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==Background and history==
[[File:Spielwürfel (als Modelle Platonischer Körper und Trapezoeder).jpg|thumb|''Button Men'' is played with polyhedral dice]]
''Button Men'' is a game designed for [[fan convention]]s and other public venues. It can be played on short notice and games are quick to complete. Buttons are meant to be worn on clothing, bags, or other accessories, advertising that the wearer has a button to play with and is open to challenges. Buttons may also advertise something else, such as a company, a [[webcomic]], or another game.

In 2000, ''Button Men'' won the [[Origins Award]]s for ''Best Abstract Board Game of 1999'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1999''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1999/list-of-winners |title=Origins Award Winners (1999) |publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design |accessdate=2007-10-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185322/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1999/list-of-winners |archivedate=2007-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Button Men'' can be extended by creating more buttons. It has continued to be extended since its inception; {{As of|2004|lc=on}}, over 200 buttons have been printed. Many are now out of print.

In 2009, Thrust Interactive released an [[iPhone]] version of the game in collaboration with [[Cheapass Games]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thrustinteractive.com/buttonmen/| title=Button Men iPhone Homepage| publisher=Thrust Interactive| accessdate=2009-10-21| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024051427/http://www.thrustinteractive.com/buttonmen/| archivedate=2009-10-24}}</ref>

In 2011, Cheapass Games began reclaiming their older and out-of-print games in an experiment to apply the "[[freemium]]" business model to board games. ''Button Men'' was revamped into a trading-card format that can be printed and cut apart for gameplay. Two sets, "Soldiers" and "Vampires," have been released in this format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cheapass.com/free-games/button-men/ |title=BUTTON MEN (FREE EDITION) – Cheapass Games |work=Cheapass Games |accessdate=2021-06-28 }}</ref>

In 2016, a [[Kickstarter]] was launched for a boxed version of the game that included up to 61 characters (in the Kickstarter exclusive version) and the dice needed to play any two characters against one another.  This self-contained set included the old skills Shadow and Poison, but added a variation on Speed Dice called Rush Dice.  In addition to this base set, a reissue of some of the original sets on cards and two Sailor Moon Crystal-based sets were released.