🎲 How to play Going to Boston

Easy rules, to read aloud 🔊

1. Roll all three dice.
2. Keep the biggest one.
3. Roll the other two and keep the bigger one.
4. Roll the last die.
5. Add up your three dice.
6. The biggest total wins.

The full rules

1. Agree on how many rounds to play, such as five or ten. Everyone rolls one die, and the highest roll goes first.
2. On your turn, roll all three dice. Set aside the single highest die. If two tie for highest, set aside just one of them.
3. Roll the other two dice and set aside the higher one.
4. Roll the last die. It counts whatever it shows.
5. Add the three dice you kept and write down the total. The best possible score is 18.
6. Pass the dice to the left. When everyone has had a turn, the round is over.

How to win: After the last round, add up each player's totals. The highest total wins, and tied players roll again to settle it.

Tips

• Say each kept number out loud as you set it aside.
• Add the two biggest numbers first, then add the last die.

What it practises

adding three numbers, finding the biggest number, keeping score.

Other ways to play

• Times it. Multiply all three kept dice instead of adding them. The best score is 216.
• Add two, take one away. Add the first two kept dice, then subtract the last one.