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How do I play DiceZee. carabiner game?

1+ Players

Contents: 5 dice, 1 scorepad, 1 pencil

 

OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by rolling and re-rolling the dice to achieve specific combinations. In single player games, try and beat your previous score!

 

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Each player takes a scorecard.

2. Take it in turns to roll the 5 dice. The player with the highest cumulative number goes first and play continues clockwise.

3. On each turn, the player rolls all five dice. The player can then choose to keep some of the dice and re-roll the others up to two more times.

4. After the third roll, the player must fill in a box on the scorecard with a score based on the combination of dice rolled (see scoring section), or if that's not possible, a zero needs to be added to any box.

5. Once a category has been scored, it cannot be scored again for the rest of the game.

6. Play continues clockwise with each player taking turns rolling the dice and adding scores/zero every turn.

7. The game ends when all players have filled in all the categories on their scorecard.

8. The player with the highest total score at the end of the game wins.

 

SCORING:

The categories and corresponding points are as follows:

Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, or Sixes: The sum of the dice that show the corresponding number. For example, if a player rolls 4x 3's- the total in the Threes box will be "12".

Lower Section: This part of the scorecard contains combinations based on poker themes and each of these scores specific points. See combinations on the next page:

One Pair: Two matching numbers (score is total of both dice).

Two Pairs: Two different pairs of dice (score is total of all 4 dice).

3 of a Kind: Three matching numbers (score is total of all 5 dice).

4 of a Kind: Four matching numbers (score is total of all 5 dice).

Full House: Three dice with one number and two dice with another number; score 30 points.

Small Straight: Four consecutive numbers (1-2-3-4 for example); score 40 points.

Large Straight: Five consecutive numbers (1-2-3-4-5 for example); score 50 points.

DiceZee: All five dice with the same number; shout DiceZee!, score 100 points.

Chance: Score the sum of all five dice (useful option when you don't want to score in another category).

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