Dice poker rules: combinations, scoring and the 63 bonus
Dice poker is played with five dice: on your turn you throw up to three times, keeping any dice you like, then write the result into one of 13 lines on your score sheet. Reaching 63 in the upper half earns a 35-point bonus. After thirteen turns the highest total wins.
Combinations
| Line | Needs | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Ones … Sixes | Dice of that value | Their sum |
| Three of a kind | Three alike | Sum of all five |
| Four of a kind | Four alike | Sum of all five |
| Full house | Three alike and a pair | 25 |
| Small straight | Four in a row | 30 |
| Large straight | Five in a row | 40 |
| Poker | Five alike | 50 |
| Chance | Anything | Sum of all five |
How do you get the bonus?
Score 63 or more across ones to sixes, which is three of each value, and 35 is added to your total.
Tips
- Take a poker or a straight when it comes: they are rare.
- Keep Chance for a throw that fits nowhere else.
- Dump a bad throw into Ones rather than spoil a valuable line.