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Mia

A bluffing dice game. Roll two dice under a cup, peek, and announce your score. It has to beat the score announced before yours, so sometimes you'll have to lie. The next player either believes you and rolls, or lifts the cup to check. Whoever was wrong loses a life.

Set up · 1 of 2

Everyone starts with six lives. Count yours down on your fingers.

Set up · 2 of 2

Learn how scores work: the higher die is the tens, so a 6 and a 3 is 63. The full order is in the list below.

How to play · 1 of 5

Roll and peek

Shake the dice in the cup, turn it upside down on the table, and peek at them without anyone else seeing.

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Announce

Say your score out loud. It has to beat the last announced score. If your roll doesn't, lie.

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Believe or lift

The next player decides. If they believe you, they take the cup without looking, roll, peek, and announce a higher score. If not, they lift the cup.

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Lose a life

If you lied, you lose a life. If you told the truth, the player who lifted loses one. The player who lost starts a fresh round, with any score allowed.

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Mia

A 2 and a 1 is Mia, the best roll there is. Nothing beats it, so the next player either gives up and loses a life, or lifts the cup. If it's really Mia, they lose two.

How to win

Lose all six lives and you're out. The last player with lives left wins.