Poker Dice

Players

2+

Equipment

• 5 poker dice (faces: 9, 10, J, Q, K, A)

• 1 dice cup
  
  

Objective

Bluff or out-roll your opponents by announcing increasingly stronger poker hands.

Setup

Players sit in a circle. The first player rolls all 5 dice under the cup, peeks secretly, and announces a poker hand.

Gameplay

1. Announcing a Hand

   • After peeking, the roller must declare a hand (e.g. “Pair of Jacks” or “Straight to the King”).

   • The claim may be truthful or a bluff, but it must be at least as strong as the previous hand announced.

2. Next Player’s Options

   • Accept → Take the cup without looking, shake all 5 dice, peek, then announce a stronger hand.

   • Challenge → Lift the cup to reveal the dice.

3. Challenges

   • If the dice match or beat the hand declared → The challenger loses.

   • If the declaration was a bluff → The bluffer loses.

4. Continuing Play

   • If not challenged, play continues clockwise.

   • Each new declaration must outrank the last announced hand.

   • Play continues until a challenge is made or a player cannot beat the last hand.
     
     

Hand Rankings (highest to lowest)

• Five of a Kind

• Four of a Kind

• Full House

• Straight (9–10–J–Q–K or 10–J–Q–K–A)

• Three of a Kind

• Two Pair

• One Pair

• High Die (Ace is highest)