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If you've got extra dice lying around and are looking for a simple game to play, try boss dice. The game, played like a mix of poker and Yahtzee, requires two players. You can play the game in rounds or single hands. Boss dice requires players to throw a series of poker hands to win the game.
Basics
You need 10 dice (five for each player), two dice cups and two players for a game of boss dice. The object of the game is to get a higher poker hand with dice in just two rolls. The poker hands that beat each other in order are five of a kind, four of a kind, full house, three of a kind, two pairs and one pair.
Details and Exceptions
Larger numbers beat lower numbers. For example, if one player has three of a kind with fives and the other player has three of a kind with twos, the player with the fives wins. There are no straights in boss dice.
Two pairs don't count on the first roll, but they do count on the second roll. For example, if one player rolls two pairs of ones and twos and the second player rolls a pair of threes, the second player is the boss. If both players get the same hand on the first or second roll, the hand is a tie and can be replayed.
Game Play
Both players roll their dice simultaneously. The player with the best poker hand is the boss. If neither player has a poker hand, they continue to roll simultaneously until one player does have a hand. The boss then takes what he has in his poker hand (for example a pair of fives) and rolls the rest of the dice. However, the boss doesn't want the other player to see what he rolled the second time. The boss then looks at his hand and looks at his opponent's hand to figure out his next move.
Strategy
If the boss feels that the other player can beat her hand with a second roll, the boss can say "pick 'em up" and the hand is over. If the boss feels she can win the hand, she'll say "come up." Then her opponent can decide what to keep in his hand (if anything) and what dice to roll again. Once he rolls, both players show both their hands. The one with the highest poker hand wins the round.
Basics
You need 10 dice (five for each player), two dice cups and two players for a game of boss dice. The object of the game is to get a higher poker hand with dice in just two rolls. The poker hands that beat each other in order are five of a kind, four of a kind, full house, three of a kind, two pairs and one pair.
Details and Exceptions
Larger numbers beat lower numbers. For example, if one player has three of a kind with fives and the other player has three of a kind with twos, the player with the fives wins. There are no straights in boss dice.
Two pairs don't count on the first roll, but they do count on the second roll. For example, if one player rolls two pairs of ones and twos and the second player rolls a pair of threes, the second player is the boss. If both players get the same hand on the first or second roll, the hand is a tie and can be replayed.
Game Play
Both players roll their dice simultaneously. The player with the best poker hand is the boss. If neither player has a poker hand, they continue to roll simultaneously until one player does have a hand. The boss then takes what he has in his poker hand (for example a pair of fives) and rolls the rest of the dice. However, the boss doesn't want the other player to see what he rolled the second time. The boss then looks at his hand and looks at his opponent's hand to figure out his next move.
Strategy
If the boss feels that the other player can beat her hand with a second roll, the boss can say "pick 'em up" and the hand is over. If the boss feels she can win the hand, she'll say "come up." Then her opponent can decide what to keep in his hand (if anything) and what dice to roll again. Once he rolls, both players show both their hands. The one with the highest poker hand wins the round.
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