Rules

In a Nutshell

A dice duel: roll, hold, and fill the 13 categories on your card. Beat each opponent's total round after round, and cheat on the sly to tip the odds.

Goal: Fill all 13 categories on your card. Each round is a duel against one opponent, the higher card total wins.
Your Turn: Roll five dice up to three times, holding any dice between rolls. Then enter the result into exactly one open category. You may also enter a zero into any open box if nothing fits.

The scorecard

Box	How to score it	Max
Upper Section (1–6)
Ones	Sum of all 1s.	5
Twos	Sum of all 2s.	10
Threes	Sum of all 3s.	15
Fours	Sum of all 4s.	20
Fives	Sum of all 5s.	25
Sixes	Sum of all 6s.	30
Lower Section
Three of a Kind	Three of a kind: sum of all dice.	30
Four of a Kind	Four of a kind: sum of all dice.	30
Full House	Three plus a pair: 25 points.	25
Small Straight	Four in a row: 30 points.	30
Large Straight	Five in a row: 40 points.	40
Yathsel	Five of a kind: 50 points!	50
Chance	Sum of all dice, anything counts.	30

A Small Straight needs four dice in a row (1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5 or 3-4-5-6), a Large Straight all five (1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6).

Bonuses

Upper bonus: Reach at least 63 points in Ones through Sixes and you get +35. 63 is exactly three of every number.
Extra Yathsel: Roll five alike again while your Yathsel box already holds 50: you get +50 points and +50 gold, and the roll is entered into another box as usual. This applies to you and to your opponents.
Sudden Death: If a duel ends in a tie, both players roll one die. The higher number wins, on another tie you roll again.

Twists change how much certain boxes are worth, for everyone at the table. In the campaign each duel from the second one on has a 60 % chance to roll one twist from the marked pool below. The Stranger's duel never has one. In a multiplayer saloon the host can switch on any number of twists.

Twist	Effect	Campaign
Double Yathsel	Yathsel scores 100 instead of 50.	yes
Double Straights	Small and Large Straight score double.	yes
Double Full House	Full House scores 50 instead of 25.	yes
Double Chance	Chance scores double.	yes
Double Kinds	Three and Four of a Kind score double.	yes
Double Sixes	Sixes score double.	yes
Double Upper Block	Ones through Sixes all score double.	no
Triple Yathsel	Yathsel scores 150 instead of 50.	no
Half Chance	Chance only scores half. A risky twist.	no
Straight Gamble	Straights score double, but Full House only half.	no

When several twists touch the same box, boosts do not stack (the strongest one counts), and a boost and a penalty cancel each other out. Double and Triple Yathsel together make Yathsel worth three times, not six.

Cheating

Next to your 5 active dice you have 2 secret pocket slots under the table. Swap a die between your hand and the pocket to change your luck mid-duel. A swap during your own turn counts for your next roll, a swap while the opponent rolls counts from your next turn.

Swapping: On Easy and Normal you may swap as often as you like. On Hard you get one swap per turn. Swapping never gets you caught.
Sneaky Shopping: While the opponent rolls you can duck under the table into the shop. On Normal you have 20 seconds, on Hard only 10. On Easy there is no timer.
Caught!: If you are still in the shop when the time runs out, you are caught. The first time in a run it is only a warning and the duel goes on. Every time after that, the run is over. On Easy nobody ever catches you.

Difficulty

	Easy	Normal	Hard
Opponent strength	20 to 78 %	30 to 85 %	55 to 100 %
Starting gold	15	10	0
House rules	softened (70 %)	full strength	full strength
Dice swaps	unlimited	unlimited	1 per turn
Secret shop	no timer, never caught	20 s	10 s
XP	×0.75	×1	×1.5
Bounties	×0.75	×1	×1.5

Opponent strength rises over the course of a run, from the first to the second value.

Terms

Run: A whole playthrough: beat the opponents one after another. Lose a single duel and the run is over.
Round: One full duel against a single opponent, the higher scorecard total wins.
Turn: Your turn within a round: up to three rolls, then you must enter one field on your card.
Roll: A single throw of the dice. You get up to three per turn and may hold dice between throws.