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A Dice-Card Game for 4 Players
©2008 - Dennis D. Steiner

Equipment:
One Deck of Cards, 4 dice, one for each player

Object of the game:
Get the most cards.

The Play:
Shuffle the cards, place them within easy reach of the four players. First player rolls his die (the number rolled is important) and turns over, face up, onto one stack, as many cards as shown on the rolled die. For example, (this section of the rules is removed until purchase)
If the target card number matches the number that was thrown by the player (for example, he rolled a 5 and the 5th card turned over was a 5) that player takes all the cards that were just turned over. If the target card's number does not match what was rolled, it becomes player No. 2's duty to throw his dice and ADDS TO OR SUBTRACTS FROM THE NUMBER ON THE DIE OF THE 1ST PLAYER to attempt to reach a total that matches the number of the TARGET CARD. For example, (this section of the rules is removed until purchase)
becomes the 3rd player's turn to roll his die, always trying to reach the number shown on the target card, and play continues, one turn around the table, to see if the players can achieve the number of the target card. (this section of the rules is removed until purchase)
The following rules apply: The total number announced by the addition of the dice is controlled by whoever rolled the die. For example, if the first die was a 5 and the 2nd player rolled a 3, he could either announce the total as "eight" (5 plus 3 equals 8) or announce (this section of the rules is removed until purchase)

Rules:
You may (this section of the rules is removed until purchase)
Play continues until there are not enough cards left to reach the target number,(this section of the rules is removed until purchase)
Variations: Play partners. Play to a fixed preset number, i.e. 50, 100, etc.