If they’re wrong, I’ll edit them in a future Game a Day redux.ġ is low and 12 is high. It’s based on my knowledge of d6 probabilities and my gut poker intuition. Note: This is all back of the napkin math. The ShowdownĪfter the third and final betting round, if more than one player remains in the hand (that is, every player has called the highest bet or raise) they reveal their third die. If there are still more than one player remaining in the hand, they continue on to the third and final betting round by exposing a second die from their hand. Gameplay Loop 3: Reveal a Second Die, Bet for the Final Time If all players but one fold, the remaining player takes the pot and the next hand begins. The next betting round takes place the same way that the first did with the additional information of the exposed dice on the table. They reveal these simultaneously in the center of the table.
Once all players have taken an action for the round (each player has checked or called the last bet or raise), each player selects one die from their hand to reveal to the other players. Raises may happen without limit that is, players’ entire bankrolls may be in play. When a bet is made, players may call the bet by placing an equal number of chips in the pot as the bet or they may raise it by betting at least twice the previous bet. They are first to act and must either: check and pass the action to the next player bet a certain amount of chips or fold their hand, forfeiting their bet and sitting out until the next hand. The player to the dealer’s left is “under the gun”. They then lift the cup so that only they may see the dice and check their “hand” to initiate play. Once players have placed their ante, they shake their three dice in the. Once players have placed their ante, they shake their three dice in the cup and place the cup upside down, concealing their roll. Like some poker variants, each player must place an ante into the post before each hand. Like some poker variants, each player must place an ante into the post before each hand. At the conclusion of the hand, the dealer “button” passes to the player immediately to the left. The dealer acts last on every betting round for that hand. The player with the highest roll starts the game as the “dealer”. Prior to the start of the game, each player rolls a single die in the open. Gameplay Loop 1: The Deal - Roll and WagerĮach player has a cup with three 12–sided dice (or d12).
Object: win the “hand” by forcing other players to fold or to show down the highest combination of 3 12-sided dice. Type: proposition betting game using dice.
Poker with dice, but not Poker Dice or liar’s dice.