High Dice Dice Game Rules
High Dice is a dice game for 2-8 players. A game typically takes 5-10 minutes, and the recommended age is 6+.
Rules for High Dice: The banker rolls two dice, and you get one roll to beat the total. A fast banking game also known as Beat the Bank. High Dice is also known as Beat the Bank.
Setup
High Dice is about as simple as banking games get, and it works for 2 to 8 players. All you need is two dice and a pile of chips. The game is traditionally played for stakes, but chips or points with no value behind them work just as well.
Choose one player to be the banker for the first round. Everyone else puts a stake on the table, one chip each for example.
How to play
The banker rolls both dice and leaves them on the table so everyone can see the total. Each player then takes the same two dice and rolls in turn.
If your total is higher than the banker's, the banker pays you the same amount as your stake. If your total is equal or lower, the banker takes your stake. That is the whole game: one roll each, highest total wins, and the bank wins ties.
Winning
Pass the bank to the next player after every round, and keep going until everyone has held it the same number of times. Whoever ends the evening with the most chips wins.
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