Dice Games Properly Explained
THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON DICE GAMES! \ World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages!\ Topics covered include:\ Betting games - Including casino favorites where a little knowledge can give you a distinct advantage...or at...
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THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON DICE GAMES!World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages! Topics covered include:Betting games - Including casino favorites where a little knowledge can give you a distinct advantage...or at least minimize your disadvantages!Bluffing games - Your ability to use psychology and persuade other players is often more important than your actual throw!Category Games - Use strategy to achieve specific results and be the first complete and win the game.Lucky Scoring Games - In these games chance and fate have the upper hand...but knowing your odds never hurts.Progression and Jeopardy Games - Play wisely and successively improve your score while minimizing your risk of losing everything!...and much, much more!ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most successful and prolific game designers of all times. He has had more than 500 games and books published in many countries and languages with sales totaling over 15 million games. He has won numerous international awards including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, the Swiss Game Award, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, the Spanish Game of the Year Award, the Dutch Game of the Year Award, three Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Swedish Game of the Year Award, the Danish Game of theYear Award and the Japan Board Game Prize.
Introduction91Lucky Scoring Games11A Potpourri of Simple Games12Even Minus Odd12Moulting12Black and White13Seven up13Eleven up13Put and Take14Barbudi15Family Barbudi15Going to Boston16Boston16Multiplication17Hearts Due17Straight Shooter17Round the Spot18Drop Dead19Countdown20Target 10020Double Charlotte21Va Banque21Banker21Ninety-Nine22Twenty-Three23Hit One Number23Matches23Buck Dice24Bugs25Thunderstorm26Roller Coaster27Cover All the Numbers28Chicago28Little Mary30Centennial30One to Twenty32Everest32Jule33Quiet Jule33Cow Tail33Ox Tail34Voyage to Australia34Beetle35Spider37Great Heart38The Hut Game39Easy Come--Easy Go392Lucky Counter Games40Give and Take41Zeppelin41Lighthouse42Hungry Jack42Jackpot43Dosh46Help Your Neighbour48The Tower49Left, Right and Centre49Bouncer49Tit for Tat511 Left, 2 Right, 6 in the Pot52Pig Drive53Aces in the Pot54Stake55Sweeper55Aces56King and Neighbour573The Theory of Dice59The Theory of One Die60The Theory of Two or More Dice624Betting Games68Know Your Odds69Bet and Throw Once73Under and Over Seven73Dice Roulette75Chuck-a-Luck77Grand Hazard80Bet and Throw Until Decided83Private Craps83Bank Craps90My Aunt--Your Aunt94The Swing95Throw versus Throw96High Dice96Lansquenet98Klondike1005Progression Games103Qualify and Progress104Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew104The Family Jones105Par106Five High Dice109Qualify109Personal Progress110Sequence110Throwing Sevens113Sevens115Barmbek116Golden Seven116Result versus Result117Chicago117Mexico119Poker Dice122Equal or Quit125Indian Dice1266Jeopardy Games127On your Own Head128Pig128Big Pig130Ten Thousand131Head to Head137Macao137Pontoon140Sixteen140Octo143Poker Hunt1477Category Games148Dice Combinations149Crag149Hooligan151Ohio154General155Hindenburg158Cameroon159Double Cameroon159Yacht160Yahtzee162Cheerio162Yam162Killer164Six Hundred167Thirty-Six171Numbers and Totals173Shut the Box173House Numbers176Street Numbers177Mr. Postman178Thousand179Game of Six180Toto181Multego181Bursar182Criss-Cross182Criss and Cross186Criss versus Cross186Category versus Category187Catego187Partnership Catego189Counter-Cameroon190Powerplay192East-West193Doubling Die1958Bluffing Games196Shared Dice196Little Max197Double or Quits200Liar Dice204Six-Six-Six207Paired Liar Dice207Double Liar Dice209Individual Dice210Mice and Men210Rats!213Dice Poker213Draw Dice Poker217Stud Dice Poker218Shared Dice Poker219Six Dice Poker219Dudo220Index of Games223
