If you roll a number and it is already covered, it still counts as one of your five numbers.ġ.

After each roll, use a black chip to cover the spaces on your gameboard that match the colors and numbers of the tossed dice. For example: You could roll the red die twice, the blue die twice and the orange die once for a total of five numbers.Ģ. a combination of dice can be rolled for five numbers.When your turn is over, put all five dice in the dice cup and pass it to the opponent on your left.ġ. Your turn is over after you’ve rolled five numbers and tried to score. WHAT TO DO ON A TURN: On a turn you roll the dice and try to win rows of numbers and score points. NOTE: The across and down rows have numbers in consecutive order (such as 1,2,3,4,5, etc.) and the diagonal rows have repeat numbers (such as 7, 7, 7, 7).ģ. The yellow arrows show the direction (across, down or diagonal) of the row.The scorekeeper is responsible for recording them as they are won. These numbers are listed on the scorepad. They show how many points you’ll score when you win that row. These are the numbers you will try to roll. The gameboards consist of two different types of spaces. The scorekeeper starts the game and play continues clockwise.Ģ. Each player takes an assortment of black and white chips and puts them in the chip tray built into the gameboard.ġ. Separate the black and white chips from the runners. You wish, snap the gameboards onto the dice tray (see Figure 3) or play with them separated.ģ. Place the dice tray in the center of the playing area. Slide the panels into the gameboards with the colored side up and the numbers facing toward the labeled side of the gamebobrd. Peel off name-of-game labels and apply them to gameboard as shown in Figure 1.Ĭarefully punch out the four rectangular panels from the cardboard sheets. Remove the black plastic tops from the gameboords by sliding them out. Score the most points by rolling the right number and color combinations.ġ.

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