Sevens is a dice game where players are trying to roll anything but seven. The number 7 is unlucky—just as in the dice game Knockout. However, in Sevens you play with six dice (just like in Run For It) so there are more scoring opportunities.
Sevens is also called 7 Up. In this post we’ll cover Sevens set up, how to play, how to win and several rule variations.
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What You Need
To play Sevens Dice, you need six dice and a score sheet. We love to play so everyone has their own set of dice in their favorite colour. If you’d like this, you can shop dice here; Canadians here.
Playing Sevens Dice Game
To start, each player rolls all the dice and adds them together. The highest score gets to start the game.
Next, the first player rolls all six dice. After rolling, he then takes out any dice pairs that add up to seven. Now he has a choice. First, he can choose to add the remaining dice together and take that as his score. Second, he can choose to reroll the remaining dice.
However, when the dice are rerolled, any dice pairs that add to seven are removed from play.
He can reroll up to three times in a turn. When he has scored, the dice move to his left.
The second player and all others after her, have the same amount of rolls as the first player took. So, if the first player scored after two rolls, then all other players have to score after two rolls.
She will roll all six dice and the process is repeated as before.
An example game would be:
Player 1 rolls a 5, 2, 4, 2, 6, 2 The 5 and one of the 2s are removed. He now has a score of 12 but decides to reroll. For his second roll he rolls: 2, 5, 6, 3. The 5 and 2 are removed leaving him a score of 9. He decides to stop and take the score of 9.
Player 2 now rolls all six dice for a roll of: 3, 4, 1, 3, 5, 1. The 3 and 4 are removed leaving a score of 10. She can choose to reroll one more time or keep 10.
Winning Sevens Dice Game
The player with the highest score wins the game.
Sevens Dice Game Variations
Play to 50 or 100
This game is played the same way but instead of having just one round, player decide on playing to 50 or 100 points before the game starts. When a player reaches the amount of points, she wins.
Winner Takes All
In this variation, players start with either Bingo or Poker chips. At the start of a round, all players must anti up or place one chip in the middle of the playing area to make the pot. Play is the same. However, the player with the highest score of the round takes all the chip in the pot. Players can play until either one player has no chips or one player has all the chips. Players could also stop and count chips when they are no longer having fun.
All Sevens Dice Game
In this Sevens variation, all dice that add up to 7 are removed. So if you have a roll of 1, 1, 5, 4, 2, 1 then the 5, 1, 1 add up to 7 and are removed. Similarly, the 4, 1, 2 also add up to 7 and are removed. This would leave the player with a score of zero.
Three Turns
This variation plays the same way but with each player getting up to three rolls on every turn, no matter how many the first player took.
Number Change Up
Seven Dice game can also become Eight dice game or Six dice game. Play is the saw but with die adding up to the chosen number being removed.
All Sevened Up
Sevens Dice game is a simple game but one that will have the group cheering and groaning and wishing for anything but seven. It is great for a small group or even a really large one when playing in round robin style. Kids will love its simplicity and parents will love that there’s a little math thrown in there too. It can be make more fun for the holidays by playing for seasonal candy too. Grab some dice and roll—but watch out for the sevens.
Want your dice games to be even more fun? Try buying dice in your favorite colours. You can shop here for the best ones. Canadians can shop coloured dice here.
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