Dice Poker

Dice Poker is a game played with five poker dice (six sided dice with faces for Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten and Nine).

Requirements

  • 5 Six Sided Poker Dice

Instructions

  • The first player rolls all five dice
  • The player selects any dice they want to keep
  • They reroll all the dice they didn’t keep
  • For a second time they select any of the five dice they want to keep (including selecting from those they kept before)
  • They reroll all the other dice
  • They work out their score (see below)
  • Repeat this sequence for each player
  • The player with the highest score wins and rolls first next time

Scoring

Aces are high

High combinations beat low combinations (eg three kings beats three jacks)

The scores from lowest to highest are:

  • Highest single dice
  • Highest single dice with highest second dice
  • One pair (any two identical dice)
  • Two pair (two different pairs of dice)
  • Threes (three identical dice)
  • Sequence – five dice in a sequence
  • Full house – three of one kind and two of another
  • Four of a kind
  • Five of a kind

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