Categories Archives: Dice

Yankee Grab

Yankee Grab is a dice game based on a game known as Going to Boston, Going to town and Newmarket. What you Need to Play 3 dice 2 or more players How to Play the Game Each player takes turns rolling three dice. On the first throw the player rolls all three dice and sets [...]

Yahtzee

After writing about Yahtzee strategies last week I got the nostalgic for the old game and wanted to play it once more. I did a quick google search for some score sheets and didn’t find any that look good or printed well, so I made my own but instead of calling it Yahtzee, I called [...]

Wishing Well

Wishing Well is a dice game also known as Help Your Neighbor. What you Need to Play 3 dice 10 coins or chips 2-6 player (Its best with 6 players) How to Play the Game Each player is assigned a number on the dice 1-6 that will represent them. If only 5 people are playing [...]

Twenty-Six

Twenty Six is a dice game. This is a banking game that was popular in the Midwest USA between the 1930s and 1950s. It was often played in taverns, which would make payoffs in drinks, until anti-gambling legislation virtually killed the game off. An operator will often provide a score sheet which states the rules [...]

Twenty-One Aces

Twenty-One Aces is a dice drinking game. What you Need to Play 5 dice 2 or more players A few different types of liquor (you can play with one but its not as fun) How to Play the Game Each player takes a turn rolling five dice. The number of Aces (1s) are counted. Once [...]

Twenty One

Twenty one is a dice jeopardy approach game. This game is absurdly easy to play but it’s a good game to explain what jeopardy approach games are.  In a jeopardy approach games, the object is most closely approach a goal score without exceeding it.  This game is also known as Blackjack in the USA, Pontoon [...]

Twelve Up

Twelve Up is a dice game. What you Need to Play 1 die How to Play the Game Players make bets against the banker then pick a number between 14 and 18. Each player takes turns rolling there die and totaling the values of each throw until they reach a total over twelve. If the [...]

Threes

Threes (commonly called Tripps) is a gambling dice game.  As it can be played for any amount of time and requires almost no equipment, it has become very popular as a street game, primarily played in makeshift games organized in alleys or living rooms. What you Need to Play 5 dice 2 or more players [...]

Three Man

3 man is a dice drinking game. 3 man is a classic game; its one of the first drinking games I ever played and it’s really easy to play. What you Need to Play Lots of beer, I would suggest at lest a case for each person 2 dice 3 or more player, it works [...]

The Three

The Three is a dice game. This is derived from a Chinese banking game called Strung Flowers.  As the name suggests it is played with three dice. It is also known as Four-Five-Six, Sz’ng Luk and See-Low. What You Need to Play 3 dice 2 or more players How to Play the Game Each player [...]

Ten Pins

Ten Pins is a dice version of 10 pin bowling. What you need to play 2 dice A sheet of paper for keeping score The Object of the game To have the highest points at the end of 10 rounds or frames. How to play the game Players take turns each rolling the both dice [...]

Swipe

Swipe is a elimination dice game for two to six players made by Fundex Games in 2004. What You Need to Play 3 dice per player, 2 dice each to start and the rest go in the center. 3 Chips per person, 2 chips each to start the rest go in the center. 2 – [...]

Spoils of War

Spoils of War is a dice game. This game was once used by soldiers to divide their spoils of war.  It has been suggested centurions played the game for Christ’s garments after his crucifixion.  Spoils of War is also known as Ten, Spot, Dicey, Roll-Ten and Birdie.  In Italy it’s called Talus, in Turkey its [...]

Six-Six-Six

Six-six-six is a dice game. A simple gambling game where the object is to bluff your roll on three dice. What You Need to Play 3 dice 2 or more players How to Play the Game The first player rolls all three dice in a dice cup and looks at the results keeping them secret [...]

Sixes Bet

Sixes Bet is a dice game. This is a simple betting game that has tricked a lot of people out of there money. The odds are 1-6 no matter how many times you roll the dice. What You Need to Play 1 die How to Play the Game Each player places a bet to see [...]

Simplified Craps

Simplified Craps is a dice game. This is a simplified version of craps that is often played on the street of New York. What you need to play 2 dice How to play the game The thrower is paid by the house if he rolls two dice and gets any of the following combination; 2, [...]

Shut the Box

Shut the Box is a dice game. Shut the Box is a form of a patience game that can be played with two or more players in a competition. For more than two hundred years it has been a favorite game among the sailors of Normandy and some other parts of the French coast. They [...]

Ship

Ship is a Battleship dice game. I have only played this game once, and it’s pretty simple compound game that is easy to learn and play. We played it for shots with and old timer in a Leagion.  I have never seen it played anywhere else. This game is also known as Battleship, Mariner, Destroyer, [...]

Sevens Out

Sevens Out is a dice game. What You Need to Play 2 dice A score sheet Object of the Game Be the first to get to a pre-arranged score. For example 100 to 500. How to Play the Game Each player takes a turn rolling both dice until they roll a seven.  Tally the previous [...]