How to Play
2–8 players · 5 dice each · ~30 min
Roll dice → call a game → others accept or refuse → worst hand takes a pencil.
3 pencils = out. Last player standing wins.
Each Round
Roll
Everyone rolls all 5 dice and hides them from other players.
Refusal
Two players get a chance to reject the Hammer's call. If either one accepts, the call stands and everyone plays. If both refuse, the Hammer must call a different game.
1st Refusal
The player directly left of the Hammer looks at their dice and decides:
✅ Accept
Everyone plays this game.
🚫 Refuse
Passes to 2nd Refusal.
2nd Refusal
The player two seats left of the Hammer. Only decides if 1st Refusal has refused.
✅ Accept
Everyone plays this game.
🔄 Refuse
Hammer makes a 2nd call.
⚠️ If you refuse but the other player accepts, you still play!
↳ Second Call
Must be a completely different game (not just a different variant). No refusals — everyone plays.
Play & score
Everyone reveals their dice. The player with the worst kickers loses and takes a pencil. The loser gets the Hammer next.
Ties (3+ players): Tied losers replay until one loser emerges.
Ties (2 players): No pencil. Hammer passes to the other player.
3 pencils = out. You stop playing. Hammer passes to the next player to your left who's still in.