Roll three special dice and pass chips left, right or to the middle. The last player with chips takes the pot.
Left Right Center, also called LCR, is a game of pure luck for a group. Everyone starts with three chips. On your turn you roll special dice that tell you to pass a chip to the left, to the right, or into the middle of the table.
The last player who still has chips wins everything in the middle.
You need three special dice and three chips for every player (coins or tokens will do). Each die has the letters L, C and R on three faces and three plain dots on the other three. Three to ten people can play.
The youngest player goes first, or everyone rolls one die and the highest dot count or letter goes first. Play then moves to the left.
Everyone starts with three chips.
On your turn you roll one die for each chip you have, but never more than three. Start with three chips and you roll all three dice.
Dots do nothing.
You roll L, a dot and C. The L sends one chip to West on your left. The C puts one chip in the middle. The dot lets you keep one chip.
You started with three chips and have one left. West now has four.
Your move
You start with three chips and roll L, a dot and C. How many chips do you have left?
With fewer chips you roll fewer dice: two chips, two dice; one chip, one die. With no chips you do not roll, but you are not out. A neighbour may roll a letter that passes you a chip, and then you are back in the game.
Every chip that goes in the middle stays there, out of play. They make up the pot. Keep an eye on it: the fewer chips left in play, the sooner the game ends.
When only one player has any chips left, that player wins the game and takes the pot. That may be you after just one chip, however few you have.
Zero chips is not zero hope.
Point at a dot to see why it matters
Pass chips left, right and to the middle. No choices, just luck and a good view.
Be the last player with chips. When everyone else has none, you win and collect the centre pot.
One for each chip you hold, up to three. With one chip you roll one die, and with no chips you do not roll at all.
No. You stay in the game and pass the dice along. A neighbour can roll an L or R that gives you a chip, and then you roll again.
Nothing: a dot means you keep your chip. Each die has L, C and R once, and three dots.
Yes. Say 1 is L, 2 is C and 3 is R, and 4, 5 and 6 are dots. It plays exactly the same.
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