🐷 How to play Pig

Easy rules, to read aloud 🔊

1. Roll the die and say the number.
2. Roll again and add it on, as many times as you like.
3. If you roll a 1, you lose those points and your turn ends.
4. Say stop to keep your points.
5. Write your points down.
6. The first to reach 50 wins.

The full rules

1. Decide who goes first. Everyone's score starts at zero.
2. On your turn, roll the die. Unless it shows a 1, add the number to your running total for this turn.
3. After each roll, choose: roll again, or hold.
4. If you hold, add your turn total to your score and pass the die to the left.
5. If you roll a 1, your turn total is lost, you score nothing for that turn, and the die passes on.
6. Points already added to your score are safe. A 1 only wipes out the turn you are on.
7. The first player to reach 100 points wins.

How to win: The first player whose score reaches 100 wins. For a shorter game, play to 50.

Tips

• Many players hold once a turn reaches about 20. Try it and see.
• If someone is close to winning, you may need to take bigger chances.
• Say your running total out loud after every roll.

What it practises

adding in your head, taking chances, deciding when to stop.

Other ways to play

• Two-Dice Pig. Roll two dice. A single 1 ends the turn with nothing, and two 1s wipe out your whole score.
• Hog. Decide how many dice to roll, then roll them all just once. Any 1 scores zero; otherwise add them all.