THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON DICE GAMES! World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages! Topics covered include: Betting games - Including casino favorites where a little knowledge can give you a distinct advantage...or at least minimize your disadvantages! Bluffing games - Your ability to use psychology and persuade other players is often more important than your actual throw! Category Games - Use strategy to achieve specific results and be the first complete and win the game. Lucky Scoring Games - In these games chance and fate have the upper hand...but knowing your odds never hurts. Progression and Jeopardy Games - Play wisely and successively improve your score while minimizing your risk of losing everything! ...and much, much more! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most successful and prolific game designers of all times. He has had more than 500 games and books published in many countries and languages with sales totaling over 15 million games. He has won numerous international awards including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, the Swiss Game Award, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, the Spanish Game of the Year Award, the Dutch Game of the Year Award, three Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Swedish Game of the Year Award, the Danish Game of the Year Award and the Japan Board Game Prize.