News

2004-07-20
When I added all the Origins 2004 buttons, they wrecked havoc with my database. I will soon start to code a new frontend. Ideas and suggestions are welcome.

2004-04-16
Added the 6 Bridge and Tunnel button men from the Bridge and Tunnel's Mobile Phone Button Men Game.

2004-04-15
Added the Fightball set from Cheapass.

2004-04-14
Added the Green Apples button man from Chicagoland Gamers Conclave.

2003-07-11
Added two new buttons, MothMan and Harry Pudding, to the Renaissance set.

2003-05-01
Added the Space Girlz set from the Button Men Online Game.

2002-08-20
Added the Button Brain set with the new Constant Dice.

2002-08-20
Added the MAX button from Anime Expo 2002.

2002-08-03
Got the stats for Micro, the button from Origins 2002.

2002-07-08
Power Trip Dice became Stinger Dice instead.

2002-06-26
Added two new buttons (Dr. Speculo and Lascivia) to the Renaissance set with the new Ornery Dice.

2002-06-11
Info on the upcoming the Diceland set with the new Power Trip Dice.

2002-06-11
Added the Micro button from Origins 2002. No stats yet though.

2001-12-04
Added the Apples button man from Chicagoland Gamers Conclave.

2001-11-26
Added the two SFR button men from SFR, the producer of Dragon Dice.

2001-10-16
Added stats for the Samurai button men set.

2001-10-16
Added stats for the Demicon the 13th button men set.

2001-08-12
BattleMats are ready. Click on any ButtonMen name on the Roster page or the Printer Friendly Roster page to get a BattleMat.

2001-08-08
Added stats for the GenCon 2001 buttons Jorgi and Tsusuko.

2001-08-08
Added the Gaming Guardians buttons and all their special dice. Deception Dice, Evil Dice, Insult Dice, Loaded Dice and Teleport Dice.

2001-07-31
Added the Gripen Button from SydCon 10 and the new special dice type, Rage Dice. Both invented by (I have to say this) me.

2001-07-09
Added the 2 new Yoyodone Buttons Pikathulhu and Ulthar from Fuzzface.

2001-07-09
Added the 3 new Brawl Buttons from Origins 2001.

2001-06-26
Added The Metamorphers set from the now defunct IMGames Button Men game.

2001-06-22
Added flavortext for the Sluggy set.

2001-04-19
Added a word document with all the rules, special dice and a roster. Also available from the rules section.

2001-04-19
A new link pointing to James Ernest Double Secret is now on the link page.

2001-04-16
The six Sluggy Button Men are finally available for sale.

2000-12-29
Added The Howling Wolf set.
Added stats for the Sailor Moon 2 set.
Updated the Tournament Legal stats.

2000-12-27
Dana's Button Men Web Game is online again.

2000-11-29
New printer friendly roster created.

2000-11-15
Added The Japanese Beetle set.

2000-11-06
Added a link to The authorized online Button Men game.

2000-10-13
Added the Faeries set.

2000-10-08
Added the ShorCon Button Man ConMan.

2000-10-01
Added the Bruno! set and its new Berserker Dice type

2000-09-22
Added stats the for the Dork Victory set.

2000-09-09
Added stats the for the Sluggy set. (It is... kind of released, but not for sale yet.)

 

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Anime Expo 2002  (Anime Expo 2002)
Max 461820X

Balticon 34  (Balticon)
Social Class 4/6 [op]6/8 [op]8/10 [op]10/12 [op]12/20 [op]

Bar Mitzvah  (Theodore Alper)
Bar Mitzvah Boy 6/13 [op]81013 [fo]30 [fo]
Judah Maccabee 812 [sp]4 [mi]12 [or]Y

Bennett 6820 [sp]20 [sp]S
Chris 6 [sp]8 [sp]1012 [sp]S
Darwin 4610 [sp]20X
Hale 8 [sp]122020S
Morgan 10 [sp]12 [sp]12 [sp]X [sp]
Pearl 6812XX [sp]
Sydney 4 [sp]6 [sp]8 [sp]10 [sp]X [sp]

Bridge and Tunnel  (Bridge and Tunnel Software)
Agent Orange 66 [po]10 [rb]4/12 [op]4/20 [op]
Huitzilopochtli 6810 [rb]12X
Lisa 443030
Nethershadow 61010 [sh]10/20 [op]6/30 [op]
Phuong 4101020X
Uncle Scratchy 24610X

Bane 2 [po]4 [po]1212V
Bluff 6 [po, sh]12 [po, sh]1620X
Coil 4 [po]1220 [po]20V
Crusher 1020 [po]2020X
Echo ?????
Giant 202020202020
Grist 4 [po]81012X
Jellybean 20 [po]20 [sh]VX
Lucky 61012 [po]20X
Peace 10 [sh]12 [sh]20 [sh]X [sh]X [sh]
Reaver 4101012X [po]
Shepherd 8816 [po]20X
Strik 810 [po]16 [sh]16X
Wastenott 4 [sh]8 [sh]10 [sh]20 [sh]X [sh]

Bruno 8 [be]8 [be]20 [be]20 [be]X [be]
Pappy 441020 [be]X
Synthia 4 [be]1212TT [be]
the DM 481216U [be]

Button Brains  (LinguaPlay)
Al-Khwarizmi 46 [co]81220
Carl Friedrich Gauss 6 [co]88(12,12) [tw]20
Dr. Fan Chung Graham 46 [co]810/20 [op]X [ms]
Dr. Ron Graham 6 [co]101220V [ms]
Leonard Eugene Dickson 36 [co]1020W
Paul Erdos 346 [co]12U
Pythagoras 6 [co]81012Z
Theano 46 [co](8,8) [tw]10S

Buttonlords  (Green Knight)
Arthur 881020X20 [au]
Gawaine 441220X6 [au]
Guenever 68 [sh]1012X8 [au]
Lancelot 10122020XX [au]
Merlin 2410 [sh]20 [sh]XX [au, sh]
Mordred 6 [sh]101020 [sh]X [sh]4 [au]
Morgan 4 [sh]1212 [sh]20X12 [au]
Nimue 4612 [sh]20X10 [au, sh]

ButtonMen Poster 1999  (Cheapass Games)
Gordo VWXYZ

Cheapass Games  (Cheapass Games)
Bunnies 1111X
Eiko 46612X
Lab Rat 2222X
Wu Lan 4102020X
Zeppo 41220X [tu]

Chicagoland Gamers Conclave  (Chicagoland Gamers Conclave)
Apples 882/12 [op]8/16 [op]20/24 [op]
Green Apple 8101/86/1212/20

Cthulhu  (Chaosium)
Cthulhu 420(4,8) [sh, tw](6,12) [sh, tw](6,20) [po, sh, tw]

Demicon the 13th  (DemiCon)
The Effster 4 [sh]8812 [sh]X
The Fictitous Alan Clark 8 [sh]8 [sh]3/12 [op]20X

Diceland  (Cheapass Games)
Buck 8 [si]10 [si]1220X
Cass 44 [si]6 [si]12X
Crysis 8 [si]1010XX
Golo 10 [si]12 [si]20 [si]X
Z-Don 6 [si]8 [si]16 [po]XX

Dork Victory  (Cheapass Games)
Bill 202020(V,V) [tw]
Carson (4,4) [tw]81012V [sp]
Gilly 688 [sp]20X [ms]
Igor 3122020X [ms]
Ken 81012 [sp]20V
Matt 8 [sp]101010 [sp]V [ms]

Everything to Gain  (2001 Seattle Kotei)
Kolat 2010 [th]864 [po, sh]
Ninja 12 [th]1064 [sp]1

Fairies  (Cool Tuna)
Sven 20 [qu]20 [qu]8/12 [op]6/10 [op]4
Yseulte 20 [po]10 [qu]8 [qu]XX

Fantasy  (Cheapass Games)
Aldric 884/12 [op]8/20 [op]12/20 [op]
Cesare 104/10 [op]6/10 [op]10/12 [op]10/20 [op]
Chang 2/20 [op]2/20 [op]4/20 [op]8/20 [op]
Dead Guy 00000
Elihu 4/6 [op]4/8 [op]6/10 [op]6/12 [op]8/20 [op]
Farrell 10126/20 [op]6/20 [op]8/12 [op]
Frasquito 468122/20 [op]
Lark 6202/8 [op]4/12 [op]6/10 [op]
Luce 810204/20 [op]8/20 [op]
Mischa 1012124/12 [op]6/12 [op]
Nightmare 48102020
Nikolai 204/10 [op]4/12 [op]6/10 [op]6/20 [op]
Socrates 41012Y
Theophilus 8101210/20 [op]20/30 [op]
Vincent 3030306/30 [op]

Fightball  (Cheapass Games)
Brie 46810121220
Domino 448881012
Echo 466612121220
Georgia 6688122020
Gordo 466881020
Mel 44810102020
Pavel 6101012122020
Rocq 6101012202020
Skinny 44468810
Tex 446810101212

Max 12 [po]12 [po]20 [po]20 [po]30 [po]30 [po]X [po]X [po]
Mister Peach  6( 8,8) [sp, tw](12,12) [po, tw](V,V) [tu, tw]
Simon 4 [qu]6 [qu]12 [qu]20 [qu]X [qu]
Werner  8101012V [po, sh, sp, tu]

Gaming Guardians  (XIG Games)
Dream Wyrm 8 [te]2020(20,8) [tw]U
EDG 6 [in]8 [in]10 [in]20X
Graveyard Greg 6810 [sc]10 [sc]X
Memento-Mori 6101012 [de]20 [de]
Radical 4 [te]20(12,12) [tw](20,8) [tw]Z
Randarch 6 [lo]6 [lo]1010X
Scarlet Jester 4 [nu]10 [ev]12 [nu]20 [ev]20 [ev]
Shane Hensley 6 [ev]6 [ev]6 [ev]6 [ev]6 [ev]6 [ev]

GenCon 2000  (Cheapass Games)
Al Gore 4204/8 [op]6/12 [op]6/20 [op]
George W. Bush 4204/8 [op]6/12 [op]6/20 [op]

GenCon 2001  (Cheapass Games)
Jorgi 46820X [po]
Tsusuko 6 [fo]101016X

Howling Wolf  (Howling Wolf Studio)
Howling Wolf 4 [st]8122020 [st]
White Tiger 66 [st]101212 [st]

In-House  (In-House)
Buzzing Weasel FRPGS
Carson 4567X
James Earnest PiInfinity-(2)^1/2X

Legend of the Five Rings  (Wizards of the Coast)
Crab 8101220 [fo]20 [fo]
Crane 46 [fo]8 [fo]1012
Dragon 488 [fo]12 [fo]20
Kakita 66 [fo]1012 [fo]20
Lion 46 [fo]1020 [fo]20
Mantis 68 [fo]10 [fo]2020
Mirumoto 6 [fo]1010 [fo]1220
Naga 6 [fo]88820 [fo]
Phoenix 468 [fo]1020 [fo]
Ronin 66 [fo]812 [fo]12
Scorpion 444 [fo]12 [fo]20
Unicorn 446 [fo]12 [fo]20

Lunch Money  (Atlas Games)
Charity 4 [tr]4812X
Chastity 6 [tr]61010X
Faith 2 [tr]61012Y
Hope 1 [tr]24 [tr]6Y
Patience 22812X
Prudence 14 [tr]612X
Temperance 2 [tr]81220Y

Majesty  (Cyberlore)
Dirgo 202020X
Flaire 6101012X

Majesty - Northern Expansion  (Cyberlore)
Nerni 4412XX
Yeti 10203030X

Metamorphers  (IMGames)
Daisy 6 [mo]101020X
Jingjing 4 [mo]81012X
Mau 66812X [mo]
Spencer 881220 [mo]X
Talus 412 [mo]2020X

Nodwick  (4th Blade)
Artax 4 [ar]8812X
Count Repugsive 4 [ar]4 [ar]101012 [sh]
Nodwick 441010W [ar]
Piffany 6 [ar]6 [ar]68w
Yeagar 6 [ar]102020X

Me am Ork! 8888 [po]X

Origins 2000  (Origins)
Rikachu 1111Y
Tess 4 [nu]81220 [nu]X

Origins 2001  (Cheapass Games)
Angora 4 [sp]6 [sp]8 [sp]10 [sp]X [sp]
Nickie 4 [sp]10101212 [sp]
Sonia 6612 [sp]2020
Tamiya 4881220 [sp]

Origins 2002  (Cheapass Games)
Micro 4 [si]4 [si]1212 [po]X [si]

Origins 2004  (Flying Buffalo)
Amara Wintersword 481212X [ms]
Beatnik Turtle 4 [fi, mi, sl]81020 [sp, va]20 [sp, va]
Billy Shakespear 15641616
Captain Bingo 86/12 [op]6/12 [op]12/20 [op]X
Delt 4 [ga]4 [ga]1012X [ga]
Drew's Truck 5101520X
Igor 8812 [sp]20X
Killer Christmas Tree 66 [se]1012 [se]X
Mike Young XXYY
Oni 41012 [fo]12 [fo]V
Reggie 81012 [ga]2020 [ga]
Rold 666 [ga]6 [ga]6 [ga]
Spite 6 [po]66X [sh]X
SuperGerm 10 [po]12 [po]16 [po]20 [po]24 [po]30 [po]30 [po]X [po]
The Cheese Weasel 68121620

Polycon  (Polycon)
Adam Spam 4 [fi]6 [fi]612X
Poly 468 [fi]20X

Renaissance  (Stone Press)
Dr. Speculo 6812Y [or]Y [or]
Guillermo 61020XY
Harry Pudding: A Medieval Jester 472/20 [op]2/20 [op]10
Lascivia 412 [po, sp]20X [po]
MothMan: A Medieval Jester 881216Y [ms]

Sailor Moon  (Guardians Of Order)
Jedite 6612124 [re]6 [re]6 [re]8 [re]
Malachite 812202010 [re]12 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Nephlite 4612128 [re]10 [re]10 [re]12 [re]
Queen Beryl  4812204 [re]12 [re]20 [re]20 [re]
Sailor Jupiter 61012206 [re]12 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Sailor Mars 4610206 [re]10 [re]10 [re]20 [re]
Sailor Mercury 488124 [re]4 [re]8 [re]10 [re]
Sailor Moon 8810206 [re]10 [re]20 [re]20 [re]
Sailor Venus 4610124 [re]8 [re]8 [re]12 [re]
The Shadow Warriors 124 [re]6 [re]8 [re]10 [re]12 [re]
Tuxedo Mask 6610204 [re]8 [re]10 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Zoycite 41010106 [re]6 [re]8 [re]8 [re]

Sailor Moon 2  (Guardians Of Order)
Emerald 6812204 [re]6 [re]10 [re]20 [re]
King Endymion 61010206 [re]10 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Luna & Artemis 1410202 [re]2 [re]8 [re]8 [re]
Neo-Queen Serenity 1220204 [re]6 [re]8 [re]10 [re]12 [re]
Prince Diamond 4612208 [re]10 [re]10 [re]20 [re]
Princess Serena 6812204 [re]10 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Queen Serenity 4610126 [re]10 [re]12 [re]20 [re]
Rini 24664 [re]10 [re]12 [re]12 [re]
Rubeus 4412126 [re]10 [re]20 [re]20 [re]
Sapphire 61012128 [re]8 [re]10 [re]12 [re]
Wicked Lady 6610124 [re]8 [re]10 [re]20 [re]
Wiseman 20202020

Samurai  (Cheapass Games)
Honzo 101220 [fo]VX
Konami 6810 [fo]10 [fo]X
Okaru 44 [fo]612V
Sadakuro 4 [fo]6 [fo]8 [fo]10 [fo]12
Tonase 44820X [fo]
Yuranosuke 481212 [fo]X

Dracha 4102020X
Fingle 67812X
Ngozi 46810X
Ogi 2410XX

Save The Ogres  (Save The Ogres)
Ginzu 88(12,12) [sh, tw]20X
Gratch 6(8,8) [sh, tw]2020 [sh]X

SFR  (SFR)
Assailer 1212202/20 [op]X
Harbinger 444/12 [op]10/20 [op]V

ShoreCon 2000  (ShoreCon)
ConMan 4620 [po]

Sluggy  (Sluggy)
Aylee 810/20 [op]1212/20 [op]20
Bun-Bun 4/10 [op]4/12 [op]6/12 [op]2020
KiKi 3/20 [op]48/12 [op]1010/20 [op]
Riff 4/20 [op]66/8 [op]10/12 [op]20
Torg 66/20 [op]810/12 [op]12/20 [op]
Zoë 4/12 [op]6/10 [op]810/20 [op]12/20 [op]

Soldiers  (Cheapass Games)
Avis 441012X
Bauer 8101220X
Changeling XXXXX
Clare 68820X
Hammer 6122020X
Hannah 8101010X
Iago 202020X
Karl 46620X
Kith 681212X
Kublai 481220X
Niles 6101012X
Shore 442020X
Stark 468XX

Space Girlz  (buttonmen.com)
Maya 6 [or]1212 {SH WE / MI} [mi, pl, po, we]20S
Zeno 6 {WE / MI} [mi, pl, we]8 {WE / MI} [mi, pl, we](4, 4) {WE / MI} [mi, pl, tw, we]20X

Studio Foglio  (Studio Foglio)
Agatha 46(8,8) [tw]20X
Bang (4,4) [po, tw]61212X
Buck Godot (6,6)101220(W,W) [tw]
Dixie 4610(12,12) [tw]X
Gil 8(8,8) [po, tw]20X
Growf (4,4) [tw]6812X
James Beast 4(8,8) [tw](10,10) [tw]12(W,W) [tw]
Klaus 4(10,10) [po, tw]2020W
Krosp 4(6,6) [tw]1212X
Phil 88(10,10) [tw]20X
The Winslow 30
Von Pinn 4(6,6) [po, tw]1020W

SydCon 10  (SydCon)
Gripen 46812 [ra]X

The Japanese Beetle!  (The Japanese Beetle)
The Flying Squirrel 6 [sp]12 [sp]12 [sp]20 [sp]
The Japanese Beetle 6812X

Vampires  (Cheapass Games)
Angel 4 [sh]612 [sh]12X
Buddy 6 [sh]1020 [sh]20X
Dunkirk 661020X [sh]
McGinty 410 [sh]1212X
Starchylde 6 [sh]810 [sh]12X
Tiffany 48 [sh]810X [sh]

Wunderland  (Wunderland)
Tirade 66 [ts]10 [ts]V [tu]

XXXenophile  (Studio Foglio)
Brigid 88XXX
O-Lass 612XXX

Yoyodyne  (Fuzzface)
FuzzFace 481010 [ch]12 [ch]
John Kovalic 66 [ch]101220 [ch]
Pikathulhu 66 [ch]1012X [ch]
Ulthar 481010 [ch]T [ch]

Swing Dice Value range
R 2-16
S 6-20
T 2-12
U 8-30
V 6-12
W 4-12
X 4-20
Y 1-20
Z 4-30
 
Abbrevation Attribute
AR Armor
AU Auxiliary
BE Berserker
CH Chance
CO Constant
DE Deception
EV Evil
FI Fire
FO Focus
GA Game
IN Insult
LO Loaded
MI Mighty
MS Mood Swing
MO Morphing
NU Null
OP Option
OR Ornery
PL Plasma
PO Poison
QU Queer
RA Rage
RB Rebound
RE Reserve
SH Shadow
SE Sleep
SL Slow
SC Speciality
SP Speed
ST Stealth
SI Stinger
TE Teleport
TH Thief
TS Time and Space
TR Trip
TU Turbo Swing
TW Twin
VA Value
WE Weak