burncycle Extra Action Dice: Do You Need Them?

Quick answer

There is no standalone extra action dice product in the supplied Chip Theory Games catalog, so don't buy dice hoping to add actions. If you want to upgrade your burncycle sessions, put your budget into a Deluxe Playmat for table organization or a Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio for more thematic depth. For chip upgrades that genuinely change how you track health and resources, look at the Cloudspire and Hoplomachus options instead.

If you searched for burncycle extra action dice, you probably want more actions, smoother turns, or a tactile upgrade for your bots. The honest answer is that the supplied catalog doesn't list a separate extra action dice product for burncycle. That doesn't mean you can't improve the game, but it does mean you should spend your money on upgrades that actually exist and do something concrete.

This guide walks through the real burncycle accessories and upgrades available from Chip Theory Games, then gives you decision rules for when each one is worth it. You'll also see when a chip upgrade from another game line makes sense, and when you should skip the add-ons entirely.

What you can actually buy for burncycle

The supplied product records include two burncycle items: the Deluxe Playmat and the Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio. The playmat is a double-sided 35.75 x 44-inch surface that organizes the corporation mat, chips, and tokens. The portfolio is a recruitment dossier with bot and CEO profiles, mission status, and after-action reports. Neither adds dice or changes the action economy.

That matters because burncycle dice questions usually come from a desire to fix pacing or table friction. A playmat fixes table friction by giving every component a clear home. A lore portfolio fixes engagement by giving you more context for the bots and corporations you're already playing. If your real problem is 'turns feel slow,' neither product solves that directly, and no extra dice product in the catalog does either.

• Check what you already own before buying: a playmat and a lore book solve different problems.
• If you want more actions, look at faction or hero expansions in the relevant game line, not dice.

How to decide between a playmat and a lore portfolio

Buy the Deluxe Playmat first if your table is the bottleneck. It organizes the corporation mat, chips, and tokens, which means less time hunting for pieces and more time planning routes. It's a physical upgrade, so it helps every session regardless of which bots or corporations you run. The tradeoff is space: 35.75 x 44 inches is a serious footprint, so measure your table before ordering.

Buy the Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio if you already have a clean table and want more story. It profiles bots and corporate CEOs and details after-action reports, so it rewards players who like reading between missions. The tradeoff is that it doesn't change rules or components. If you only care about mechanics, this is a skip.

• Measure your table before buying the playmat; it's larger than many dining tables.
• Buy the portfolio if you replay the same missions and want more narrative texture.

When a chip upgrade from another game line is worth it

Some players search for burncycle upgrades and end up looking at chip upgrades from Cloudspire and Hoplomachus. Those chips are real products, but they're designed for those specific games. The Cloudspire: Thick Health and Source Chips are extra-thick tracker chips for Health and Source in Cloudspire, sold in four sets. The Hoplomachus Premium Health Chips are premium health chips with a custom hard top foil for Hoplomachus.

These are excellent upgrades if you play those games, and they're not burncycle products. Buying them for burncycle would be a mismatch unless you already use generic chips for tracking and simply prefer thicker, nicer ones. If that's you, the Cloudspire set is the cheaper experiment at USD 4.97, while the Hoplomachus set is USD 14.98. Neither is a substitute for extra action dice, because neither adds actions.

• Only buy cross-game chips if you already play that game or want generic trackers.
• Thicker chips improve handling and visibility; they don't change action counts.

What to buy instead if you want more gameplay variety

If your real goal is more actions, more options, or more replayability, expansions are the better spend. In the supplied catalog, the Cloudspire: Horizon's Wrath Faction Expansion adds a mobile fortress faction with far-reaching cannons. Hoplomachus: Victorum - Pandora's Might connects the Hoplomachus worlds and lets warriors cross between realms as primuses and heroes. Both are expansions for their own game lines, not burncycle.

For burncycle specifically, the catalog doesn't list a faction expansion in the supplied records. That means the honest recommendation is to exhaust what burncycle already offers, then consider the Deluxe Playmat or Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio if table feel or theme is your gap. Don't buy a different game's expansion expecting it to plug into burncycle.

• Match every expansion to its own game line before buying.
• If you want more burncycle content, check the store for new burncycle releases rather than cross-buying.

Decision rules for burncycle add-ons

• Your table is cluttered and setup is slow: Buy the burncycle: Deluxe Playmat. It organizes the corporation mat, chips, and tokens on a double-sided 35.75 x 44-inch surface. Measure your table first; the mat needs serious space.
• You want more story and context for your bots: Buy the burncycle: Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio. It profiles bots and CEOs and includes detailed after-action reports. Skip it if you only care about mechanics.
• You want extra actions or dice: Don't buy dice or chips expecting more actions. No extra action dice product is in the supplied catalog, and chip upgrades from Cloudspire or Hoplomachus don't add actions. Look for burncycle expansions in the store instead, or adjust your expectations.
• You already play Cloudspire or Hoplomachus: Chip upgrades like Cloudspire: Thick Health and Source Chips or Hoplomachus Premium Health Chips are worthwhile for those games. Buy them for the game they're made for, not as a burncycle fix.

Product facts that affect your decision

• burncycle: Deluxe Playmat: The double-sided playmat is 35.75 x 44 inches and cleanly organizes the corporation mat, chips, and tokens. It reduces table clutter and speeds up setup, but you need a large table to use it comfortably.
• burncycle: Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio: This recruitment dossier includes profiles of bots and corporate CEOs plus detailed after-action reports of the 404th operations. It adds narrative depth for players who enjoy the world between missions, but it doesn't change rules or components.
• Cloudspire: Thick Health and Source Chips: These extra-thick chips make excellent dials for tracking Health and Source in Cloudspire, and the set includes four sets of tracker chips. They're a cheap way to test whether premium chips improve your tracking, but they're designed for Cloudspire, not burncycle.
• Hoplomachus Premium Health Chips: These premium health chips have a custom hard top foil and are built for the gladiatorial pits of Hoplomachus. They're a durability and feel upgrade for Hoplomachus players, not a source of extra actions in burncycle.

Who should buy burncycle add-ons

Best for

• Players who love burncycle and want a cleaner, more organized table with the Deluxe Playmat.
• Players who enjoy reading lore and want more context for bots and corporations with the Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio.

Not for

• Players hoping to add extra actions or dice; no such product exists in the supplied catalog.
• Players who only care about rules changes and won't use a playmat or lore book.

If you want extra action dice for burncycle, the catalog doesn't offer them. Spend instead on the Deluxe Playmat for table organization or the Deluxe Lore Recruitment Portfolio for story, and save chip upgrades for the games they're designed for.