Mafia Dice Dice Game Rules
Mafia Dice is a dice game for 3-5 players. A game typically takes 10-20 minutes, and the recommended age is 8+.
Rules for Mafia Dice: Pass sixes on, drop ones in the middle and be the first player to get rid of every die you hold.
Setup
Mafia Dice is played with five dice per player and works best for three to five players. No pen, no score sheet: all you need is enough dice and a table. The goal is to be the first to get rid of all your dice.
How to play
On your turn you roll all the dice in front of you in one throw. Then you tidy up:
- Sixes are passed on to the player on your left.
- Ones go to the middle of the table and are out of the game.
- The rest you keep until your next turn.
Then it is the next player's turn. The dice wander around the table: what you pass on with a six may come back to you later.
Winning
The first player to get rid of their last die wins, and the game ends on the spot. Note that you only shed dice on your own rolls, so you hope for ones and sixes, and hope not to inherit too much from the neighbour on your right.
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