Perudo
Description and Rules
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Perudo is an exciting dice game in which players try to guess how many dice with a certain number are hidden under all the cups. Each player shakes their dice in a cup so that others cannot see them. Players then take turns bidding on the number of dice with a certain number of dots. Players can bluff each other or question another player's bid. This makes the game all about strategy, estimation, and bluffing.
🎯 Objective of the game
The goal of Perudo is to be the last player with dice remaining. Players lose dice when their bid proves to be incorrect or when they express an incorrect doubt.
👥 Target audience
Perudo is suitable for young people and adults. The game is especially fun for players who enjoy bluffing, guessing, and strategy. It is usually played from around the age of 8.
👤 Number of players
Minimum: 2 players
Maximum: 6 players
Type of game
🍀 Luck: 🔴🔴🔴🔴⚪ The dice are thrown randomly, so luck plays a big role.
💣 Risk: 🔴🔴🔴🔴⚪ Players must decide whether to raise a bid or doubt another player. This can turn out well or badly.
🧠 Tactics: 🔴🔴🔴⚪⚪ Bluffing and assessing other players is important, but the result remains partly dependent on luck.
📖 Rules of the game
PREPARATION
1. Each player receives 5 dice and a cup.
2. All players shake their dice and place the cup upside down on the table.
3. Players may only look at their own dice.
GAME PLAY
ROLLING THE DICE
All players shake their dice and secretly look under their cup.
FIRST BID
The starting player makes a bid. A bid consists of:
– a number of dice
– a value
Example: "four 3s." This means that there are at least four dice with a value of 3 under all the cups.
NEXT PLAYER
The next player must choose:
1. RAISE THE BET You raise the bet by:
– naming more dice, or
– naming a higher number.
Example: five 3s or four 4s
2. CALL PERUDO
If you think the bet is incorrect, call "Perudo."
CHECK All players show their dice.
If the bid is correct: the player who called "Perudo" loses 1 die.
If the bid is incorrect: the player who made the bid loses 1 die.
ONES
The value 1 counts as a wild card and can count for any number.
Example: a 1 can also count as a 3 or 5.
NEW ROUND
The player who loses a die starts the next round. Everyone rolls again.
PALIFICO ROUND
When a player has only 1 die left:
– a Palifico round begins
– ones no longer count as wild cards –
the number may no longer change during bidding.
END OF THE GAME
When a player loses their last die, they are out of the game. The last player with dice wins.