About Five Dice on Suvi
Five Dice is the classic dice game with a score card, for two players. On your turn you roll five dice up to three times, holding any you like between rolls, then score them in one empty box of your card: ones to sixes at the top, and three of a kind, four of a kind, a full house, small and large straights, five of a kind and chance below. Score 63 or more in the top half for a 35-point bonus, and every extra five of a kind after a scored one is worth 100 more. After thirteen rounds each, the higher total wins. On Suvi you can play the computer at three levels or a friend on one phone, with every box showing what it would score before you choose. Nothing to download and no account needed.
How to play
- Choose vs Computer (Easy, Medium or Hard) or Two players, and who goes first.
- Tap Roll. Tap any dice you want to keep (they lift and say HELD), then roll the rest. You get three rolls a turn.
- Pick a box on your score card: each open box shows what your dice would score there. Tap it, then tap Score (or tap the box again).
- Every box is used once, even if it scores 0. Score 63 or more in ones to sixes for a 35-point bonus.
- After thirteen rounds each, the higher total wins.
Controls
On a phone or tablet: Tap a die to hold or release it, tap Roll to roll the others, then tap a box and Score to fill it. The score card and dice fit on one screen.
On a desktop: Click dice and boxes, or use the keys: 1 to 5 hold a die, R or Space rolls, the up and down arrows choose a box and Enter scores it. H asks for a hint.
Tips
- Aim for three of each number in the top half: three ones, three twos and so on make exactly 63, the bonus line.
- Keep chance for a bad turn. A high chance score is a waste of a safety net.
- With four in a row, roll the odd die for the large straight while you still have the small straight to fall back on.
- Scoring 0 in a hard box (four of a kind, five of a kind) is often better than wasting a high total in chance early.
- A full house or a large straight on your first roll is worth taking straight away.
Read the full guide: “Five dice strategy: fill your score card well” →
Questions
- How do the scores work?
- Ones to sixes score the total of the matching dice. Three and four of a kind score the total of all five dice, a full house scores 25, a small straight (four in a row) 30, a large straight (five in a row) 40, five of a kind 50, and chance the total of all five dice.
- What is the bonus?
- If your top half (ones to sixes) adds up to 63 or more, you get 35 extra points. The score card shows how close you are.
- What happens if I roll a second five of a kind?
- If you have already scored 50 for five of a kind, each extra one earns a 100-point bonus, and you may score it as a full house or either straight at full value, or in any other open box.
- Are the dice fair?
- Yes. Every roll is random and the computer can't see what is coming: it plays the odds with the dice on the table, just as you do.
- How good is the computer?
- Easy grabs whatever scores most right now. Medium plays sensible rules of thumb. Hard works out the best odds for every possible hold and averages around 240 a game, which takes good play and some luck to beat.
- Can I play against a friend?
- Yes. Choose Two players and pass the phone each turn; both score cards stay on screen side by side. To play a friend on their own phone, choose Online with a friend and send the invite link. There's no account to make: it asks once for your date of birth, and online play isn't open to under-13s.
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Who made it
Five Dice is a Suvi Original, written and tested by Brasslight Games. Every puzzle is generated and checked by our own tools; nothing is copied from another site.