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(The dice game of Threes, sometimes called Gwen Wins.)
 
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Number of dice:                     Five
Number of dice:   Five<br>
Ante:                                       1 Unit
Ante:             1 Unit<br>
Object of game:                     To obtain as low a score as possible, zero being perfect.
Object of game:   To obtain as low a score as possible, zero being perfect.<br>
METHOD OF PLAY
METHOD OF PLAY<P>


In this game a 3 counts as zero, all other numbers count at face value. A player’s score is the total spots showing on the dice when he finishes his turn, excluding threes.
In this game a 3 counts as zero, all other numbers count at face value. A player’s score is the total pips showing on the dice when he finishes his turn, excluding threes.<br>
Players roll in succession as follows:
Players roll in succession as follows:
All five dice are rolled, and the player must leave at least one out but may leave more at his discretion. (He can stop on his first roll if he so wishes.)
<li>All five dice are rolled, and the player must keep at least one out but may keep more at his discretion. (He can stop on his first roll if he so wishes.)<br>kept each turn until all the dice are kept.<br>
Those not kept are rolled again and at least one left out, and so on until all the dice are out.
<li>A player discontinues his turn if his score goes above that of a preceding player.
A player discontinues his turn if his score goes above that of a preceding player.

Revision as of 12:33, 8 August 2016

Number of dice: Five
Ante: 1 Unit
Object of game: To obtain as low a score as possible, zero being perfect.

METHOD OF PLAY

In this game a 3 counts as zero, all other numbers count at face value. A player’s score is the total pips showing on the dice when he finishes his turn, excluding threes.
Players roll in succession as follows:

  • All five dice are rolled, and the player must keep at least one out but may keep more at his discretion. (He can stop on his first roll if he so wishes.)
    kept each turn until all the dice are kept.
  • A player discontinues his turn if his score goes above that of a preceding player.