Only 13 days left before end of school and today was the last day for some of my students. We played some dice games that they really loved so I'm going to leave for you here the games that I've played with them and the score cards as well to keep track of your points:
1) Yahtzee (simplified)
This game is loads of fun and here I've simplified it a little bit. You need:
- 5 dice
- cup
- scorecard and pencil
1) With one die, roll to see who starts
2) The first player puts all the dice in the cup and rolls all the 5 dice. You have 3 rolls during your hand and you must get as many of the same number as which you started with. Once you go with one of the sides, you can't go back and do the same one, because you will be eliminating sides of the die.
For example: if I roll my first hand out and get three 1's, on the second roll I get no 1's and on my third roll I get another 1. In total, I have four 1's so that's the total points for the 1's box. I am now done with the 1's.
Full house: when you get a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on your first roll
3 of a kind: when on your first roll you get 3 dice that are the same. You do not continue rolling
4 of a kind: when on your first roll you get 4 dice that are the same. You do not continue rolling
Yahtzee: when you get all five dice the same number on the first roll. You don't continue rolling
The winner is the player who gets the most points
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YAHTZEE SCORE SHEET
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Full house (50)
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3 of a kind (30)
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4 of a kind (40)
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Yahtzee (100)
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2) Knock-out
- 2 dice
- scorecard and pencil
1) Determine the first player
2) Each player must choose his own "knock-out" number. This number must be a 6, 7, 8 or 9.
3) First player rolls the dice. You must add up the totals of your dice EXCEPT for if you roll the total of your knock-out number. Then you must add a -10 to your scorecard.
4) First player to reach 30 points (or 50 points) is the winner.
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SCORECARD FOR DICE GAMES
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3) Beat that
- 2 dice
- scorecard and pencil
1) Determine first player
2) Roll two dice and make the highest number with it. For example, if you roll a 3 and a 6, you can make a 63. If you roll a 2 and a 5, you can make a 52...
3) All the players roll once and the highest number in that round gets 5 points.
4) The player to make the first 30 points, wins.
** You can play using 3 dice instead of 2
4) Highest take:
- 3 dice
- scorecard and pencil
1) Determine first player
2) Player 1 rolls the three dice and sets aside the highest number.
3) Roll again but the remaining 2 dice. Set aside the highest number
4) Roll a third time the last die. Then add up all your points. Keep track of your scorecard
*The first player to reach 20 (or 50) points wins
5) 3 of a kind
-5 diced
- cup
1) First player rolls one hand. Your goal is to roll out 3 same dice of whatever number. If you have only 2 the same, set those aside and roll one more time the rest of the dice. If you are not able to make out 3 this same, you get 5 points. Only 2 rolls per hand maximum.
Points for first roll:
3 of a kind: 10 points
4 of a kind: 15 points
5 of a kind: 20 points
Hope you enjoy playing! If you have any other dice games you know, please share!!
