Button Men

[1] A game of Button Men typically takes less than ten minutes to play.

The buttons are usually metal or plastic discs, about 2–2.5 inches (5.1–6.4 cm) in diameter, with a pin on the back that can be used to fasten them to clothing.

Button Men is a game designed for fan conventions and other public venues.

Button Men was revamped into a trading-card format that can be printed and cut apart for gameplay.

Button Men Online was a service that allowed users to play games over the internet via a web-based interface.

In 2003, Button Men Online won the Origins Award for Best Play-by-mail Game of 2002.

[5] In February 2012, Button Men Online went offline due to server problems.

[6] After nine months of downtime, a group of players from Button Men Online recreated an open-source version of the site.

Players begin by rolling a set of polyhedral dice then proceed through several turns.