Liar's Dice (Milton Bradley)

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Liar's Dice is a board game published in 1987 by Milton Bradley.

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Liar's Dice is a game in which each player shakes five dice inside a shaker, and the first player makes a bid on the hidden results, and the other players in order must raise the bid or challenge. [1]

Reception

The Chicago Tribune called the game "A nice combination of strategy and luck; good for the whole family." [2]

Brian Walker reviewed Liar's Dice for Games International magazine, and gave it 5 stars out of 5, and stated that "Role-players, wargamers (even), and people who normally hate games can play, enjoy, and win this game. Liar's Dice, entry in the hall of fame is yours, no die roll required." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Walker, Brian (September–October 1989). "General Games". Games International (9): 9.
  2. "Clipped From Chicago Tribune". November 25, 1988. p. 137 via newspapers.com.
  3. https://archive.org/details/games-93-1988-september/page/n59/mode/2up
  4. https://archive.org/details/games-94-1988-novembers/page/n57/mode/2up
  5. https://archive.org/details/familygames100be0000unse/page/198/mode/2up