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{{short description|Dice game}}
{{about|the dice game|the hired killer|Button Man}}
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{{Infobox game
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|designer      = James Ernest
|publisher     = [[Cheapass Games]]
|players       = 2
|ages          = 8 and up
|setup_time    = 2 minutes
|playing_time  = 10&ndash;180 minutes 
|random_chance = Medium 
|skills        = Probabilistic analysis
|footnotes     = 
}}

'''''Button Men''''' is a two-player [[dice game]] invented by [[James Ernest]] of [[Cheapass Games]], first released in 1999.<ref name="HG">{{Cite book | contribution=Button Men | title=[[Hobby Games: The 100 Best]] | last=Stolze | first=Greg | authorlink=Greg Stolze | editor-last=Lowder | editor-first=James | editor-link=James Lowder | publisher=[[Green Ronin Publishing]] | year=2007 | pages=38–41 | isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}}</ref>

A game of '''''Button Men''''' typically takes less than ten minutes to play. Each player is represented by a [[badge|pin-back button]] or playing card of their choice. The buttons are usually metal or plastic discs, about {{Convert|2-2.5|inches|cm|abbr=out}} in diameter, with a pin on the back that can be used to fasten them to clothing. A button bears the name and illustration of the combatant ("Button Man" or "fighter") assumed by the player. Each button indicates the quantity, maximum value, and abilities (if any) of the player's [[dice]].