# Pig — the dice push

- From: Pig, a folk dice game
- Players: 2–4 players (or one big group taking turns)
- Time: 5–7 min
- Made by: Folk game; first described in print by John Scarne, 1945
- This version: Played to 20 rather than 100

Made with boardgameBuilder 0.14.4. To design from it, open boardgameBuilder and choose Open game: its blocks go on the canvas, and the feelings are left for you to pick.

Pig is one of the simplest gambling games ever made. You'll feel the texture of risk-and-reward in five minutes. Every roll is a small choice: keep what you have, or push for more.

## What it shows a designer

Push your luck in its plainest form: after every roll, keep what you have or risk it for more. Change one number, the bust or the target, and the whole table plays more boldly or more carefully.

## What you need

- 1 die (or write 1–6 on six pieces of paper, fold them, draw from a cup)
- paper to track scores
- a pen

## How to play

1. **Set up.** Sit round a table with one die in the middle. Everyone's score starts at 0. Take turns going clockwise; the youngest goes first.
2. **Roll.** On your turn, roll the die. Whatever you roll (2–6) is added to a temporary 'turn score' — not yet your real score.
3. **Bank or push?** After each roll: BANK (add turn score to real score, end turn) or PUSH (roll again, risking everything).
4. **Push.** If you push, you roll again. As long as you don't roll a 1, you can keep pushing.
5. **Bust.** If you ever roll a 1, you BUST. Your turn score evaporates. Your turn ends.
6. **Goal.** The first player to bank 20 points wins. Play three games.

## After playing, talk about

- When did you feel tense?
- Did pushing feel exciting or frustrating?
- What made you bank?

## Its blocks

- Core mechanic: push your luck
- Victory condition: race to finish
- Player interaction: solo in parallel
- Chance or skill: chance with mitigation
- Theme: abstract
- Information visibility: full information
- Timing: take turns

## Saved state

boardgameBuilder reads this part back when the file is opened.

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```