How to play Liar's Dice

Learn the rules to the dice bluffing game Liar's Dice quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is out bluff your opponents. You can play for fun, with money, or as a drinking game. Liar’s dice can be played by 2 or more players.
Setup. Give each player a cup and 5 dice. Each player rolls 2 dice and the person with the highest combined value will start the first round. Alternately, the starting player can be determined by rock, paper, scissors.
At the onset of each round, every player puts their dice in their cup, shakes them, then flips their cups upside down, trapping the dice against the table. Each player secretly looks at their dice but keeps them hidden from their opponents.
Beginning with the start player then going clockwise, each player calls out a quantity of a certain dice face value that have supposedly been rolled by all the players collectively. For example, “four 3’s” means that you claim there are at least four dice with a face value of 3 amongst all the players. Each player then subsequently calls out a higher hand than the previous. Either the number of identical dice must be higher and/or the face value must be larger. The number of identical dice cannot be lower.
For example: Two 3’s is greater than two 2’s. Three 3’s is greater than two 3’s. Four 2’s is greater than three 3’s. Five 4’s is greater than four 2’s
1’s are wild and can represent any face value in a call. The exception is if the first call in the round has a 1 in it. For example, if the first player of the round calls two 1’s, then for the rest of the round, a 1 can only represent the face value of 1 and no other number.
Instead of calling out a higher hand on your turn, you can call a bluff on the previous player by saying “open” or “liar”. When this is done all the dice are revealed. If there are not enough dice amongst all the players that match the claim, the challenged player loses that round. But if there are enough dice to match the claim, then the challenger loses the round.
A bluff can also be called out of turn. However, when this is done, the loser stakes are doubled. Everyone re-rolls and the process repeats with the loser from the previous round starting off the next.

[@emmavrijburg6676]

"you can play with money or as a drinking g-" "My soul, in an eternity of servitude"

[@ivantim781]

Against?

[@BB88MangosALBB88]

@@ivantim781 I want this (proceeds to through down a drawing of a key)

[@ivantim781]

@@BB88MangosALBB88 how do you know of the key?

[@BB88MangosALBB88]

@@ivantim781 that’s not part of the game is it

[@euw_et]

"No...!"

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

For everybody here from Davy Jones, there was one important rule difference that drastically affected the game. In POTC, the rule that you could call somebody a liar even if it wasn’t your turn wasn’t in use. This was important because it meant that Jones could never call out Will. Bootstrap put himself purposefully in the seat where he knew that the order of play would protect Will no matter what. By the order of play, Davy Jones could only call out Bootstrap, Bootstrap could only call out Will, and Will could only call out Davy Jones. Since Bootstrap would obviously never call out his son, Will was permanently protected. The only reason that Will played the game was to find out where the key was, so the game was just a calculated attack on Davy Jones that used his own ego against him.

[@tommysalami420]

Actually I don't really think that to be the case. How I viewed it was that the Dutchman was going to call out will yet his arrogance let him to gloat beforehand which turned out to be his downfall giving wills father the time to intervein. But you are correct how the order was extremely important for wills father, as he wouldn't be able to cast the dies if he was after Dutchman. This theory keeps all of the good stuff that comes with wills fathers positioning but just adds on how Davy Jones arrogance betrays himself. Personally this is my absolute favorite scene from the movie as all three of them entered the game with different goals all of them achieved their own goal yet the person who lost the most in the end happened to win the game. Davy Jones not looking into the deeper picture and seeing the winning the game wasn't the most important thing made him the biggest loser. All in all 10/10 for that writing

[@unknown_demi6902]

they also don't use the "ones are wild" rule, as stated by the directors in the directors commentary.

[@MinusTheRogue]

Never heard of the rule that anyone can call out anyone and i’ve played the game. I have heard of ‘ones are wild’ rume.

[@peralillas3]

Thank you, u are very intelligent

[@shaereub4450]

Davy Jones did call out liar... On the first game where it was just him and Will.

[@ethanturrano5599]

“Can play with money or as a drinking game” “I wager a 100 years of service”

[@itszilo7436]

I’m in 200 years of service

[@exatent5194]

Make it 250

[@philkirshenbaum8867]

Against your freedom?

[@mattbayer1290]

@@philkirshenbaum8867 against my father's

[@kaotikord]

I match 250 years.

[@samuelketner1391]

Drinking game? Oh no. We gamble years of service at this party

[@cxkafrosamurai6028]

davey jones brought me here

[@greyw0lf94]

Brooo same

[@ob1kenobi748]

Same here man

[@Meloncholyflower]

You’re a Liar and you’ll spend an eternity on this ship!

[@luie0798]

Twelve 5s...call me a liar

[@LordPamk]

Right from the flying Dutchman

[@Toomnyusernae]

Goes back to Pirates of the Caribbean Davy Jones deleted scene to understand the game instead of just rolling dice for fun ;p

[@endertuber8300]

I used to play that the loser of the round must forfeit a dice, losing when he remains without dices and increasing the difficulty of the game by lowering the number of possibilities for higher stakes

[@chrisdawson1776]

🤓

[@justinrichards2960]

I think about 80% out of 100 people are probably here cause of Davey Jones

[@GloriousAO]

100%

[@chunkemonke398]

No I came here because of a side mission in RDR

[@scruffd0g193]

More like 100%

[@frostbitedog5619]

@@chunkemonke398 bro I loved playing liars dice in rdr. I came here because I haven’t played it in so long and don’t remember how to play

[@MinusTheRogue]

@@frostbitedog5619 was great to play online for game money. I didn’t know poker rules yet back then so i did this.

[@byronlee8745]

Liar's dice is one of my favorite dice games of all time!

[@TheShalestorm]

Heavily reccomend DM's add little games like these in their campaigns for the "crims" of their parties. Had a ton of fun last session when my DM said My ranger spotted some merchants throwing dice and allowed a little game for me to play to make (or in last sesssion case Lose) some cash lol.

[@mranderson1635]

DM? Diabetes Mellitus?

[@cueball6969]

I like this idea I'm relatively new to dnd so I haven't been a dm'd yet, but I'll be sure to consider thing's like this

[@commbbold1]

Agreed. My players are on a sailing adventure and if everyone can't make it they enjoy playing Liar's Dice with each other and maybe an NPC in their down time.

[@JasonEyermann]

I live in China and chinese are crazy about this game. They can play it more hours. A great drinking game. It’s good because it has a large element of skill.

[@Srindal4657]

I suppose in china lying is a useful skill that can get you many places, considering their social credit system

[@kukachoo42]

@@Srindal4657wow you really got em bud

[@pareman456]

"You can play for fun... or for your soul for an eternity on a spooky ship"

[@optimusprimus89]

Red Dead Redemption brought me here

[@kamdengaudreau]

same bro

[@Godsboxer]

Bootstrap Bill, you’re a liar and you will spend an eternity on this ship!

[@robertsweeney4457]

As a sailor myself it'd been a fun game while underway but would have started alot of fights in the berthing on deployment 🤣

[@malytheson]

Thank you this game is so complicated

[@dustydurant2746]

Fun fact about this game it most famously used in disney pirates of the caribbean by the legendary pirate davy jones

[@MinusTheRogue]

“Master Turner, feel free to go ashore…..The very next time we make port!”

[@alexpv7845]

great explanation. But this was just the basics. This game has lots and lots of other rules and exceptions.

[@Arthur-ns7bt]

For example?

[@MitchJohnson0110]

It does but doesn't. Depends on the "house rules" of who you're playing with

[@kriskater]

@@Arthur-ns7bti play “red dead redemption” style. No wilds, and you can also call a SPOT ON which is if you believe the last persons bid was exactly true, you win the round and everyone at the table loses a die! Very fun to feel like a psychic when you call this haha

[@davekoehnlein4575]

We play that you just lose a die if you’re called out or make a bad call and just play till one person is left. Also if anyone has one die left we play a “truth clause” where instead of calling someone a liar, you can call “truth” and if you’re exactly right then nothing happens and a new round starts.

[@vibechecktsundere4912]

I play in a group of about 5-6 players, we don’t really like the losing a die part so what we do is when a player loses a round, they’re out for the game and everyone rolls again, and the last player remaining wins that game. To win the entire game, you have to win 2 or 3 games, it’s not standard at all but we vastly prefer it to losing die

[@indiekid5323]

-is a player allowed to bet just a quantity of 1 die? -also, what possible bets can be done after a player does a bet involving the 6 value die?

[@cicadasmasher8082]

Is the "open" call the same as a "spot on" call? I thought player to left and right lose on a "spot on" call? Am I mistaken?

[@Oldmangamess]

The 1 being a wild is optional btw putting that out there

[@blinnlambert]

A fun rule variant is having the loser of the round remove 1 die from their set of dice. Play continues until one person remains.

[@Khrayfish]

I believe that's the rule variant used in the PC/mobile game 'Sorcery!'

[@smallone2351]

@@Khrayfish That's actually the most common version of Liar's Dice.

[@TheShalestorm]

My DM implemented this variant, but we use D4's due to their abundance at our games. Very fun pass time for my Ranger when the Druids and Bards are having their....Charisma parties.

[@optimusprimus89]

That's how I played it on red dead redemption. Then it gets more intense

[@aleksakocijasevic6613]

I can't find anyone explaining the rules for betting on the wilds. I read on BGG that you can to half the number of the previous bet or, if the previous bet was the number of wilds, then you can increase that bet or increase the bet by doubling that and adding one for other dice faces. For example: -The previous bet was 4 x 3s: You can bet 2 ones (wilds) (4 / 2 = 2) -The previous bet was 3 ones (wild): You can bet 7 x 3s. (3 x 2 plus 1) Is this correct and are there any other rules for that?

[@andres.torres.arias-hiroshimus]

Wait, so I can call out a bluff anytime during a round but if I'm wrong I lose 2 dice?

[@slradogna]

Information is contradictory between the examples and the slide that explains the rules in words. The slide with words says "Number of identical dice must be higher (I.E. 3-4's can be raised to 4-4's or 4-5's or 4-2's) but then it uses and/or and says "The face value must be higher". The and is clear but with the "OR" that could mean that 3-4's can be raised by 2-5's because the face value is bigger even though the quantity isn't. Is this the real rule? Later in the dice examples the OR scenario is never covered.

[@goodkill8335]

What about declaring spot on?

[@jorgetorresfranco7659]

I’m playing red dead redemption that’s why 😁

[@andreassmed2255]

Now go watch classic pirate movie.

[@jsyteccx]

“BOOTSTRAP BILL YOUR A LIAR AND YOU WIL SPEND A ENTREATY ON SHIP MASTER TURNER FEEL FREE TO GO ASHORE”😂😂😂😂😂

[@widowpeak6142]

Imagine Davy Jones, Will Turner and 'Bootstraps' Bill deciding the order of players by Rock-paper-scissors.

[@26dragonrider]

What do you mean when you say that when a bluff is called out of turn the losers stakes are doubled?

[@NicoHolic777]

You normally call bluff against whoever goes before you go. (In a clockwise play, this means the player to your right). Calling a bluff out of turn means calling it against someone else who does NOT go before you.

[@a_mage_as_old_as_joe1598]

The "stakes" are determined by every group for themself. You cold say you have to take a shot if you loose for example. So if the stakes are doubled in this example you have to take 2 shots.

[@ctfish64]

I am in my room with the Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on rn

[@ursulaminnaar8708]

Help. How is 4 2's which is 8 greater than 3 3's which is 9?? So you don't count the sum of just the amount of?

[@billyhicks4025]

Yes quantity of dice is higher, the sum of the fave values is irrelevant

[@danielyuan9862]

the quantity of the dice trumps the face value of the dice

[@WorlviusYT]

It isn't a point system, the total number of pips is irrelevant, you are betting on probability. And the chances of there being 3 3's is higher than 4 2's, making the 4 2's the stronger bet.

[@jameswoodhouse8494]

So if someone bets 4 3’s can you say 3 5’s?

[@symartin45]

I remember play this game on Red Dead Redemption as one of its mini game. But I still don't get it how to play it.

[@leo2146]

Can I say one4 after three2s?

[@billyhicks4025]

Negative

[@bobbyt8547]

The fact Disney thought people would grasp this baffles me to this day

[@BB88MangosALBB88]

They even got rid of the scene that made the game easier to understand.

[@TFH.Lefty01]

Is it allowed to have repeated bets? For example, I bet One Six, the next player bets Two Fives and the player after that says One Six again.

[@sirfijoe450]

No. It has to be higher than the last bet. Unless it’s a different face, then it can be equal to. Never lower though.

[@sirfijoe450]

For example if I bet 3 4’s, you could either bet 4 4’s or 4 5’s (or any other different face) (if I’m mistaken someone could correct me)

[@TFH.Lefty01]

@@sirfijoe450 I understood that part. :D What I meant to say is if it is allowed to make a bet that has already been played. So, in your example, would it be possible later on in the round for someone to bet 3 4's once again?

[@sirfijoe450]

@@TFH.Lefty01 no that is not allowed. The game could basically go on forever if it was.

[@TFH.Lefty01]

@@sirfijoe450 Alright... Thanks!

[@GWCGamingwithChittaarth]

I came here from red dead redemption

[@donaldsmith9642]

Here how i play * No wild ones * No removing dice if you lose ( if someone loses that round then winner take the pot and a new game begins with a new pot) * no decreasing in either call amount or face value ( so if someone starts the game by saying 3 sixes then the next player must say 4 sixes or higher ) Sometimes we play where you can call any face or value if its your turn no matter wjat yhe last call was

[@JV-km9xk]

Layah!

[@malytheson]

I dont really get why its called LIAR’S DICE? I know you said something about it in the Vid but i still dont get it

[@LuxisAlukard]

Great if you are cosplaying Pirates =D

[@fans7687]

Me watches i think kaygueriu me in love with gambling eith it

[@bassistomaster]

Wait we are playing for fun? Wasn’t it for ours soul?

[@chiconva]

I think I might stick to cuiblite.

[@calvincoolidge6306]

who else is gonna challenge davy jones

[@BTClips522]

Idk mann i dont wanna risk an eternity on the ship when I have 10 years left

[@BTClips522]

@Sergio Avalos I made remarks about calypso and he sentenced me 10 years

[@insanetrain7]

Where did liar's dice come from?

[@justinrichards2960]

Davey jones😂😂

[@Unknownburger]

@@justinrichards2960 No liars dice has been around way longer than the movie lol

[@WorlviusYT]

@@Unknownburger Infact, it was in Red Dead 1, which is older than POTC if memory serves.

[@BB88MangosALBB88]

@@Unknownburger I think he was joking 😂

[@shadowknight1125]

Good to know I'm not the only one here because of POTC

[@sqwark4523]

Bootstrap Bill yer a liar and you will spend an eternity on this ship

[@thesailormercury2]

it looks like a Old school yazeee

[@chiconva]

Seems a little confusing. There’s a total of 15 days among all players. Now you can have up to 15 calls I’m one number? Saying everybody has a five for example?

[@ModernEphemera]

You could technically bid 15 fives with three players, but the odds there’s really 15 fives on the table are basically non-existent. The next player would call you a liar and you would almost certainly lose (in fact the next player would know for a fact you’re lying if they themselves have less than 5 fives)

[@fallenbirch9784]

Do you fear death?

[@chefdeadpool8481]

NGL, if you watching this channel, you probably don't need to buy Liars dice, you probably have a box full of dice within arms reach lol

[@dubyfamily4456]

Everyone seems to be here from Davy Jones while I'm here cause of red dead redemption lol

[@usamazahid3882]

Did anyone watch *Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man's Chest* to get that reference?

[@aikoaino3493]

Having a best friend brought me here

[@coordinator3039]

Like the games BullS**** and Fibber

[@LongNickOfDaLaw]

Playing RDR and still don’t understand 😂😂

[@theguyinthefunnyhat]

I'm gonna play this with d20's.

[@kriskater]

Holyyyy … that is awesome haha how did it go??

[@GgGg-qe2oy]

Im here bcause of red dead redemption 1

[@billyfisherman419]

dont get it

[@ericadventures5045]

Can you claim there are only two 3s if there are only two 3s in YOUR own cup

[@jaguiler7079]

you can if you believe no one else rolled 3s

[@ericadventures5045]

@@jaguiler7079 this was late, but thanks man I forgot I asked this

[@fahad2254]

Due to Red Dead Redumption

[@bagels725]

Linus Dice Tips

[@magicmaster4094]

Couldn’t you theoretically do an endless loop of 3 2’s and 2 3’s

[@TheSLOProduct1ons]

No. You have to up the previous bet. If the bet was 3 2s, then your bet should be higher e.g. 3 3s or 4 2s. You cant go back to 2 3s.

[@magicmaster4094]

@@TheSLOProduct1ons but him saying that 4 2's is greater than 3 3's makes it seem possible even though this is contradictory to another tutorial I just looked up

[@TheSLOProduct1ons]

@@magicmaster4094 then maybe this video got different rules mixed up? Could be

[@WorlviusYT]

@@magicmaster4094 A rule of thumb is that the number of dice may *never* go down. If it was possible for the number of dice to go down, for the tradeoff that the face value goes up, then every game would end in "how many 6's/1's are there" which isn't the point of the game. The probability always has to decrease from bet to bet, the chances of there being 4 2's is lower than 3 3's, which makes the 4 2's a higher bet. The variant rules allowing you to go down in dice from a bet is mathematically broken and is not how it's intended to play.

[@magicmaster4094]

Ah thanks, that one cleared it up

[@richardd1468]

Dis is perado

[@taromadden2514]

I'm still don't understand. I'm dumb.

[@Khrayfish]

It's a game built around lying to your opponents. Each player rolls their 5 dice. Each player takes it in turn to make a claim. E.g. "There are at least 4 Fives rolled by all players". The claim itself must get progressively more and more unlikely as the game goes on, the rules of which are stated in the video. If a claim is made that seems unrealistic (either based on the information provided by your dice or simply due to maths) you can call them out on it. If they are wrong about their claim, you win. If they are correct about their claim, you lose.

[@Meta463]

Pulsar Lost Colony brought me here

[@Tomek1949]

Instead of saying "but keep them hidden from their opponnents", you could be saying "but not at the opponent's".

[@danielyuan9862]

What difference does it make? Why do you need to "correct" something that is already correct?

[@anacondafilms]

I dont play for money, i play for years of service

[@elijah_oofoof8891]

Red dead redemption.

[@mannygomez7980]

Who here because rdr

[@Donnie_thaG]

Red dead redemption brought me here

[@parinuser]

Second

[@theugly6564]

Who is here watching potc 🤣🤣

[@SEVENTHSENSEPRODUCTIONS]

First comment

[@jimothy4711]

Bootstrap Bill you are a liar!

[@billharris9888]

The shotgun is more difficult to move tactically with when clearing or escaping. It requires more CQC training to learn to operate long guns in hallways and small spaces. It’s also less than ideal for smaller person or lesser trained spouse. Most tactical operators are using a shotgun as a breaching tool, it has other uses obviously. Destroying a target is important but over penetration and consideration for who else is in the home also factor in. You have to be trained, in control, and responsible for where each round ends up.

[@alucardvanhellsing6805]

Alright! how many motherfuckers are here from red Dead redemption?

[@zerobees4817]

me!

[@igorlyamin616]

Red dead brought me here

[@YuriyKhovansky]

This time I will do it manually with the help of woodglut designs.

[@concernedcitizen4819]

This guy is different. He skipped biceps day.

[@mranderson1635]

Johnny depp vs amber heard brought me here

[@baileysmith1409]

Red dead redemption brought me here