Even Minus Odd Dice Game Rules
Even Minus Odd is a dice game for 2-8 players. A game typically takes 10-20 minutes, and the recommended age is 6+.
Rules for Even Minus Odd: Roll six dice, count evens against odds and settle the difference in chips with the pot.
Setup
Even Minus Odd is played with six dice and chips, and suits two to eight players. Each player starts with ten chips, and a pot of spare chips sits in the middle of the table.
How to play
On your turn you roll all six dice in one throw. Then you count:
- How many dice show even numbers (2, 4 and 6)?
- How many show odd numbers (1, 3 and 5)?
The difference decides your turn. With more evens, you take that many chips from the pot. With more odds, you pay the difference into the pot. Roll four evens and two odds, for example, and you take two chips. Three of each means nothing happens, and the turn moves on.
Winning
Agree on a number of rounds in advance, for example ten. When the rounds are done, the player with the most chips wins. Run out of chips along the way and you are out of the game.
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