Dice Games for the Classroom Collection
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Dice Games with 1 Standard Die
Skittles Game
This Skittles dice game involves rolling a die and removing playing pieces from the board based on whether the die roll was even or odd.
A great game from Frank Tapson!
Game of Greed
In the game of greed, a single die is rolled repeatedly in a full-class game. Players must choose when to lock in their points or risk losing it all if a 2 ends up being rolled!
This is always a fun data collection game to play with my statistics students!
Greedy Pig
In the greedy pig dice game, players compete to score the most points possible by rolling a single die.
A player can roll the die as many times as they wish. However, if a 1 is rolled, the player’s score goes to zero. If this happens, you become known as a “greedy pig.”
Dice Games with 2 Standard Dice
Tic Tac Toe Dice Game
What happens when you combine tic tac toe with a dice game?
The goal of this Tic Tac Toe dice game is to be the first player to cross out four numbers down or three numbers across in a modified tic tac toe grid.
Cover Up
Frank Tapson’s Cover Up game requires two standard dice and a set of counters or bingo chips for each player.
Played in pairs, students will race to see who can be the first one to “cover up” their entire board.
Blocko!
How well can you predict the sums of the two dice that will be rolled in this fun probability game called Blocko?
Dice Games with 3 Standard Dice
Martinetti Dice Game
Discover the thrilling Martinetti Dice Game which is easy to learn and only requires 3 standard dice and basic playing pieces such as bingo chips or game pawns. Get ready for a fun and engaging dice game!
Slam Dice Game
The Slam Dice Game is fast-paced and easy to learn. It’s a fun game for groups with the added twist of having no clear winner but one definite loser.
Scientific Notation Dice Game
This scientific notation dice game requires three dice per pair of students, and it is one of the highlights of my scientific notation unit!
Dice Games with 10 Standard Dice
Tenzi
Tenzi is a dice-based game that is marketed as the “world’s fastest game.” Tenzi was invented by Kevin Carroll and Steve Mark.
The game is very flexible which makes it perfect for using in the classroom. You need at least two players, but there is no limit on the number of players that can play at a single time. You are only limited by the number of dice you have. To play tenzi, each player will need ten dice.
Dice Games with Polyhedral Dice
Pi Day Dice Challenge
Who will be the first to roll the first ten digits of pi using a 10-sided die in this Pi Day Dice Challenge?
A simpler version involving only the first 5 digits of pi is also included.
Divisibility Dice Game
In order to play this divisibility rules dice game that uses a 10-sided die, students will need to be familiar with the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10.
Dice Games with Custom Dice Sets
Left Center Right Dice Game
Left Center Right was first published by George & Company LLC in 1992. It is an entirely luck-based dice game for groups of three or more players. I received a copy of the game several years ago for a gift, and I have been using it in my math classroom ever since then!
Probability Bingo
If you are looking to teach probability in a fun and memorable way, you need to make a set of these colored cubes so you can play Probability Bingo!
