Liar's dice
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- "It's a game of deception. But your bet includes all the dice, not just your own. What are they wagering?"
"The only thing we have. Years of service." - ―William Turner and Bootstrap Bill Turner[src]
Liar's dice was a game of chance played by pirates, notably the crew of the Flying Dutchman. It was a game of lies and deceit.
The pirates would throw their dice (in a cup) and guess the number of a number on their top faces (i.e. three sixes, eight twos, etc.). The game included every player's dice, and wagers were made on years of service onboard the Dutchman. Any crew member could be challenged, and William Turner once used this to his advantage. He challenged Captain Davy Jones himself to a game in order to find the location of the key to the Dead Man's Chest.
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[edit] Rules
Players each put their dice in a cup, or something similar, shake them, and place them on a table, or other playing surface, underneath the cup. They then look at their own dice. Players then take it in turns to make "bids": a bet on how many of what face will appear. When an unlikely bid is made, the next player can challenge the maker of the bid. Once this is done, the challenged player must reveal their dice, followed by the other player(s). If the bid was correct, the challenging player loses. If the challenge was correct, the challenging player wins. A bid is bet on the minimum number rolled.
Bids must be one face, or number higher than the previous. For example, if the first bid was "three fours",
[edit] Pirate's Dice
Hasbro released "Pirate's Dice" which is exactly the same as Liar's Dice, it just has a different name. The rules are exactly the same. The number of dice (20 in all) is exactly the same. The only difference is the name as already stated.
