How to Play Pop It Dice Game

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The popular fidget toy pop it has been turned into a game! It is sometimes called Pop It Chess. This is a fun game for kids that you can play with any pop it toy or you can buy the large board. The pop it board come in all shapes and sizes. There are some quite large ones with 140 pops. There are also boards that have a race feature and a four player pop it board.

Dice games that are similar are Ants, Going to Boston and Mafia.

For this post we’ll be covering the two players game and show you how to play and different variations of the game.

How to Play Pop It Dice Game

First, the two players each roll a dice. The high dice goes first.

Next, the player rolls both dice and adds them together. He then pops that many bubbles in the first line.

Next, the second player does the same, pushing bubbles in her first line.

Players continue until someone pushes in the last bubble in that row. That player is the winner of the round and pushes in one of the three bubbles in the middle of the tray.

For the second round, the player who lost gets to go first. They play the same way trying to be the first to punch in all the bubbles it the second row of bubbles.

Winning Pop It Dice Game

The player who is the first the push in all three of their middle bubbles, or three rows, is the winner.

Other Ways to Play Pop It Dice Game

Last Pop

In this Pop It variation, players are aiming to not be the player who pushes in the last bubble. This can be played on the Pop It Chess board or on any pop it board.

You Pop It

In this Pop It Dice Game version, players play as in the original but instead of rolling to push in their bubbles, they are rolling the number of bubbles their opponent has to push in. This game is best played that the winner is the player who makes their opponent push in the last bubble.

Subtract

If you want to practice subtraction this Pop It dice variation is the one you want. Players roll both dice then subtract the small number from the big number and push in that many bubbles. This game is best played where the winner is the player who doesn’t push in the last bubble.

Multiply

Just like the subtraction variation, this one is great when you want to practice multiplication skills. This game will have players use all their rows in one game instead of just a row. To play, players roll the two dice and then multiply the numbers together. Next, they get to push in that many bubbles. This one is best played that the winner is the first player to push them all in.

You or Me

In this Pop It Dice game players get to decide who, them or their opponent gets to push in their bubbles. The tricky part is that you can only choose yourself two turns in a row, making it a risky decision. Players would be playing that the first player to push in all their bubbles on their side wins.

1 – 2 – 3

For this Pop It dice game, you don’t need any dice. Players each use the same line or half of the board. To play, players choose to push in one, or two, or three bubbles on their turn. They can’t push in the same amount every time. So if they pushed in just one on this turn, then on their next turn they would need to push in two or three. The player who has to push in the last bubble loses the round.

Pop It Now

The Pop It fidget toys are strangely addictive and turning them into a game is not only fun and entertaining but it can also be a great way to sneak some math skills in too. So grab a board and some dice and get popping.

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