🗽 Going to Boston
A short game with three dice that works even for kids who are just learning to add.
How to play
- Roll three dice and set aside the highest one.
- Roll the other two dice again and set aside the higher of the two.
- Roll the last die.
- Add up the three dice you kept. That is your score for the round, and the highest score wins the round.
- Play an agreed number of rounds (say 5). Whoever wins the most rounds wins the game.
Tips
- The highest possible score is 18.
- For multiplication practice, multiply the three dice instead of adding them.
Questions and answers
How many dice do you need for Going to Boston?
Three dice. You keep one after each roll, so every player rolls three times in a turn.
What is the highest score in Going to Boston?
Eighteen, when all three dice you keep are 6s.