ssh knucklebones

rules & game mechanics

• 1. making moves

  in knucklebones, players take turns rolling dice and placing it in either one of three columns on their field.

• 2. making moves the smart way

  the key to winning is to make combos and eliminate your opponent's dice.

• 2.1. combos
  
  

  if your column already has a piece of the same value, each piece adds its value multiplied by the amount of the same dice in the column to your score. so, two 6 pieces would give you 6*2 + 6*2 = 24 points.

• 2.2. evicting your opponent's dice
  

  if your opponent has pieces of the same value in the same column, their pieces are removed from the column.

  
  
• 3. winning and losing

  game session ends when one of the players has filled all their columns. player with the highest score wins.