Around the Spot Dice Game Rules
Around the Spot is a dice game for 2-6 players. A game typically takes 10-20 minutes, and the recommended age is 5+.
Rules for Around the Spot: Three rolls with three dice where only 1, 3 and 5 score, since they have a spot in the centre. Around the Spot is also known as Flower Petals.
Setup
Around the Spot is played with three dice, a sheet of paper and something to write with. The game works for two to six players. The name comes from the fact that only the die faces with a spot in the centre count, that is 1, 3 and 5.
How to play
On your turn you roll all three dice three times. After each roll, note down points for every die showing a 1, 3 or 5. Dice showing 2, 4 or 6 give nothing, no matter how many of them there are.
After the third roll your turn is over, and the total of all three rolls is your score for the round.
Scoring
The points follow the spots around the centre:
- 1: one point for the lone spot
- 3: two points, for the two spots around the centre spot
- 5: four points, for the four spots around the centre spot
If you roll three of a kind in 2s, 4s or 6s, your whole score for the turn is doubled, and the throw does not count as one of your three. Roll another such triple in the same turn, and the doubling is cancelled again.
Winning
Play four rounds. After the last one, each player adds up their scores, and the highest total wins. The numbers stay small, so kids can easily keep their own score.
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