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Bar Dice

Also known as: Boss Dice, Liar Dice

Classic bar game. Roll under a cup, claim your hand, try to beat the previous claim.

2 players
10-20 min
Very Easy

What You'll Need

🎲 5 dice
🎲 Dice cup

About This Game

Classic bar game. Roll under a cup, claim your hand, try to beat the previous claim.

How to Play

Setup

  1. Use 5 standard dice and a dice cup
  2. Each player antes into the pot

Gameplay

  1. Shake dice in cup, slam down on bar
  2. Peek at your dice privately
  3. Announce your hand (can lie!)
  4. Next player must claim higher hand or call "Liar!"
  5. If called, reveal dice

Hand Rankings (lowest to highest)

  1. Nothing (high card)
  2. One pair
  3. Two pair
  4. Three of a kind
  5. Full house (3 + 2)
  6. Four of a kind ("Four horsemen")
  7. Five of a kind

Bluffing

  • You can claim any hand
  • If caught lying: you lose
  • If called wrongly: caller loses

Variants

  • Ship Captain Crew: Must roll 6-5-4 first
  • Liar's Dice: Open bidding on all dice

Winning

  • Last player with chips wins the pot
Added about 1 month ago • Updated 28 days ago
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