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Poker Dice Games

The dice games in the list here, are all suited to being played with a set of specially marked Poker dice.

Poker dice are sets of five dice which each have six playing-card pictures printed on each of their six faces. The playing cards used are A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 and you can play Poker dice games with a standard set of ordinary spotted dice by simply giving a playing-card face a corresponding spotted value from the standard dice.

Games played with a set of Poker dice usually involve rolling and making combinations of Poker-type and ranked hands of the resulting dice faces, such as pairs, three-of-a-kind, and runs of five consecutive values, etc. The games in the list below all feature gameplay that lends itself to be being played with a set of Poker dice.

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A very old, popular, unique and traditional Cuban game played with a set of five poker dice by children and adults alike. Poker dice have the playing cards Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 and 9 printed on their six faces, but it can just as easily be played with a set of five standard ordinary dice. When played as a drinking game the losers buy the winners' drinks. Strategy is knowing what to roll for by judging what previous players have rolled.

Each player takes one turn and may roll the dice up to three times, trying to roll the best poker hand they can. On any of the three rolls the player may set aside one or more of the dice, though they are never required to. The current player may choose to end his turn after the first or second roll. He was stationed on Cebu (the Philippines) and initially named the game Poker Dice. Years later, in the early 1970ies a Dane named Niels Lumholdt working for Thai Airways traveled to the Philippines frequently and picked up how to play the game but decided to name the game Balut when he brought it with him back to Bangkok, Thailand.

Play:

Order of play is determined by each player rolling a single die with the highest rolling first and then with subsequent play passing to the left.

Rules Of Poker Dice Game

Estimated Delivery Date: Feb 1st - 7th Dice Poker $65.00 plus tax Objective: Try and complete two lines of five in a row & block your opponent. Make all your moves by rolling dice. Size 20 1/2' by 20 1/2' - Made of Canadian Hard Maple & Baltic Birch - All lines & numbers are right into the wood (which w. The classic poker dice game is played with 5 dice and two or more players. Each player has a total of 3 rolls and the ability to hold dice in between rolls. After the three rolls, the best hand wins. In most variations, a straight only counts as a Bust (high-card).

Each player takes it in turn to roll the dice. In each turn, players have up to three rolls, setting aside any dice they want for their final hand. The object is to roll a hand of five-of-a-kind. All other hands are meaningless. Aces are wild and can be matched to any other value. A number of rounds are played and the winner of a game is the first to score a total of 10 points (patas).

Only the winner of a round scores any points and must have five-of-a-kind. If no player has scored with five Kings (Carabinas), then the last player to throw the dice, rolls first in the next round. A player who throws five Kings (with or without Aces), wins the round or game outright and rolls first in the next round or game.

Rules Of Poker Dice

Hands of five-of-a-kind are ranked and named as below: