Should I Roll the Dice? Trivia Quiz

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Backgammon has existed for over three hundred years, and is played on a board with 24 points, that is to say positions, upon which "men" are placed. Two players compete, by rolling dice to determine how far their men may move on each turn, and also to allow men who have been removed from the board to return. The idea is to move your men around the board, and off, before your opponent does. Online versions exist, but can't beat playing the old-fashioned way.

"Boggle" is a word game dating from 1972, which uses dice with letters on them rather than numbers or pips. A tray containing these dice is shaken, and the dice allowed to settle into a four by four grid. Players (two or more) then attempt to make words using the letters that are showing, using a particular set of rules whilst a sand timer counts down three minutes. Repeated words are removed from everyone's list, after which scores are awarded for unique words.

"Clue" ("Cluedo" in the UK) is a murder mystery game, played on a board with spaces representing different rooms in a mansion. It dates from the 1940s. The pair of six-sided dice is used to determine how far a player may move on their turn, and in some versions, to determine who goes first.

Crown & Anchor is a gambling game that originated with sailors of the Royal Navy in the 18th century. The three dice used are six-sided, but have symbols instead of numeric pips on each face; crown, anchor, heart, spade, diamond and club. The playing surface is a felt mat with these symbols printed on it. Bets are placed on which symbols will turn up when the dice are thrown.

Farkle, dating from sixteenth century France (by some accounts), is a family, or folk, game using six dice with numeric pips, or sometimes five. Variations abound as it has been passed down in various regions. Certain combinations of numbers score points, and players have to choose which scores to use. Play continues until one player reaches an agreed upon score and wins the game.

"Monopoly" as we know it dates from the 1930s, but was based on an earlier game from around 1906, called "The Landlord's Game". Buying and selling properties are the core aims of "Monopoly", wherever it is set (Atlantic City, London, Canada...) and the pair of dice are used to advance around the board. Rolling doubles is a good thing, unless you do it three times in a row. Then you must Go to Jail!

Pig is a game usually played with a single die, though two dice variants do exist. The player rolls the die as many times as they like, adding up the scores (2-6) from each roll. Rolling a one ends the turn, and loses the player any points already rolled in that turn. To avoid this outcome, the player may "hold" at any time, thus keeping points from that turn. Play goes on until an agreed upon total is reached and a winner declared.

"Risk" has existed since the late 1950s, and involves winning and holding territory against your opponents. Dice are used to determine the outcome of battles, which occur in accordance with certain rules of the game. The rolls of the attacker and defender are compared, and the winner decided by the match up.

"Trivial Pursuit", a Canadian invention dating from the early 1980s, may be very familiar to trivia buffs. A single die is rolled to determine how many spaces a player moves, with the object being to correctly answer a trivia question in the category specified by the space upon which one lands. The ultimate goal is to collect "wedges" or "pieces of pie" for each of six categories, before answering a final question to win the game. Variations including "Silver Screen", "Sports" and "Baby Boomer" exist, but the goal remains the same.

"Yahtzee" has been around under that name since the mid-1950s, having derived from earlier dice games. Players roll five dice, attempting to fill in one of the 13 slots on their scorecard and score as many points as possible. A maximum of three rolls per turn is allowed, and one or more dice may be reserved in subsequent rolls. Each slot in the card may only be used once, so some strategy is required.

The incorrect choices, for the most part, simply alternate turns, with no dice involve. "The Game of Life" uses a spinner to determine length of moves.