Game Instructions
The Basics
Poker Dice is a two player game where players take it in turns to roll dice, hold any they wish to keep and then re-roll those they have discarded. The resulting set of five dice can be scored as poker hands or single numbers on the scorecard.
Click roll to start, click on any dice you wish to retain, then click on roll again. Held dice will be shaded out. Record your result on the scorecard and that ends your go.
So, for example, player 1 rolls initially and his dice are A, K, J, J, T. He chooses to keep the two Js and rerolls the other three dice. After the re-roll he has J, J, J, J, Q. He now needs to choose where to score up his four Jacks. He can mark four points under the Js section at the top (for four points) or can fill in the 4 of a kind box below, worth 4 points. After noting four points under Js at the top, play passes to Player 2. He rolls Q, Q, T, J, K. He chooses to keep T, J, Q, K, hoping to complete his ‘straight’ which would require him to roll a 9 or an Ace on the next roll. If he manages this, he marks up his card on the straight line for 4 points. If not, he needs to choose where to place his result. If his fifth dice were another J, for example (T, J, J, Q, K), he might choose to record 2 in the Js section at the top.
Play continues like this until all 13 boxes have been completed. The winner is the player who scores most points. See scoring below.
Bonuses
Note that there is a bonus for achieving 15 or more points in the upper section of the scorecard. For example if you have completed the A-K singles section with 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, your total will be 20. You have easily exceeded the 15 required for this section’s bonus and are awarded an extra x points.
Nothing or little to score
If you end your second roll with a set of dice such as A, A, T, T, K and you have already posted a score under Aces, Tens and Kings, you may choose to record a zero anywhere on your card. See the Basic Strategy popup for more details.
Scoring
The scorecard is split into two sections: top and bottom. In the upper half, if you enter your score against a particular number it will record the number of those dice you have after the two rolls at 1 point each. Thus, a hand of AA, T, Q, K marked in the Aces section would score you two points.
| Category | Requirements | Scores |
| Aces | Aces | 1 point for each |
| Kings | Kings | 1 point for each |
| Queens | Queens | 1 point for each |
| Jacks | Jacks | 1 point for each |
| Tens | Tens | 1 point for each |
| Nines | Nines | 1 point for each |
| Bonus | A minimum of 15 points from this top section Ace through Nine | 3 bonus points |
| Pair | Any pair | 1 point |
| Two Pair | Two pairs | 2 points |
| Three of a Kind | Any three of the same value | 3 points |
| Straight | 9, T, J, Q, K or T, J, Q, K, A | 4 points |
| Full house | Three of one number and two of another, e.g. 9, 9, 9, A, A | 4 points |
| Four of a kind | Four of any one number, e.g, Q, Q, Q, Q, K | 4 points |
| Five of a kind | Five of any one number, e.g. K, K, K, K, K | 5 points |
You can only select each category once. If a Player selects a category for which he has not fulfilled the conditions, a zero will be recorded. If you already have four of a kind and get another four of a kind, you may record this in three of a kind of in the top section (provided the category has not been used). Four of a kind, however, cannot be recorded under full-house. A second five of a kind can be recorded under three or four of a kind but not full-house.
If you fail to enter a score by the time the timer hits zero, you will forfeit the game.
