The Help Your Neighbour dice game is an old game that seems to be played in pubs. It`s a simple game of luck. It is a game that you can play with 2 to 6 players although the more the better.
We love a good dice game around here. Games like Shut the Box (also a bar game), Macao and LRC.
In this post we`ll cover the rules, how to play and the game variations for the Help You Neighbour Dice game.
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What You Need
You will need three dice and at least 10 poker or bingo chips per player. You can shop dice here; Canadians here.
How to Play Help Your Neighbour Dice Game
To start, everyone gets assigned a number from 1 to 6.
If you are playing with 5 players, the 6 will be ignored. Similarly, if you are playing a 4 player game the 5 and 6 are ignored. When playing with 3 players, everyone gets two numbers. And if you`re playing with two players then you both get three numbers. It`s best if one player take the number 1, 2, 3 and the other 4, 5, 6 to make it easier to keep track.
The first player will roll the three dice. Everyone whose numbers have been rolled will need to place a chip into the pot except for the player who rolled. For example, if player A has rolled and has the number 1 a roll of 1, 3, 6 would have the players with 3 and 6 paying a chip but since Player A has the number 1 she doesn`t have to pay.
If you roll more than one of a number, that player will have to place that many chips into the pot. So if you roll two 5s, the player with 5 will have to put two chips in.
The next player then rolls the dice and everyone with rolled numbers, except for the roller, needs to put chips into the pot.
Play continues until one player has put all of his chips into the pot.
Winning Help Your Neighbour Dice Game
The first player with the all of their chips in the pot wins all the chips in the pot. If the last roll results in two players winning you can either have a reroll or they can split the pot.
Help Your Neighbour Dice Game Variations
For a very old dice game there are very few game variations. The first one is that players will play a set number of rounds, say the same number of rounds as there are players. If a player runs out of chips, then they are out of the game.
The second variation is that all players put chips in when their numbers are rolled, despite who rolled.
Rolled Out
This game is easy to learn and play and is a game of straight luck. It can be enjoyed by players of all ages. Get the printable rules here.
If you`re looking for more fun dice games check out the Wichita dice game, Ohio and Roller Coaster. Be sure to visit our Family Game Shelf shop for tons of fun with seasonal and original games like our Dice Sticks and Whacky Putt mini golf dice games.
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