How to Ply the Fast Action Mexico Dice Game

If you`ve been around Family Game Shelf for any amount of time, you know that we love dice games. We love the fast moving games for parties like Fifty, LRC, Monkey Dice and Aces in the Pot are all favorites. And the dice game Mexico is another favorite that is easy to play and great for a group big or small.

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What You Need for Mexico Dice

You will need three dice per player. One die is to keep track of a player`s lives and should be set so that the six faces up.

How to Play Mexico Dice Game

To start, all players place their life die so that the six is facing up. Next, all players roll their other two dice. Then all players add up their two dice and announce their sum.

The player who has the smallest sum loses a life. This player will then move their life die so that the five is face up.

Mexico dice game players with one player having the lowest sum and a dice turned to five
The yellow player has rolled the lowest sum and turns her dice to show 5

For the second round, players will again roll both of their rolling dice. Again, the player with the lowest sum will lose a life.

In the event of a tie, both players with the lowest sum lose a life.

Mexico dice game players with a tie for lowest sum
Both the yellow and green players need to loose a life

The game continues in this manner. When a player is at his last life, the next time that he is the player with the lowest sum, he is out of the game.

The green Mexico dice game player has only one life left and has rolled the lowest dice sum
The green player has lost all of his lives and is out of the game

Winning Mexico Dice Game

The last player with lives is the winner of Mexico Dice game.

One player winning the game because the other has lost all of her lives.
The blue player has won the game

All Aboard for Mexico

Mexico dice game is a fast, easy game that is perfect for a group or party.

To add to the fun, get everyone their own color of dice. You can get a set here. Canadians can get their dice here.

For more dice games, be sure to check out our dice section where you’ll find favorites like Big Chief, 7s Out and Piñata Dice. Also be sure to check out our dice games Whacky Putt (dice mini golf) and Dice Sticks in our Family Game Shelf Shop!

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Mexico dice game pin

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