Ship Captain Crew Dice Game
Simple to learn and often difficult to win, you'll embark on a journey of fun with the Ship Captain Crew Dice Game. This dice game is ideal for 2 players with about 15 minutes of time on their hands.
To play, each player needs 5 dice and a bit of luck -- this is a dice game, you know. You won't qualify for a score until you assemble your ship, captain and crew -- in that order!
After all, you can't sail without a ship...
| Captain James Cook's Ship | |
Every ship needs a captain...
| Captain Jack Sparrow | |
and every captain needs a crew!
| Pirate Crew Defy a Naval Warship | |
Rules
Step 1 is to assemble your ship, captain and crew by rolling a 6-5-4 in order. After that, you try to win the hand by rolling the highest number with the remaining 2 dice. To keep with the theme, you may call this number your ship's "cargo" or "treasure".
Each player has up to 5 rolls per hand to get their ship-captain-crew and score points. The hand can end in a tie. 3 hands equals a typical game,so to be victorious you need to win 2 hands.
You may want pick up some pirate dice to give the game some swashbuckling flair. There are black skull dice that would be a perfect fit. You can also try white skull dice instead.
I've put together printable instructions with some additional variations for you. You can also buy the Ship Captain Crew Dice Game, which comes with official instructions (but no pirate dice) and makes a nice gift for kids, pirates, landlubbers and all fun lovin' folks.
Dice on Display
Black and White Nebula Dice
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