Dice Games Properly Explained

Dice Games Properly Explained

by Reiner Knizia
Dice Games Properly Explained

Dice Games Properly Explained

by Reiner Knizia

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Overview

THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON DICE GAMES!

World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages!

Topics covered include:

Betting games - Including casino favorites where a little knowledge can give you a distinct advantage...or at least minimize your disadvantages!
Bluffing games - Your ability to use psychology and persuade other players is often more important than your actual throw!
Category Games - Use strategy to achieve specific results and be the first complete and win the game.
Lucky Scoring Games - In these games chance and fate have the upper hand...but knowing your odds never hurts.
Progression and Jeopardy Games - Play wisely and successively improve your score while minimizing your risk of losing everything!
...and much, much more!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most successful and prolific game designers of all times. He has had more than 500 games and books published in many countries and languages with sales totaling over 15 million games. He has won numerous international awards including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, the Swiss Game Award, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, the Spanish Game of the Year Award, the Dutch Game of the Year Award, three Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Swedish Game of the Year Award, the Danish Game of the Year Award and the Japan Board Game Prize.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780973105216
Publisher: Blue Terrier Press
Publication date: 01/15/2010
Pages: 226
Sales rank: 161,123
Product dimensions: 7.70(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction9
1Lucky Scoring Games11
A Potpourri of Simple Games12
Even Minus Odd12
Moulting12
Black and White13
Seven up13
Eleven up13
Put and Take14
Barbudi15
Family Barbudi15
Going to Boston16
Boston16
Multiplication17
Hearts Due17
Straight Shooter17
Round the Spot18
Drop Dead19
Countdown20
Target 10020
Double Charlotte21
Va Banque21
Banker21
Ninety-Nine22
Twenty-Three23
Hit One Number23
Matches23
Buck Dice24
Bugs25
Thunderstorm26
Roller Coaster27
Cover All the Numbers28
Chicago28
Little Mary30
Centennial30
One to Twenty32
Everest32
Jule33
Quiet Jule33
Cow Tail33
Ox Tail34
Voyage to Australia34
Beetle35
Spider37
Great Heart38
The Hut Game39
Easy Come--Easy Go39
2Lucky Counter Games40
Give and Take41
Zeppelin41
Lighthouse42
Hungry Jack42
Jackpot43
Dosh46
Help Your Neighbour48
The Tower49
Left, Right and Centre49
Bouncer49
Tit for Tat51
1 Left, 2 Right, 6 in the Pot52
Pig Drive53
Aces in the Pot54
Stake55
Sweeper55
Aces56
King and Neighbour57
3The Theory of Dice59
The Theory of One Die60
The Theory of Two or More Dice62
4Betting Games68
Know Your Odds69
Bet and Throw Once73
Under and Over Seven73
Dice Roulette75
Chuck-a-Luck77
Grand Hazard80
Bet and Throw Until Decided83
Private Craps83
Bank Craps90
My Aunt--Your Aunt94
The Swing95
Throw versus Throw96
High Dice96
Lansquenet98
Klondike100
5Progression Games103
Qualify and Progress104
Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew104
The Family Jones105
Par106
Five High Dice109
Qualify109
Personal Progress110
Sequence110
Throwing Sevens113
Sevens115
Barmbek116
Golden Seven116
Result versus Result117
Chicago117
Mexico119
Poker Dice122
Equal or Quit125
Indian Dice126
6Jeopardy Games127
On your Own Head128
Pig128
Big Pig130
Ten Thousand131
Head to Head137
Macao137
Pontoon140
Sixteen140
Octo143
Poker Hunt147
7Category Games148
Dice Combinations149
Crag149
Hooligan151
Ohio154
General155
Hindenburg158
Cameroon159
Double Cameroon159
Yacht160
Yahtzee162
Cheerio162
Yam162
Killer164
Six Hundred167
Thirty-Six171
Numbers and Totals173
Shut the Box173
House Numbers176
Street Numbers177
Mr. Postman178
Thousand179
Game of Six180
Toto181
Multego181
Bursar182
Criss-Cross182
Criss and Cross186
Criss versus Cross186
Category versus Category187
Catego187
Partnership Catego189
Counter-Cameroon190
Powerplay192
East-West193
Doubling Die195
8Bluffing Games196
Shared Dice196
Little Max197
Double or Quits200
Liar Dice204
Six-Six-Six207
Paired Liar Dice207
Double Liar Dice209
Individual Dice210
Mice and Men210
Rats!213
Dice Poker213
Draw Dice Poker217
Stud Dice Poker218
Shared Dice Poker219
Six Dice Poker219
Dudo220
Index of Games223
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