Pig

This simple game, for any number of players, requires only one die. The winner is the first player to reach a previously agreed high score (usually 100).

Order of play
Order of play is determined by a preliminary round. Each player throws the die once, and the player with the lowest score becomes first shooter. The next-lowest scoring player shoots second, and so on. The order of play is important, because the first and last shooters have natural advantages (see below).

Example play

Play
Play begins with the first shooter. Like the other players, he may roll the die as many times as he wishes. He totals his score, throw by throw, until he elects to end his turn. He passes the die to the next player, memorising his score so far. But, if he throws a 1, he loses the entire score he has made on that turn, and the die passes to the next player.

Play passes from player to player, until someone reaches the agreed total.

Given a little luck, the first shooter is the player most likely to win. But his advantage can be counteracted by allowing other players to continue until they have had the same number of turns. The player with the highest score is then the winner.

The last shooter still has the advantage of knowing the scores made by all his opponents. Provided that he does not roll a 1, he can continue throwing until he has beaten all those scores.

The fairest way of playing the game is to organise it as a series, with each player in turn becoming first shooter.

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