Rules
Any number may play, but only one player – the caster – has the dice at any one time.
In each round, the caster specifies a number between 5 and 9 inclusive: this is the main. He then throws two dice.
- If he rolls the main, he wins (throws in or nicks).
- If he rolls a 2 or a 3, he loses (throws out).
- If he rolls an 11 or 12, the result depends on the main:
- with a main of 5 or 9, he throws out with both an 11 and a 12;
- with a main of 6 or 8, he throws out with an 11 but nicks with a 12;
- with a main of 7, he nicks with an 11 but throws out with a 12.
- If he neither nicks nor throws out, the number thrown is called the chance. He throws the dice again:
- if he rolls the chance, he wins;
- if he rolls the main, he loses (unlike on the first throw);
- if he rolls neither, he keeps throwing until he rolls one or the other, winning with the chance and losing with the main.
This is simpler to follow in a table:
| Main | Nicks | Outs | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 2,3,11,12 | Anything else |
| 6 | 6,12 | 2,3,11 | |
| 7 | 7,11 | 2,3,12 | |
| 8 | 8,12 | 2,3,11 | |
| 9 | 9 | 2,3,11,12 |
As long as he keeps winning, the caster may keep playing: but if he wins three times in succession, he must pass the dice to the player to his left, who becomes the new caster.
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