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Dice Poker

Dice Poker is similar to the popular game called Yahtzee. It is a pure dice game, which means that there are no other pieces, not even a game board, just five dice and a table to write the score.
Start position and game object
Players roll five dice each turn and try to get the best combination for maximum points in different rows. The scoring rules will be explained at the next sections and the game starts with an empty score table:

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The player who gets more total points, wins the game.
How to get points
The dice are rolled at the beginning of each turn and the player who is to make the move decides, which row could be the best to use the dice combination for. As the previous picture displays, there are

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13 rows in the table and their descriptions show the corresponding score calculations:

1. Ones - a sum of all 1's
2. Twos - a sum of all 2's
3. Threes - a sum of all 3's
4. Fours - a sum of all 4's
5. Fives - a sum of all 5's
6. Sixes - a sum of all 6's
7. 3 of a kind (3 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice
8. 4 of a kind (4 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice
9. Full House (3 dice with the same number + 2 dice with the same number, and those two numbers must be different) - 25
10. Small Straight (a straight of 4 or more dice) - 30
11. Large Straight (a straight of all dice) - 40
12. 5 of a kind (all dice with the same number) - 50
13. Chance (any dice combination) - a sum of all dice

The scores at this table are valid only if the dice combination (used in the corresponding row) fulfills the row conditions, otherwise the player scores 0 points. For example, if the player rolls 1-3-2-4-4, he can get 1 point at the 1st row (a sum of 1's) or 8 points at the 4th row (a sum of 4's) or 30 points at the 10th row (a small straight) etc.
Other important rules
Since the basic rules would make the game too luck based, there are several additional points to make it more interesting and strategic:

• If a player is not satisfied with the dice roll, he can select one or more dice and make another roll with them. This action can be done twice at the current turn, then the player must use the resulting combination with no more changes to it. Of course, the additional rolls are not mandatory - if the player is satisfied with the first roll, he can use it immediately.
• Using the dice is mandatory in every turn. It means that either if the roll does not make any points at any available row, the player must use it, even if it scores 0 points for him. It also means that every game has exactly 13 moves.
• Whilst not as well known as craps, dice poker has picked up in popularity and can now be found at many Las vegas gaming rooms, in addition many online casinos have started to feature the game and this can be a good way to try it out on their demo play feature. Casinos running Microgaming software now offer this game and one good choice is Royal Vegas details here, known for its promotions and bonuses.

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Poker dice are dice which, instead of having number pips, have representations of playing cards upon them. Poker dice have six sides, one each of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, and 9, and are used to form a poker hand.

Each variety of poker dice varies slightly in regard to suits, though the ace of spades is almost universally represented. 9♣ and 10♦ are frequently found, while face cards are traditionally represented not by suit, but instead by color: red for kings, green for queens and blue for jacks. Manufacturers have not standardized the colors of the face sides. The game can also be played with ordinary dice.

As a game[edit]

The classic poker dice game is played with 5 dice and two or more players. Each player has a total of 3 rolls and the ability to hold dice in between rolls. After the three rolls, the best hand wins.

In most variations, a straight only counts as a Bust (high-card). A Straight is less probable than a Full House, so, if counted, it should rank above a Full House, though tradition usually ranks it below Full House, as in card poker. Neither a 'flush' nor a 'straight flush' is a possible hand, due to the lack of suits on the dice.^[1][2]

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In some rules, only a straight to a King is called a Straight, while a straight to an Ace is called (somewhat incorrectly) a Flush. Each one has an exact probability of 120 / 7776. Under these rules, a Straight beats a Full House (unlike in card poker, but correctly reflecting its probability) but does not beat a Four of a Kind (incorrectly reflecting its lower probability). A Flush beats a Four of a Kind (as in card poker, and correctly reflecting its lower probability).

Probabilities[edit]

The poker dice hand rankings and the corresponding probabilities of rolling that hand are as follows^[3][4](not sorted by probability but from highest to lowest ranking):

Hand	Exact probability	Percentage	1 in ...	Example
Five of a kind	6 / 7776	0.08%	1296	J J J J J
Four of a kind	150 / 7776	1.93%	51.8	10 10 10 10 A
Full house	300 / 7776	3.86%	25.9	K K K 9 9
Straight	240 / 7776	3.09%	32.4	A K Q J 10
Three of a kind	1200 / 7776	15.43%	6.5	9 9 9 K J
Two pair	1800 / 7776	23.15%	4.3	Q Q 9 9 A
One pair	3600 / 7776	46.30%	2.2	10 10 K Q 9
Bust (high card; no pair, no straight)	480 / 7776*	6.17%	16.2	A K Q J 9

^*Busts have much lower probability than in card poker, because there are only 6 values instead of 13, making pairs and straights much more likely than with cards. In poker dice there are in fact only four possible bust hands: [A K Q J 9], [A K Q 10 9], [A K J 10 9], and [A Q J 10 9]; both other no-pair hands (i.e., in which either the A or the 9 are missing) are straights. Consequently, in some variants of the rules, straights are counted as busts.^[5]

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Variants[edit]

Marlboro once marketed a set of octahedral poker dice that included suits; each die had slightly different numberings, ranging from 7 up to ace. A similar set is currently manufactured by Koplow Games.^[6][7]

In 1974, Aurora produced a set of 12-sided poker dice called 'Jimmy the Greek Odds Maker Poker Dice'^[8] and in 2000, Aurora/Rex Games produced a similar set under the name 'Royal Poker Dice'.^[9] The sets featured five 12-sided dice allowing for all 52 playing cards to be represented. The remaining 8 faces featured stars and acted as wild cards allowing for every possible poker hand to be rolled.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

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1. ^Berger, A. J.; Bruning, Nancy (1979). Lady Luck's Companion: How to Play ... how to Enjoy ... how to Bet ... how to Win (illustrated ed.). Harper & Row. p. 57. ISBN978-0-06-014696-2.
2. ^Bewersdorff, Jörg (2004). Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games. CRC Press. p. 22. ISBN978-1-000-06531-2.Extract of page 22
3. ^Deep, Ronald (2006), Probability and statistics with integrated software routines, Elsevier Inc., ISBN0-12-369463-9Chapter 1 p 42
4. ^Bărboianu, Cătălin (2006), Probability Guide to Gambling: The Mathematics of Dice, Slots, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker, Lottery and Sport Bets, INFAROM Publishing, p. 224, ISBN973-87520-3-5Extract of page 224
5. ^Arneson, Erik (2012). 'The Complete Rules for the Dice Game Poker Dice'. About.com. New York Times Company. 'Board / Card Games' subsite. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. ^Koplow Games
7. ^8-sided poker dice on BoardGameGeek.com
8. ^Jimmy the Greek Odds Maker Poker Dice on BoardGameGeek.com
9. ^Royal Poker Dice on BoardGameGeek.com

External links[edit]

• Rules for Dice Poker at BrainKing.com (similar to Yahtzee)
• Arneson, Erik (2012). 'The Complete Rules for the Dice Game Poker Dice'. About.com. New York Times Company. 'Board / Card Games' subsite. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) (no straights)
• Poker dice at Britannica.com

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