Destroyer (dice game)
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Destroyer is a dice
game played with two or more players. There are 5 dice. The object of the game is to get a 6, 5, 4 and have the remaining 2 dice add up to the highest score. When rolling you roll all 5 dice at the same time. You have to get a 6 first, then a 5, then a 4. If you roll a 5 or a 4 before you receive your 6 they do not count. Each player gets 3 rolls to achieve this. If there is a tie
between two players, everyone included in the game has to put another ante
in and gets another chance at the pot
. If your score is 12 you automatically win and no one else gets to roll.
The game has been recommended as a mathematics
teaching aid for children with special educational needs.
Dice
A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
game played with two or more players. There are 5 dice. The object of the game is to get a 6, 5, 4 and have the remaining 2 dice add up to the highest score. When rolling you roll all 5 dice at the same time. You have to get a 6 first, then a 5, then a 4. If you roll a 5 or a 4 before you receive your 6 they do not count. Each player gets 3 rolls to achieve this. If there is a tie
Tie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
between two players, everyone included in the game has to put another ante
Ante
Ante refers to:* Ante, a forced bet in the game of poker* Ante , Croatian form of the given name Anthony*The Latin word Ante, meaning "before", which is used in many Latin phrases...
in and gets another chance at the pot
Pot (poker)
The pot in poker refers to the sum of money that players wager during a single hand or game, according to the betting rules of the variant being played...
. If your score is 12 you automatically win and no one else gets to roll.
The game has been recommended as a mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
teaching aid for children with special educational needs.