Poker Dice

PLAY

OVERVIEW

Poker Dice is an exciting take on the massively popular card game Poker but this game substitutes the cards for Dice. Players compete one-on-one to score the most points by creating poker hands using five special dice. Players roll the dice, choose to hold any dice (if needed) and then re-roll the rest. Players then match the resulting Dice to a poker hand on the score card and place their score.

A beautifully simple and exciting game and just like most games takes a little practice to be a master.

The aim is to beat your opponent with the number of points you gain from rolling the dice and producing the best poker hands.

HOW TO PLAY

Two players take it in turn to roll a set of 5 dice. Each player gets 2 rolls each. On the first roll the player can choose to hold any dice they wish to and then re-roll the rest for their 2^nd roll. The resulting five dice are then used to score the players points.

The idea is to throw a selection of Poker Hands and Score the highest points to win.

SCORING

The scorecard is split into two sections:

Upper - Made up of single numbers from 9 - Ace, if you are good enough to score a total of 15 or more in this section you will score an extra 3 points as a bonus

Lower - Made up of sets and runs

Scoring Pointers and Rules:

You can only select each category once.

If you select a category for which you have not fulfilled the conditions, a zero will be recorded.

Scoring Definitions:

• Pair - 2 dice with the same number
• Two Pair - two of one number and two of a different number. This can be scored under Pair and Two pair.
• Trips - 3 of the same number. This can be scored under Pair and Trips
• Straight - 5 dice in ascending order (no Gaps) i.e. 9, 10, jack, queen, king
• Full house - 3 of one number, 2 of a different number. This can be scored under Pair, Two pair, Trips and Full house
• 4 of a kind - 4 of the same number, can be scored under Pair, Trips or 4 of a kind
• 5 of a kind - 5 of the same number, can be scored under Pair, Trips 4 of a kind and 5 of a kind

USING THE GAME SCREEN

Starting a Game:

Open the game from the lobby by clicking on the Poker Dice Tab.

Choose either an already created game by clicking the Green Join button at the side or create a new game by clicking on the green button at the bottom of the screen "Create New Table"

Once the game has opened click "START GAME" and wait for your opponent to do the same.

Controlling the Dice:

The first roll of the dice is thrown automatically and the player's turn is indicated by the green arrow next to their name at the top of the screen.

To 'hold' any of the dice, simply click on them. You can de-select them by doing the same if you change your mind. You can see which dice you have held because they will 'fade out' on the screen.

You then roll the dice again by clicking on the 'Roll Dice' button.

Time limit:

You are given 30 seconds to decide on which dice to hold before rolling again. The Time bar is situated in the top Right of your screen.

Selecting your Score:

Simply click the in the box on the score card next to the selection you wish to score.

Play continues like this until all 13 boxes have been completed. The winner is the player who scores most points.

If the game ends tied, you will go into a sudden death, you will each roll the dice and the first player to score more points will win.

If you do not finish your turn before the timer runs out you will forfeit the game.

GAME TYPE EXPLAINED

Poker Dice is currently available as a Match Play game. Both players agree a stake for the game; the game plays through till both players have filled their score card. The player with the highest score at the end of this wins the pot less the commission.

So for example: Both players agree to play for £10; the winner takes home £19.

Rake

All figures stated below are in pounds sterling (£) unless otherwise indicated. Commissions remain the same no matter what currency you play in!

In calculating commissions paid please don't forget winners always receive back their own stake untouched by commission. Only the money won from your opponent will be subject to commission.

The table below displays the % commission payable on every two-player pot in Poker Dice.

POKER DICE HINTS AND TIPS

Play this exciting mix of dice with the massively popular card game Poker. Hold the dice to score your hand. check out some of the hints and tips below to help you to become a Poker Dice winner.

Tip 1 - The value of the bonus

Achieving the bonus for the upper section is under estimated, by achieving or exceeding 15 points in this section you will score a bonus of 3 points. This may not seem high but can make all the difference between winning and losing.

If after a few rounds you have little chance of making the bonus, then it's best to concentrate on achieving the high scoring categories in the bottom section and using the top half to mark off failed bottom half scores.

Tip 2 - The Full house

Do not take risks to attempt to get a full house early in the game. In general, full houses often come spontaneously, without effort.

Tip 3 - The Straight

The chance of rolling a straight in your first roll is just over 3% whilst the chance of rolling 4 of a kind in one roll is just over 2%. This would suggest that it is easier to roll a straight than a 4 of a kind.

What you have to be careful with here is if you miss the straight you were aiming for your score is likely to be lower than if you miss a 4 of a kind. Simply because aiming for a 4 of a kind could leave you with a max score of 3 whereas missing the straight could only score you a max of 2 (and that's if you have not already scored everything in the top half)

Try to go for a straight when you have the best chances this would be by rolling 10, J, Q, K this way you have 2 chances to get your straight with either the 9 or the Ace.

Tip 4 - What to choose?

It's your final roll and you only need a straight. Your first roll gives you K, K, A, A, A, which should you keep?

• The Ace and King together
• Ace on its own
• King on its own

It's marginal but you have a 1% better chance of rolling a straight in your second throw if you keep the King, by doing this it gives you two potential chances at hitting the straight (9, T, J, Q, K) and (T, J, Q, K, A)

Tip 5 - Probabilities

• The chance of converting a pair to 5 of a Kind is 1 in 216.
• The chance of converting 3 of a Kind to a 5 of a Kind is 1 in 36. (1/6 x 1/6)
• The chance of rolling a fill in number 9, T, J, K, A, (need the Queen) the chance of you rolling the Ace again, and getting the queen is 1 in 6 or 16.66%.
• If, however, you have rolled T, J, Q, K, Q and still going for the straight your chances are 2 in 6 or 33.33%

Points to Remember

1.     The maximum score you can achieve in this game is 56, includes completing all the top section with five of each and receiving the bonus.

2.       An average score in this game is around 29 points and a good score is 30 or more. You would be unlucky to lose a game having scored 35 points.