Who doesn’t have a soft spot for The Grinch? He’s terrible and loveable all at the same time. And since we love dice games, we thought we would bring them together and create the Grinch Dice Game. It’s a fast, easy game of risk and luck. One that I think the Grinch himself would think is a wonderful, awful game.
If you love the Grinch as much as we do, check out our Grinch Party, the Grow Your Heart game, and you could even get a copy of our Grinch activity sheets for free! Just visit our Family Game Shelf shop, make a purchase and then email me at email me at familygameshelfblog @ gmail.com the the subject line: “Grinch Free” and I’ll send it to you!
Now let’s get back to the fun of Grinch dice!
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What You Need for Grinch Dice
You will need two six sided dice and something to keep score with. We love to really get into the Grinch spirit and play with green dice! You can get your own set of green dice here; Canadians, here. You can also print out our hand Grinch Dice Refence Card in our Fun Library to make it easier until you get the hang of the game. Click in the black box to get your password.
Playing Grinch Dice Game
To start, a player will roll one die. From there it will depend on the roll.
When a 1 is rolled, the turn is over and the player scores no points.
If a 2, 3, 4 or 5 was rolled, then the player scores that amount. The player can choose to end her turn and keep that score.
When a 6 is rolled, the player scores 6 points. She can choose to stop and take that score or she can continue. If she continues, a second dice is added. She will roll both dice and see what she gets.
When the two dice are added together, if they add up to 7 then the score is 0 and the player scores no points for that round.
If any amount of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6s (that do not add up to 7) are rolled they are added to the score of 6 from the first roll. The player can then choose to stop or roll again.
On the other hand, if a single one has been rolled, her turn is over and she scores no points for the roll. In this case, her score would be 6 from the first roll.
If double 1s were rolled, then she loses all points for this round and her turn is over.
Example:
Player 1:
Roll 1: 4 Score: 4
Roll 2: 1 Score 0
Round Score: 0
Player 2:
Roll 1: 5 Score: 5
Roll 2: 6 Score: 11
Roll 3: 2, 6 Score: 19
Round Score 19
Player 1:
Roll 1: 6 Score 6
Roll 2: 1, 2 Score: none for this roll
Round Score: 6
Total Score: 6
Player 2:
Roll 1: 2 Score: 2
Roll 2: 6 Score 8
Roll 3: 1, 1 Score 0
Round Score 0
Total Score: 19
1: no points scored for this roll, turn is over and the score before this rolled is marked.
2: dice add up to 7 – no score for round.
3: double ones – no score for round.
4: a score of 10 is added to the existing score for the round
Winning Grinch Dice
The first player to reach 100 Grinch points wins.
Mabey dice fun, he thought, doesn’t come from rolling 6, Maybe dice fun comes playing together
I think the Grinch himself would laugh and groan and have a merry good time playing this dice game that is prefect for Christmas time. This year, snuggle up, play Grinch dice game and then watch the classic Christmas show How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the perfect holiday night.
For even more Grinchy fun, read our post on our fun, easy Grinch Party and Grow Your Heart card game. Don’t forget to visit the shop, make a purchase and email me at familygameshelfblog @ gmail.com the the subject line: “Grinch Free” to get your free Grinch activity sheets!
If you want to continue the festive dice fun, check out Santa’s Sleigh dice game, another FGS original game. And you can check out all of holiday games in our Big List of Christmas Games. There’s something for everyone!
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