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human presented this "Pizza Party Dice Game," a title that promises olfactory delight but delivers only plastic and disappointment. There is no actual pizza involved, a flaw so fundamental it borders on criminal negligence. Instead, the oversized primates roll ten little cubes with crude drawings of toppings on them, trying to match them to flimsy cardbo…

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Image of University Games, Pizza Party Dice Game, Dice Game for Kids and Families, Ages 6+
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
The ritual was a success. Mine.
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★★★☆☆ — The chicken: keeper. Game: return it.
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