# Too Many Bones

Too Many Bones is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8.1 out of 10 by 68 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $149.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Dice, Adventure
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Resource to Move, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Stat Check Resolution, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Die Icon Resolution, Turn Order: Role Order, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.1 out of 10, from 68 reviews
- **Owned by:** 149 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 676
- **Unique players:** 313

**Designers:** Adam Carlson, Josh J. Carlson

**Artists:** Anthony LeTourneau

**Publishers:** Chip Theory Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 149.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/too-many-bones-chptmb-game-001.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 149.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/too-many-bones/ |
| Atomic Empire | 150 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/353535 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 150 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/too-many-bones |
| Gameology | 216.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/too-many-bones-board-game |
| Reflexshop | 49990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/too-many-bones |
| Pelipeikko | 139.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2559-too-many-bones |
| Hyggeonkel | 1049.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/too-many-bones |
| Spelexperten | 1589 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/too-many-bones.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 144.3 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_238595 |
| Ludifolie | 149.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/12797-too-many-bones.html |
| La Gameria | 152.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/too-many-bones-14507.html |
| Alphaspel | 1799 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/157558-too-many-bones |
| TLAMA games | 3900 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/kosti-jsou-vrzeny/ |
| Game Ninja | 1799 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/too-many-bones/ |
| Nexus | 24995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/too-many-bones/ |
| Milan Spiele | 181.4 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/too-many-bones-2-auflage-p-38747.html |

## Expansions

- [Too Many Bones: Ghillie](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-ghillie)
- [Too Many Bones: Nugget](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-nugget)
- [Too Many Bones: 40 Days in Daelore](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-40-days-in-daelore)
- [Too Many Bones: Age of Tyranny](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-age-of-tyranny)
- [Too Many Bones: Tink](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-tink)
- [Too Many Bones: Gasket](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-gasket)
- [Too Many Bones: Dart](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-dart)
- [Too Many Bones: Splice & Dice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-splice-and-dice)
- [Too Many Bones: Lab Rats](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-lab-rats)
- [Too Many Bones: Riffle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-riffle)
- [Too Many Bones: Static](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-static)
- [Too Many Bones: Carcass](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-carcass)
- [Too Many Bones: Polaris](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-polaris)
- [Too Many Bones: The Gearloc Child Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-the-gearloc-child-promo)
- [Too Many Bones: Rage of Tyranny](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-rage-of-tyranny)
- [Too Many Bones: The Automaton of Shale](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-the-automaton-of-shale)
- [Too Many Bones: Trollin' 4 Fools! Tyrant Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-trollin-4-fools-tyrant-pack)
- [Too Many Bones: Crossover Loot Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-crossover-loot-promo-pack)
- [Too Many Bones: Box of Endless Adventures Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-box-of-endless-adventures-promo-card)
- [Chip Theory Games: Promo Pack 2019](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chip-theory-games-promo-pack-2019)
- [Too Many Bones: Book of Secrets Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-book-of-secrets-promo-card)
- [Chip Theory Games: Promo Pack 2020](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chip-theory-games-promo-pack-2020)
- [Too Many Bones: Forbidden Gems Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-forbidden-gems-promo-card)
- [Chip Theory Games: Promo Pack 2018](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chip-theory-games-promo-pack-2018)
- [Too Many Bones: The Great Gathering Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-the-great-gathering-promo-card)
- [Chip Theory Games: Promo Pack 2021](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chip-theory-games-promo-pack-2021)
- [Too Many Bones: Drakkenbright Duo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-drakkenbright-duo)
- [Too Many Bones: Trover](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-trover)
- [Too Many Bones: 12 oz. Coffee Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-12-oz-coffee-promo-card)
- [Too Many Bones: Chinese Edition Baddies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-chinese-edition-baddies)
- [Too Many Bones: Ace in the Troll Card Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-ace-in-the-troll-card-pack)
- [Too Many Bones: Attack Dice BGG Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-attack-dice-bgg-promo-pack)
- [Chip Theory Games: Promo Pack 2022](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chip-theory-games-promo-pack-2022)
- [Too Many Bones: Bloodthirsty Gila Goblin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-bloodthirsty-gila-goblin)
- [Too Many Bones: Riffle – Jokers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-riffle-jokers)
- [Too Many Bones: Nexus Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-nexus-box)
- [Too Many Bones: Keine Promo Mini Erweiterung](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-keine-promo-mini-erweiterung)
- [Too Many Bones: Trove-Chest "Trove-Loot" and "Loot"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-trove-chest-trove-loot-and-loot)
- [Too Many Bones: Free RPG Day Promo- Nom “Bring the Thunder”](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-free-rpg-day-promo-nom-bring-the-thunder)
- [Слишком много костей: Промонабор "В некотором царстве" (Too Many Bones: Russian Edition Promo Pack)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones-russian-edition-promo-pack)

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## Rules questions

### Can I treat Bones (the bone icon results) as normal dice or add them to my attack/defense pools?

Any Bones icons you roll may be placed into your Backup Plan (BP); Atk/Def dice that show Bones may be used for BP without reducing those dice for future turns, but Skill dice used for BP must be exhausted. You can store up to 5 Bones in your BP, must spend them left-to-right for BP Skills, and multi-Bones dice consume whole dice when used (see pages 11, 13).

### Do my Atk and Def dice get exhausted when I roll them?

No — Atk and Def dice are never Exhausted by normal use and are available each turn; only Skill dice are normally Exhausted when used, and some Baddie effects can force Atk/Def dice to be Exhausted for a battle (which reduces that stat) (see pages 11–12).

### If I place Def dice into Active slots to block damage, does that reduce how many Def dice I can roll next turn?

Yes — Def dice placed in Active slots count against your available Def dice, so they reduce how many Def dice you may roll until they are removed from Active slots; Active slot dice also determine how much damage you prevent (see pages 11–12).

### How do Baddies pick targets and move — can they move diagonally or pass through other units?

Melee Baddies move up to 2 orthogonally adjacent positions per turn toward the closest opposing unit (shortest route), will not move if already adjacent, and cannot pass through or occupy another unit’s space; only Baddies with the diagonal-movement icon may move diagonally, and ranged Baddies do not move and can target any opposing unit (ties use Initiative or party choice) (see pages 15, 17, 20).

### How much Loot/Trove can I carry, and can I use loot while KO’d or during Recovery?

Each Gearloc can hold up to 4 loot (Heavy counts as 3); loot can be used or discarded outside of battle at any time and during battle only on your turn, but loot is not usable while your Gearloc is KO’d; Trove Loot remains chest-side up until opened via Lockpicking during the Recovery Phase (see pages 21, 20, 9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/too-many-bones)
- [Too Many Bones in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/too-many-bones)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._