How to Play Stuck in the Mud Dice Game

Today, I want to share one of our latest favorite dice games: Stuck in the Mud. Here at Family Game Shelf, we love sharing with you great dice games; some of our favorites include Ohio, Mafia, and Tenzi (perfect for getting and storing a large amount of dice.) As well as playing dice games, we also love creating dice games for you too like Hockey dice, Ants the co-op dice game and Whacky Putt the indoor mini golf game.

In this post we’ll cover what you need, how to play and the rules for Stuck in the Mud dice game. This game also goes by the name of Drop Dead.

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What you Need

First, you will need five dice. Second, you will need something to keep score with.

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How to Play Stuck in the Mud Dice Game

First, we need to say that Stuck in the Mud is one of those dice games that sounds complicated at first but is really simple once you play a round.

To start, one player rolls all 5 dice. When you roll a 2 or a 5 they are stuck in the mud and are set aside. Your score for the roll is zero. You then re-roll the rest of the dice. Again, if there are 2s or 5s, you set them aside. On the other hand, if no 2 or 5s appear, then you add up all the dice that you rolled to make your running score. Next, all those dice are rolled again. On the other hand, if there are any 2s or 5s rolled, those dice are set aside and your score remains at zero.

Play continues until all dice show either a 2 or 5. When you have a roll with no 2s or 5s, you add the sum to your running score. When all the dice are stuck in the mud, you then add your running score to your overall score and it becomes the next player’s turn.

A Sample Game

This might sound complicated, but it’s actually simple. Here is a sample play to show you:

Player One:

                Roll One: 2, 3, 5, 6, 1        score 0 the 2 & 5 are suck in the mud

                Roll Two: 1, 4, 1                 score: 6

                Roll Three: 2, 4, 6              score: 6 the 2 is stuck in the mud

                Roll Four: 1, 3                     score: 6 + 4 = 10

                Roll Five: 2, 5                      score: 10  turn is over

Player Two:

                Roll One: 1, 3, 5, 1, 3        score: 0

                Roll Two: 3, 1, 4, 6            score: 14

                Roll Three: 1, 6, 3, 1         score: 11 + 14 = 25

                Roll Four: 2, 2, 5, 2            score: 25 turn is over

Player One:  

                Roll One: 1, 5, 6, 4, 5,      score: 0

                Roll Two: 3, 4, 6,                score: 13

                Roll Three: 5, 2, 5              Score 13–turn is over– 13 is + 10 from last round for a new score of 23

Here’s another example game:

Winning Stuck in the Mud

The first player to reach 500 points is the winner!

It’s All Fun and Games until all the Dice are Stuck in the Mud

Stuck in the Mud is a fun and easy to play game that players of all ages will enjoy. If we have less time, we choose a smaller winning point level like 100 or 300. You can also pick a number of rounds to play and the player with the highest score is the winner.

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Rating:

Pros: fast, easy
Cons: need 5 dice, can be long in between turns if you have a lot of players
Mom: counting, addition, probability

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