It also means that every game has exactly 13 moves. It means that either if the roll does not make any points at any available row, the player must use it, even if it scores 0 points for him. Using the dice is mandatory in every turn.Of course, the additional rolls are not mandatory - if the player is satisfied with the first roll, he can use it immediately. This action can be done twice at the current turn, then the player must use the resulting combination with no more changes to it. If a player is not satisfied with the dice roll, he can select one or more dice and make another roll with them.Since the basic rules would make the game too luck based, there are several additional points to make it more interesting and strategic:

For example, if the player rolls 1-3-2-4-4, he can get 1 point at the 1st row (a sum of 1's) or 8 points at the 4th row (a sum of 4's) or 30 points at the 10th row (a small straight) etc. The scores at this table are valid only if the dice combination (used in the corresponding row) fulfills the row conditions, otherwise the player scores 0 points. Chance (any dice combination) - a sum of all dice.

5 of a kind (all dice with the same number) - 50.Large Straight (a straight of all dice) - 40.Small Straight (a straight of 4 or more dice) - 30.Full House (3 dice with the same number + 2 dice with the same number, and those two numbers must be different) - 25.4 of a kind (4 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice.3 of a kind (3 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice.As the previous picture displays, there are 13 rows in the table and their descriptions show the corresponding score calculations: The dice are rolled at the beginning of each turn and the player who is to make the move decides, which row could be the best to use the dice combination for.

The player who gets more total points, wins the game.

The scoring rules will be explained at the next sections and the game starts with an empty score table: Players roll five dice each turn and try to get the best combination for maximum points in different rows. It is a pure dice game, which means that there are no other pieces, not even a game board, just five dice and a table to write the score. Dice Poker is similar to the popular game called Yahtzee.

Yahtzee dice game rules