DotBotGO
DotBot
GO!

Race · Dodge · Blast Your Way to Victory

2–4 Players · Ages 6+
🎮 Player Setup
Number of Players
Choose Colors
🤖
DotBot as 5th Player
Optional — DotBot is also a player
DotBotGO Rules
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Objective
Race your dot to the FINISH space before anyone else. Survive DotBot to win!
🎲
On Your Turn
Roll 2 dice. Choose to move Die 1, Die 2, or the Sum of both. Roll doubles? You get star powers PLUS the option to roll again!
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Color Spaces
Your own color is your home — always safe from DotBot and color penalties! Neutral (white) spaces are also safe from DotBot. Wrong color = automatically frozen next turn + DotBot gets a bonus roll. Stars override color rules.
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Bumping
Land on a space already occupied by another dot and they get sent back to Start! Safe (white) spaces are the only exception — multiple dots can share them.
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Star Spaces
Land on a glowing gold star space to trigger a special power immediately!
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DotBot
After every round, DotBot rolls 1 die and moves. If it lands on you — back to Start! Neutral (white) spaces protect you.
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Winning
Two ways to win: land EXACTLY on the Finish space, OR be the last dot not eliminated by DotBot. Eliminated dots take no more turns.
⭐ Star Powers
🧊
Freeze Bot — DotBot skips its next move
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Freeze Player — One opponent skips their next turn
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Teleport — Jump to any safe space ahead
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Send Back — Send any opponent back to Start
DotBotGO!
Round 1
⚠️ DOTBOT IS NEAR!
🏃 Move Speed
🤖 DotBot Mode
🧒 Kiddo Mode
🗣️ Voice Guide
📖 How to Play
Welcome to DotBotGO!
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WINNER!
Player 1
Last dot standing!
⭐ Choose Your Power!
Choose a Player
🎲
Welcome to DotBotGO!
A friendly board game for everyone.
⚡ TAP A GLOWING SPACE TO TELEPORT!
Player 1
Your Turn!
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