liar's dice

Deceptive cup game

Liar's dice is a bluffing game where players shake dice in concealed cups, then make claims about the combined dice of all players—each bid must raise the stakes until someone challenges.

The challenger or the bluffer loses dice depending on whether the claim was true.

Also called pirate's dice or dudo.

Related
  • rulesPrinciples governing behavior
  • oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
  • bluffCalculated false front
  • poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
  • biddingOffering prices or obeying

strategy · probabilities · feint · mind games · psychology · spot-on · misdirection · intuition · concealment · rounds · pirates · dead man's hand · estimation · calculated risk · deduction · gameplay · cups · combinations

Categories
Opposites
deception vs. transparency in games

liar's dicecheckers

Diagonal jumping board game

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Family

liar, dice, lie, lied, lies, liars, die

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G