Following up on our list of rolling dice board games that are great for parties and family gatherings, here are some fun and interesting party dice games.
1. Pig
Pig is one of those games where the sole purpose seems to be just to roll the liquid core dice. It sounds boring… but this game is shockingly fun. So much so that it should be a staple in any bar that wants its patrons to have fun. There are several variations of the game (which you can read about here), but basically you roll as many dice as you want and accumulate points by adding up the totals. However, if you roll a 1, you lose all your points. Therefore, the only way to keep your points is to choose to stop rolling. There is zero skill involved, but once you roll the dice 8 times and get a high score, I guarantee you will be sweating every round! After everyone has rolled, the player with the highest total wins!
2. Boston
This is without a doubt the easiest game to play and learn (on this list), which in turn makes it perfect for kids to learn arithmetic!
The first player rolls 3 dice and gets the highest result. Then they roll their remaining two dice and take the highest result. Then they roll their last dice and take the result. Now it’s the next player’s turn and he does the same thing. When everyone is gone, the player with the highest score wins!
3.Ship, Captain, Crew
The whole point of this game is to roll the dice in order. You start with 5 dice and need to roll a 6 (“Ship”), then a 5 (“Captain”), then a 4 (“Crew”). If you have any dice left over, you roll them and that’s your score for that round. If you have no dice left over, then you get a zero. The person with the highest score wins the round. Play as many rounds as you want!
4.Tenzi
Of all the rolling dice board games on this list, this one is the craziest and requires the most dice. Each player needs 10d6 (here in groups of 36).
Players pick up their 10 dice and “GO!” to start rolling all the dice at once. Each dice that lands on a 6, they set aside and reroll. The first player to have all their dice show a 6 wins!
