How to Play To Court the King Dice
The "To Court the King" dice game is similar to Yahtzee except it is a lot more exciting and there isn't any math involved. Play this German game to capture or win the support of court officials and gain the support of the King. Earn extra dice or other benefits depending upon which character card you capture.
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Instructions
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Place all character cards that you need on the table face up. The number of cards depends on how many players you have in the game.
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Take turns rolling the first three initial dice to try to "impress" or to take a character card from the table. For example, you must roll a pair to win the Farmer character card. Each character requires its own roll to win it.
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Keep, or freeze, at least one die as you've rolled it and roll the remaining dice. Keep at least another die and re-roll if you desire.
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Gain a special power from the card you've captured as dictated by the card. For example, if you have captured the Farmer card, that card would give you an extra dice that you can roll on your turn (you will then be able to roll four dice with each turn instead of three).
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Take the King (gain his support) if you roll seven of a kind. After the King is won over, the final round begins.
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Take turns around the table throwing one last roll. Win the game if you have the best roll at this time (roll the most die of the same rank).
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Take the last roll if you were the player to win the support of the King. This gives you an advantage because you know what hand you need to beat.
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Tips & Warnings
There are 19 different characters in this game, all of which give you a different benefit depending upon which ones you capture. These include, re-rolling, rolling extra dice, dividing pips in your throw and so forth.
The more players you have, the longer it takes to play this game. With five players, it can take up to 45 minutes to play To Court the King.
The first player takes their turn and play moves clockwise around the table. The last person to take their turn in a round is the first player in the next round and then the turns switch to counter clockwise around the table. Therefore the last person in the round essentially will take two turns in a row.
Once you freeze a dice in your rolling sequence, you cannot unfreeze it, so choose wisely.
