Liar's Dice Dice Game Rules

Liar's Dice is a bluffing game for two to six players. Each player needs five dice and a dice cup. The goal is simple: be the last player at the table with any dice left.

Everyone shakes their dice and turns the cup upside down on the table, keeping the dice hidden. Each player peeks at their own dice without showing anyone else. One player then opens the bidding.

A bid covers all the dice on the table combined, and states how many dice you believe show a certain value, for example four fives. Play moves clockwise, and the next player must either raise the bid or challenge it. A raise increases the number of dice, or keeps the number and increases the value. After four fives you could bid five twos or four sixes.

If you do not believe the last bid, you call it a lie instead of raising. Everyone lifts their cups, and you count how many dice actually show the value in the bid.

• If at least that many dice show the value, the bid stands and the challenger sets aside one die.
• If there are fewer, the bid was too bold and the bidder sets aside one die.

The player who lost a die starts the next round. Everyone shakes and rolls again, and the bidding starts over.

Lose your last die and you are out of the game. The winner is the last player with dice left. Bids get easier to see through as fewer dice remain in play, so the endgame calls for a different kind of nerve than the opening.