Rules of the game
The classic game with five dice and thirteen boxes, as the app scores it. The variants tables like to play come at the end.
1.The goal
Each player has a column of thirteen boxes. Over thirteen rounds, everyone fills each of their boxes once. The highest total at the end wins.
2.A turn
- Roll the five dice.
- Keep the dice you want and roll the others again, or roll them all. You can do this twice, so three rolls at most.
- Write a score in one empty box of your choice, even after the first roll.
If the dice fit no box you still need, or you would rather save a box for later, you write a zero in one of them: that box is scratched.
3.The upper section
Six boxes, one per face. Each scores only the dice showing that face.
| Box | Scores | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ones to Sixes | The sum of the dice of that face | Fours with 4 4 4 2 6: 12 |
| Bonus | 35 | When the six boxes total 63 or more: three of each face, for instance |
The app shows what is still missing for the bonus, like “−12”, while you play. You can hide it in More › Rules & house rules.
4.The lower section
| Box | Needs | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Three of a kind | At least three dice of the same face | Sum of all dice |
| Four of a kind | At least four dice of the same face | Sum of all dice |
| Full house | Three of one face and two of another | 25 |
| Small straight | Four in a row: 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5 or 3-4-5-6 | 30 |
| Large straight | Five in a row: 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6 | 40 |
| Five of a kind | All five dice the same | 50 |
| Chance | Anything | Sum of all dice |
5.Extra fives of a kind
Once the five-of-a-kind box holds 50, each further five of a kind earns a bonus, usually 100 points, in addition to the box you fill with it. If the box was scratched, there is no bonus.
6.The end of the game
After thirteen rounds every box is full. The total adds the upper section, its bonus, the lower section and any extra bonus. The highest total wins; players with the same total share the place.
Why every table plays differently
The extra bonus
Some tables count 100 points per extra five of a kind, some agree on another value, some ignore it. The app offers all three in More › Rules & house rules, and each game keeps the rules it started with.
Scratching
Most tables let you scratch any empty box at any time. Some ask for the boxes in order, top to bottom; the app leaves that to your table.
A player joining late
Nothing stops a table from adding a player between games: profiles and stats follow each player, not the table.
Let the app do the counting
Suggested scores, the bonus worked out, every game kept. Free, offline, no account.
