Roll one die as often as you dare and add it all up, but roll a 1 and you lose the lot. The first to 100 wins.
Pig is the simplest push-your-luck game there is. On your turn you roll one die again and again, adding up the numbers. Whenever you like, you can stop and keep your total.
Roll a 1 and you lose everything you collected this turn. The first player to reach 100 points wins.
All you need is one ordinary six-sided die and a way to keep score. Two to six people can play. Our free score sheet has a column for each player.
Everyone rolls the die once. The highest roll goes first, and play then moves to the left.
West rolls a 6 and starts.
Roll the die. Any number from 2 to 6 is added to your . After each roll you choose: roll again, or stop.
You roll a 4, then a 6, then a 3. Your turn total is 4 + 6 + 3 = 13.
Add them up.
To stop, you : you add your turn total to your score, write it down, and pass the die to the next player. Points you have held are safe for good.
With 13 collected you hold. You now have 13 points, and the next player rolls.
If you roll a 1, you . You score nothing for this turn, even if you were about to hold, and the die passes on. Points held on earlier turns stay safe.
You roll 4, 6, 3 for 13, roll again, and it is a 1. All 13 points are gone and the turn is over.
All gone.
Your move
You have rolled 4, 6 and 3, so 13 so far this turn, and you roll again. It is a 1. How many points does this turn add to your score?
Write down only what you have held. Add each turn to your running total.
After a few turns Ana has 42, West has 18 and you have 61.
The first player whose score reaches 100 wins, as soon as they hold. Many players add a rule that everyone else gets one last turn, so that the first player in the order has no advantage.
Point at a dot to see why it matters
Roll against Ana. Hold your points before a 1 takes them. First to 100.
A simple rule that works well is to hold as soon as your turn total reaches 20. Over many turns it gives the most points per turn. Hold sooner when you are ahead and later when you are far behind.
You lose all the points you had collected on that turn and the die passes to the next player. Points you held on earlier turns are not affected.
Be the first to reach 100 points. You score only by holding, so a turn that ends with a 1 gives you nothing.
One. There is also a two-dice version called Big Pig, where double 1s lose your whole score, and other doubles score extra.
Mostly luck, with one real decision: when to stop. That one choice is why it makes a good game for teaching chance and probability.
Bid on what everyone is hiding, and call Liar on a bid too far.
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