Budges Guide - Dice Manipulation & The Captain Engine
Budges in Dicevaders: how dice nudging works, the Captain's stockpile-vs-spend economy and every revealed effect that refunds a Budge.
Published September 27, 2026 · Last updated September 27, 2026
Quick Answer: What Is a Budge?
Budges are fine-grained dice manipulation. Per the official description, you "use Budge to manipulate your dice throw to build the exact combo you want" — nudging dice into the pairs, triples or quadruples that ignite your best combo.
| Use | Effect |
|---|---|
| Nudge dice | Adjust your throw to complete the combo you are building. |
| The Captain engine | The Mothership grants +1 Budge per turn; Bunker pays +0.2 Multi per stockpiled Budge each turn; Torpedo scores 2 random units per Budge. |
| Other payouts | Rib Cannon (+2 Budge per Kraken column score), Blitz Armor (+1 Budge per shield break), Bogland (+1 Budge per non-Token death). |
Spend or Stockpile?
The Captain's kit is the revealed experiment on this question: spending Budges converts them through Torpedo and Rocketship, while stockpiling them pays Bunker interest every turn. Other kits refund Budges as byproducts — Kraken launches, shield breaks, unit deaths — so Budges behave as the flexible filler resource your build converts into whatever it scales.