Drop Dead Dice Game Rules
Drop Dead is a dice game for 2-8 players. A game typically takes 15-25 minutes, and the recommended age is 6+.
Rules for Drop Dead: Roll five dice where twos and fives go dead, and score the most points before every die is gone.
Setup
Drop Dead is played with five dice, paper and a pencil. Two or more can play, and the game works just as well with a big group. The goal is to score the most points before all your dice are dead.
How to play
On your turn you roll all five dice. If none of them show a 2 or a 5, you add up the pips and add the sum to your turn total. Then you roll all the dice again.
If one or more dice show a 2 or a 5, the roll scores nothing. Every die showing 2 or 5 is dead and is set aside, and you keep rolling with the ones that are left.
An example: 3-4-6-6-1 scores 20 points, and you roll all five again. 2-3-3-5-6 scores nothing, and two dice are set aside.
You continue like this until your last die dies. Your turn is then over, and the turn total is your score for the round.
Winning
When every player has finished their turn, the round is over and the highest score wins. If you want a longer game, agree on a number of rounds in advance and add up the scores at the end.
About this version
These rules describe Drop Dead with five dice, where any roll containing a two or a five scores nothing and those dice are set aside.
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