How To Play Liar's Dice

This video tutorial will teach you how to play Liar’s Dice
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This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of Liar’s Dice and is followed by the more detailed features of the game. This tutorial is perfect for beginning players, as well as, experienced players that need a refresher.
After watching, you will know the basics of how to play the dice game Liar’s Dice. All that is left to do is grab some friends and start playing!
This Liar’s Dice tutorial will cover the following topics:
- The setup
- The objective
- How to play
- How to win
- A review of the rules
Please leave a comment below if you need any additional information about the dice game Liar’s Dice, if you have any questions about the game, or if any aspect of the game was not clear in the video.
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[@memelordmarcus]

Me and the boys gambling each other's years on the Flying Dutchman

[@judelegg1002]

That’s the reason why I’m watching this

[@billy6876]

You're a liar and you shall spend and eternity upon this ship!

[@sugardaveyyepez134]

I’ll play you I wager 20 years

[@derp0112]

lol

[@TheWatchmaker_]

Reason I watched this video

[@JV-km9xk]

The instructions weren't clear enough. I lost a game and ended up in servitude to the Flying Dutchman for an eternity.

[@thewondersofawesometv1414]

@Kirk Krassman feel free to go ashore, the very next time we make port

[@thewondersofawesometv1414]

@Kirk Krassman fireeeeee

[@thewondersofawesometv1414]

@Kirk Krassman ahoy matey this comment section gives me the shivers arrrr

[@thewondersofawesometv1414]

@Kirk Krassman arrrr matey me boy, we're gonna be in this ship a long time arrrr

[@anthonymaldonado007]

Finally I can challenge Dave jones

[@user-ze3nw5rw7y]

I accept

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

Isn't he dead, though? And last time I checked, Will Turner is the current captain of the Flying Dutchman.

[@doloinc]

@@johnivanoplimo5172 rewatch dead man tell no tales

[@alexhuynh1066]

I accept mate

[@JP-wi1sn]

Tweleve 5's

[@binkyboy448]

The filmmakers for Dead Man's Chest deliberately left the "1s are wild" rule out to simplify the scene for audiences who'd have trouble grasping the game from the film alone. If the rule was kept, Will's bet of "eight fives" would have been safe.

[@bladeclanhalo3]

i prefer the game without the wild ones

[@alyssar9058]

i know you commented this a while ago, but since you watched the movie I had a question. So when Will upped the bet to eight fives, Davy Jones said "Welcome to the crew," meaning he knew there were only seven fives (i think?). Im not sure if I just interpreted the movie or the game wrong, but how did Davy Jones know there were only seven fives? I hope this made sense lol, and if you don't know either then dont worry about it!

[@bladeclanhalo3]

@@alyssar9058 he was calling him a liar and that he thought 8 fives was false. But bootstrap jumped in before he could say liar

[@alyssar9058]

@@bladeclanhalo3 oh ok, thank you!!

[@Bu11yMagu1re]

@@bladeclanhalo3 It wasnt Jones turn to call Will a liar though.

[@thatgeek8064]

Twelve fives. Call me a liar... or up the bid

[@xeriath2326]

And be called a liar myself for my troubles?!?!

[@j_perez_9312]

BOOTSTRAP BILL YOU’RE A LIAR! AND YOU WILL SPEND AN ETERNITY ON THIS SHIP!!!!!

[@davidmyles5033]

Master Turner, feel free to go ashore. The very next time we make port! (laughter)

[@jorceshaman]

52 sixes

[@Bu11yMagu1re]

@@jorceshaman He didnt just say 12 fives arbitrarily though. Unless you werent talking about that.

[@Eric_1991]

I’m so glad there’s a ton of Dead Man’s Chest references in here 😂

[@beastmodevideogod9792]

Ik right

[@balinttoth9287]

We play this game quite frequently and added one more rule to make it more fun. A situation when you feel like the previous player's bet is the exact amount came up really often. When you aren't comfortable increasing nor challenging. So we added a third option, "exactly" and if the amount is the indeed the exact amount, you can take back one dice you lost previously or lose a dice otherwise.

[@saudude2174]

good way to ruin the actual thinking portion of the game. You're supposed to bet smart so you dont end up in zugzwang. If you cut that part out by making such a stupid rule the game drops to monkey level of thinking. I guess it can be fun, for monkeys.

[@SpinosaurusStudios_]

hmm

[@askapk]

This game isn't about consensus. It's about the biggest risk taker being rewarded or punished.

[@vee_loww9940]

love "exactly"! We made it so that if the player who called "spot on" is correct, then all the other players in the game lose a die. Only caveat is that you can't end the game using exact, so it's just to speed up the gameplay early

[@NoriMori1992]

I like this!

[@janglenapper]

if you are going for the Dutchman's style of playing you cannot count ones as wilds. the writers explained the rules and specified ones are not wilds.

[@Zerathenezot]

The scene would have gone on to long

[@MagicMan508]

@@Zerathenezot and too confusing for people who dont know how to play.

[@grudge_master7578]

Honestly having ones as wilds makes the game more boring and makes bets safer. I'd call no wild ones liars dice "Dutch's Dice". Sounds nice and the reference is cool.

[@Jaydoggy531]

When you've been feverishly playing poker for the last three weeks to pass the time.. wore the cards out.... then realized all the stores were closed so at least you've got the dice (for now).

[@dalecowles3406]

Ya dice last longer I went to Walmart at the beginning of this quarantine and they only had one deck of cards which were maverick red back no other decks just that last one

[@fridaythe13thMP4]

Master Turner. Feel free to go ashore. The better next time we make port!

[@andyisaac582]

very*

[@fridaythe13thMP4]

@@andyisaac582 Well, captions are different? Sorry, but I'm deaf, so yeah :/

[@andyisaac582]

@@fridaythe13thMP4 Well, "The better next time we make port" wouldn't make sense.

[@user-lj6jp8qp7z]

Who else found out about this game via Pirates of The Caribbean Dead Man's Chest?

[@florenciatexeira9411]

A lot of us did 😂😂😂

[@bwwestman]

Maybe everyone here :D

[@taylorbriggs2271]

✋

[@DoctorKidemonas]

Me

[@andyisaac582]

Probably everyone here

[@giustinosuarez8711]

Cole your channel is definitely gonna get more popular in the next few weeks. Everyone needs new indoor entertainment.

[@guillermoz4914]

3rd option calling spot on. Learn this way on Red Dead Redemption 🤠

[@kriskater]

Best version of the game tbh. People get punished for lying AND telling the truth lol. Gotta read those minds 🧠

[@thedatathief4313]

Me and my friends deadass played liars dice while waiting for our orders at the blue bayou at Disneyland. Good times xD

[@barlowjmb]

Man, I love the blue bayou.

[@benjaminbrand3714]

Great tutorial! A favorite variation of mine is having the player who was incorrectly challenged or who successfully challenged another player instead take a die from that player. Games take a bit longer but it adds another motivation for winning hands

[@jeremiahjeno]

I like how I have the motivation to learn Liars Dice yet I cant focus on school😂

[@danielyuan9862]

Because the school system is actually bad

[@Angeliciousivxx]

I stopped doing my probability homework because I’d rather learn this for some reason

[@Malhaloc]

Liars dice is fun. School sucks.

[@godofgaminganmol5137]

i feel you

[@NoriMori1992]

Because Liar's Dice is optional and school is mandatory. No quicker way to make something boring than to make it mandatory.

[@edwardtimothyashford8076]

Thanks for the help. Sad I lost, I am now serving the Flying Dutchman for the rest of my life.

[@joetorrance4993]

Jones is dead tho sooooooooo

[@MinusTheRogue]

Eternity. You don’t die aboard the Dutchmen.

[@xeriath2326]

I understand, it's a game of deception, your betting includes all the dice not just your own. What are they wagering??

[@GioElMero]

Oh, the only thing we have. Years of Service.

[@andyisaac582]

So any crew member can be challenged?

[@noahhumphrey5819]

I challenge Davy Jones

[@MissMartianDCAU]

*I accept*

[@carbinecryo30716]

@@MissMartianDCAU The stakes?

[@lucasmoreira5898]

This game is amazing. I have played it a lot with my friends.

[@Wut_2do]

Pirates of the Caribbean dead man’s chest brought me here

[@pandaboy2.051]

Feel free to go ashore... the very next time we make port

[@thewondersofawesometv1414]

Evil laugh

[@417Owsy]

*WHAT'S THIS!?* I'm in. Matching his wager.

[@mikafu]

No....don't this

[@florenciatexeira9411]

@@mikafu the die is cast

[@xeriath2326]

I bid three 2s, it's your bid captain.

[@theprofessor3684]

@@xeriath2326 (chuckles) four 4s

[@theultraatomicgamer]

brotherhood of steel paladin Four fives

[@AIex_Kidd]

'how about... strip liar's dice, Larry?' (I'm a man of culture)

[@masterbaiter9856]

I loved playing this in RD1. I'd probably include a spot on call for if a previous player makes a right bet.

[@byronlee8745]

One of my favorite dice games!

[@MehrdadParthian]

thanks for the video... im gonna teach it to my family tonight and we'll have a crack at it !

[@emanuelsatria2355]

THANKS !!

[@ItsMix90]

Thanks bro reading the instructions was so confusing

[@blackpowder99]

Playing "Red Dead Redemption ", and never heard of this game before, so thanks for the video.

[@hastley64]

great vídeo and explanation

[@catherineharris5059]

Amazing video

[@michaeljenkins233]

Wow now ik how to play. Thanks

[@lollandgibbons878]

Never knew about the wild 1s rule and always payed the spot on rule

[@GucciPucciMIH]

I literaly just wanted to learn this because of some side mission in RDR

[@Motivatededits0]

Didn’t explain well enough I’ve got to serve all eternity on the Flying Dutchman thanks mate

[@rjltrevisan]

Red Dead Redemption brought me here!

[@user-lj6jp8qp7z]

Pirates of The Caribbean Dead Man's Chest brought me here 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerickhocorintuslim1821]

Same Renato trevisan

[@keithchua7112]

Me too

[@cerealtester3908]

Why did this guy make the game seem so complicated the rules are simple and don't need much explaining at all

[@superdave354]

RDR for me too but before I played I never knew about this game and I still never played in real life but I was very surprised that I would win in-game because I didn't understand how to play at all just like poker

[@BungieStudios]

This game was so popular when I was a kid and POTC2: DMC released. The Disney game, VMK, even had a version of it which I'd always lose. I never understood how to play it.

[@loopyzach7537]

Everybody's talking about Pirates of the Caribbean and Red Dead Redemption, I'm over here thinking about Sorcery! and its Swindlestones.

[@tonymagana8115]

Master Turner feel free to go ashore, the better next time we make port. Hahaha!

[@joshuarosales3305]

Thanks for this video. Now I can shout, "I CHALLENGE DAVY JONES!!!"

[@leebergin7130]

You forgot the most important call, "Spot on". Game changer when you get that right

[@jellyfishjelly6198]

Hey Cole I would really like it if you did a live stream of you and your spouse or friends playing card games

[@NoriMori1992]

1:09 -Some variants allow you to lower the amount as long as you increase the number.- Edit: I misremembered the other video I watched about this game. It actually said that you can lower the face value (what you call the number) as long as you increase the bid (what you call the amount). I essentially had it backwards. 1:22 This rule can be left out to simplify the game.

[@Im__Your__Huckleberry]

Part of the crew, part of the ship Part of the crew, part of the ship

[@dalecowles3406]

Wish u went over the pirates of the Caribbean style to

[@ozaamigo3130]

Used to play this when I was a teen, idk where the game came from because I live in Northern Ontario in a native reserve..

[@indiekid5323]

when the current bet involves the 6 die value, can the next player only increase the quantity of the 6 value dice? or can they move to a different dice value too?

[@owenismyname.3023]

Finally I can get the bandito outfit

[@kazekl2447]

What sound effect is that with your transitions, between instructions?

[@Bu11yMagu1re]

And yes Dead Mans Chest brought me here. I saw that movie when it first came out lol doesnt feel that long ago.

[@thegreatboi8357]

Welp time to go buy dice and a special cup for me self.

[@NamelessWolf]

1:54 Why can he say " 6 fours" after "5 Fives? Are you allowed to decrease the value of the bid, when you increase the amount?

[@kriskater]

I play the Red Dead Redemption variant. No wilds. All dice are taken at face value. AND you can call Spot Ons, so if you successfully read the table, everyone else loses a die 😁

[@ihatetanktops]

Instructions unclear, I am now a fish

[@Dungeon-crawler-guy]

Played this game alot, as a mini game on the game Red dead redemption 1. Game always ended in a bar brawl lol

[@Nishtha_A]

Got my freedom back!

[@toadsage]

Where did you get the cups that match these dice? They look cool

[@davej5013]

Buy the game, Perudo

[@toadsage]

Where did you get the cups used in this video?

[@salamandradehielo]

The video is really clear but just in case there is an alternative rule... Can a player go down on amount by increasing the number? Let's say from the previous bet being "three twos" to "two sixes"?

[@user-ow4cn7oh9u]

It's not complete rules explanation. You can go down on amount only if your bet goes to wild number from usuals. For example, one said "4 sixes" and you continue the round by saying "2 ones". next opponent can choose continuation by saying "3 ones" or amount of wild x2+1. After "2 ones" legit bet will be 5 of any kind. If previous bet was "7 sixes" for example, wild number to bet next must be at least 4. Total amount must be increased at every turn, otherwise game has no sense and any round can last forever

[@salamandradehielo]

@@user-ow4cn7oh9u Thank you!

[@Big_Dai]

"View product" 😂😂😂 It's just a couple of dice and a cup LOL

[@SuperSuperdude88]

this was in red dead redemption and i LOVED IT!! best mini game ever

[@XSRVX_01]

I'm just hear trying to figure it out because of potc

[@user-ip6os2kf2i]

Maybe this is not the "standard" version. We drink instead of losing a dice. And the rules are also a little bit different: 1. The amount of the first bet starts with at least "players number+2", i.e., "6 what" for 4 players; 2. In the middle, when u make a bet, u can call it "straight"(or sth else, I forgot the term). It means "one" cannot be changed for the other numbers when counting the total amount. This "no-change" rule lasts until the loser in this round appears, or sometimes we cound double the amount to break this(This depends on ur rules) 3. At the beginning, we can also start with less amount than rule no.1, like four ones and five what for 4 players. Then the "no-change" rule works. 4. After ur former player make a bet, u can also give it back to him/her by plusing 2 amount. For example, ur former bets six 4s, u can turn it back by 8 what, like 8 4s. This inversion doubles the forfeits. Anyway, u just challenge that guy if u want him to drink. lol.

[@user-ip6os2kf2i]

oh, one more thing. When "no-change" rule begins, number one is the biggest, which means u can bet five ones if ur former bets five 6s.

[@sherlockdwight4475]

So you can decrease the number if you increase the amount?

[@fynnweiler7660]

Its not important to win, its just about the key

[@jvmarr]

Do you have to increase either the bid or number each turn- four 2’s, four 3’s, five 2’s, five 3’s...?

[@Monochrome_math]

U can increase either ones or both.

[@JCASAGRANDA1010]

@@Monochrome_math In the following Gameplay, he decreases the number. Why doesnt he say that this is possible as well?

[@danielyuan9862]

@@JCASAGRANDA1010 When he says you can increase the quantity of dice, you can reset the dice value to any number. Or you can keep the dice quantity and increase the dice value. I don't know why he said you can also increase both quantity and value when he already said that it was allowed. It just made his ambiguity on the first rule even worse.

[@PrinsaVossum]

I always thought Gore Verbinski made this game up, but it's been around since the 16th Century and was played by real pirates.

[@LukeSkinwalker]

Recomended Invite atleast fish and man with coral

[@inkromancer_studios]

If possible could someone give me some clarification? During the example game the bet goes from 5-5s to 6-4s and then later it goes from 6-6s to 7-4s I always thought the number value of the dice always had to either increase or stay the same (if someone called 4s you couldn't call 1-3s), but based on the example it seems the callout is legal as long as anything increases?

[@honeygetthebikepimp2460]

yeah pretty sure you can increase one or both unless you wanna play your own way and not use that rule, i still barely understand it

[@danielyuan9862]

@@honeygetthebikepimp2460 The quantity trumps the value of the dice. You can either increase the quantity of the dice, with any dice value, or you can bet the same quantity of dice and increase the dice value.

[@micperez819]

@@danielyuan9862 Yeah, what this guy said

[@artichokeheartful]

Nope, makes no sense. Why couldnt you have text on screen with a sequence to show the betting process? And slow it down! This makes no sense.

[@ExcellentChalsTransit]

I have a question, if for exemple there is a bet of 5 fives, can a bet get increased by lowering the number of the dice of the stated number and increasing the amount of dices like 6 fours or 7 threes?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

Yes, increasing the amount of dice increases the bet, even if the number gets lowered.

[@ExcellentChalsTransit]

@@GatherTogetherGames ok thanks!

[@mikesands4681]

I had the same question. In most versions I played the number on the dice usually reaches the limit of six and cannot go down. However your version makes the betting go longer and I like the variant rule you are offering, but I don’t think it is “standard”. Another variant is when a player is down to one die either ones are not wild or ones and twos are wild until that player is eliminated. This messes with the math of drunk players who take a drink every time the lose a die.

[@nicholasthedoor]

@@GatherTogetherGames hey thanks for the video. This rule wasn't clear though. Might be good to revise.

[@traviousandrews1015]

I accept, mate

[@alexanderstaubs5570]

What happens if there are only two players remaining and they each only have one dice?

[@deathxwarfare1379]

Can u only increase the bet say that you say, 4 6’s, can the next person only say the same bet but at least increase one number or could you decrease it buy saying like 3 2’s instead or something

[@Ariannabarkley]

I love to gamble

[@TheDutchRanger]

Are double bids allowed? Like lets say in a 2 player game on the table are 7 3s and 5 4s (wild 1s included), its like bid 3-4 and player 1 says 7 3s, player 2 says 4 6s, player one knows pretty sure by this point there are 7 3s, is he allowed to say that bit again?

[@softgunruler]

No, because that wouldn't count as upping the bid. If the previous bid was a 7 3s, the next one would have to be either 8 3s or 7 4s. Once someone's bid includes 6s, for example 4 6s, the next bid has to be 5 6s or higher. You can't go back down in any way.

[@isaacixtupe8983]

I see this playing on a date...

[@IneedmoresubsOnline]

The pipes look like Mario to me (The Thumbnail)

[@mikejordan8259]

This Game was on a Commercial back in the early 1990's during the Movie Chattanooga Choo Choo.

[@ManuCel_]

So you could increase the number OF dices while dercreasing the number ON the dices like 2:05? Really trying to learn the game here

[@OppressiveMaul]

This game in Dead mans chest always confused me

[@samueldavenport7233]

Just curious. Are you betting like "Price is Right"? As in if you bet five 5's and there's actually six 5's on the table and someone calls you a liar, are you in the clear?

[@AltazinMichael]

Everyone's referencing Pirates of the Caribbean. Have none of you played Red Dead Redemption? Cause they have Liar's Dice there too

[@intuitiveeevee]

I just picked up a South American set (with a lovely Incan bag and the cups have Incan patterns on them) in a charity shop and in the rules it says something about being able to call "dudo" ( which means doubt it) or something lol and I'm jealous because my set doesn't have a copper cup because it's a travel set or something,I will probably never play it,it will just go in my collection of games I had bought and never played

[@lefton4ya]

Glad you thought the original way not the Richard Borg version where the winner starts the next round. That version is horrible.

[@Darkking92200]

Can you only challenge if its your turn? Meaning you can only challenge the previous bet? Also can you only raise the bet by one increment each?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

Yes, you can only challenge the previous bet. You can raise the bet by any increment amount.

[@aaronmcc1020]

So how did you go down to 4s after 6 6s?

[@TrickyUtah]

Pov : you bet you're life on the flying Dutchman and now you're trying to get better at the game

[@joetorrance4993]

I wager my soul an eternity of servitude

[@-SANDMAN]

but what's the incentive for challenging someone if playing with a group it seems safer to not challenge anyone. or am i missing something?

[@33legion]

From what I understand, you either have to up the bet, or challenge. Upping the bet when you have a good feeling that the numbers aren't there is dangerous, because then someone can challenge you. So calling a challenge when you think it cant go higher or its unsafe to go higher is wise. Making a lower bet would obviously be pointless.

[@silver_425]

So ones counts as wild meaning they substitute and counts as whatever number the bet was yes?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

That’s right

[@jonbar140]

So you always have to increase the amount or number on the die?

[@sawyerolaf]

you can increase either ones or both but you have to do at least one. So if i bid five 2's you would have to bid six 2's or you could do five 3's. Does that make sense?

[@CaptainOzzies]

Im honestly still kinda lost. Though, i am not the smartest book on the shelf. Any easy way to write down the rules for me here?

[@monkgaming651]

But what can one do against repeating bets like 3 4's and 4 3's ???

[@cicadasmasher8082]

Don't players to left AND right lose a dice on a "spot on" call?

[@brookzy4203]

I learnt this on red dead redemption in the old days 😂

[@Matt-if3mb]

Hey I think you are you should do sorry The board game

[@andyisaac582]

I had a stroke trying to read this

[@marsulusprime]

What happens if someone (had bet four 5s) calls out a bet (five 5s) and both players wasnt right (revealed to be two fives)?

[@EvangelionPower]

The scene in Dead Man's Chest would have quite a different atmosphere if the Flying Dutchman's crew used these funky colored dice and plastic cups from this video.

[@crusader7776]

But then it wouldn't be realistic would it? 😂

[@EvangelionPower]

@@crusader7776 I don't expect too much realism from a movie with undead pirates and a Kraken anyway. 😂

[@mindfootage]

It’s confusing because his instructions at the beginning of the game was correct, however when he begins with the demo he didn’t play by his own rules 😂. E.g. green cup is 5 - 5’s. The purple claims 6-4’s. Which would be an impossible if when you bet you can only increase the value or number of die. So if green was 5-5, purple could do three things 1: call, 2: 6-5 or 5-6 (not 6-4). There is a variation to this which introduces a forth option, and that is to say any combination as long as the total value of you bid is greater than the previous bid. Example if green called 5-6’s (which =30), and then the purple calls 8-4’s (which equals 32). In this example, purple went down on the dice value, but the end sum still went up.

[@amedeoconta]

Can you keep the same number bet but bet on a lower number of dice? Like one person bets 3 4s and the next person bets 3 2s?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

No, you have to raise at least one of the numbers.

[@kaptainkozmos]

No, but I believe it's possible to increase the number of dice and lower the face value. (for example if the last bid was three fives the next bid can be five threes etc.) Correct me if I am wrong please.

[@hazmihakeem1257]

What is the wild ones?