Roll the Dice is a (rigged) radio gameshow hosted by King Dice and later Henchman. It primarily debuts in the episode of the same name, before eventually getting canceled after King Dice got fired, as shown in "Down & Out".
History[]
In its debut episode, Roll the Dice is visited by Cuphead and Mugman when the duo accidentally send the Elder Kettle's lucky tire in that direction. King Dice calls an animated telephone to the stage as his first guest, resulting in the telephone's soul getting sent to Hell. Cuphead and Mugman make their way to the game show's building as the tire had entered that building. King Dice, flattering himself in his reflection, recognises Cuphead, reporting his findings to the Devil, and is instructed to have Cuphead captured. Calling Cuphead to the stage, King Dice sends him through three rounds. The first round, Name The Tune, has someone from the band play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," but Cuphead misnames the song "Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Mister Car" (which the Elder Kettle finds to his exasperation). In the second round, "The Trivia Quest," Cuphead has to name the Poodoo Monster's homeland, getting it correct. In the final round, "Roll the Dice!," Cuphead rolls the dice so hard that the dice break off their handle, resulting in a "failure." Cuphead, accepting his loss, escapes King Dice's clutches and flees with help from the Elder Kettle's lucky tire. With his game show ruined, King Dice sighs sadly as his Fat Demon fanboy (named "Henchman") calls him down to the Devil's office, where the Devil voices his rage and declares that King Dice will have to give up hosting his "precious little show."
Description[]
In the game, contestants have to get through three rounds in order to enter into the "mystery prize room":
- "Name The Tune": In the first round of the game, contestants need to guess correctly whatever song the band plays, in order to move on to the next round. Notably, given the fact that the cartoon takes inspiration from the Prohibition years, the songs performed are pieces that were popular during that period of time, such as "Little Brown Jug", a song written in 1869 by Joseph Eastburn Winner, and "The Daring Young Man on a Flying Trapeze", a song published in 1867 by George Leybourne.
- The Trivia Quest: In the second round of the game, contestants test their general knowledge on various topics. Presumably to make the game easier (and thus certainly impossible to lose), questions asked are ridiculously easy to answer.
- "Roll The Dice!": The third and final round. The only rule in the titular final round is to roll any number in order to enter the mystery prize room, making this literally impossible to lose. By logic, any number can either match whatever prize is behind the door or contain absolutely nothing. None of the contestants are aware of the mystery until they walk in, as by then, it's already too late and they lose their souls no matter what number they rolled. Cuphead didn't win because he rolled so hard, he broke the dice and, thus, broke the game.
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Trivia[]
- Wayne Brady, King Dice's voice actor, is a game show host in real life. One of his most notable jobs as a host is in Let's Make a Deal, a show that, funnily enough, does use a pair of dice for some of its games.