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Three Man

Written by DJ Spiess

Thursday, 30 August 2007

This is a simple dice game that moves VERY quick.

This is a game that is best played with 4 or more people. 3 is the minimum, but you will quickly burn out.

To start, everyone takes turns rolling a pair of dice. If any person rolls a 3, or a combination of 1 and 2 (which add to three for those of you counting at home), that person is designated as "Three Man". If more than one person rolls a three, those who rolled a three must roll again. This process is repeated until only one person rolls a three. If no one rolls a three, everyone rolls again. To make the initial process quicker, you can just designate one person to be Three Man.

The rules that follow are simple. Each person takes a turn rolling the dice. The numbers that show determine who, if anyone, must drink. The combinations are listed below:

	"Three Man" drinks
	"Three Man" drinks
	"Three Man" drinks, twice. Also doubles!
	Person to the left drinks
	Person to the right drinks
	Social! Everyone drinks
	The dice are split (see below)
	Thumb on the floor
	Finger on the nose
	Dice are passed to the next player

When a player rolls doubles, the dice are split to two different people. Each person rolls a die and must drink from their cup that many times. Both dice can be given to one person (or even the Three Man), but this is really cruel and should be reserved for someone you really like!

A 1 and a 4 mean that everyone must put their thumb on the floor (or table). The last to do so must drink from their cup. 1 and 5 mean that everyone must put their index finger on their nose. The last to do so must drink from their cup. A total of 9 on the dice means that everyone drinks.

The player can continue rolling the dice, as long as the result causes someone to drink. If the result is no one drinks, the dice are passed to the next person.

When the Three Man has the dice, he or she tries to roll a 3. If the Three Man rolls a 3, the Three Man can choose the next Three Man.

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