Sequences Dice Game Rules
Sequences is a dice game for 2-6 players. A game typically takes 15-25 minutes, and the recommended age is 8+.
Rules for Sequences: Roll six dice and score for runs starting from 1. The first player to reach 100 points wins the game. Sequences is also known as Straight Shooter.
Setup
Sequences is played with six dice, a sheet of paper and something to write with. The game works for two to six players. Draw a column for each player on the sheet, and you are ready in under a minute.
How to play
On your turn you roll all six dice once. Then you look for the longest run of numbers starting from 1: first a one, then a two, then a three and so on. If several dice show the same number, only one of them counts.
Without a one you score nothing, no matter how promising the other dice look. The run must always start from 1.
Scoring
The longer the run, the more points:
- 1: 5 points
- 1-2: 10 points
- 1-2-3: 15 points
- 1-2-3-4: 20 points
- 1-2-3-4-5: 25 points
- 1-2-3-4-5-6: 35 points
There is one trap: a throw containing three ones wipes out everything you have collected, and you start again from zero.
Winning
Scores carry over from round to round, and the first player to reach 100 points wins the game. Keeping the running total in your head is good arithmetic practice, since every score is a multiple of five.
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