What could possibly be cheaper and easier for building great family relationships than the usual regular time doing offers? Whether it's fortnightly, weekly or more frequently, sitting around a desk and doing offers together is a sure fire method to promote healthy and strong bonds between family members. Only if games didn't cost so much!

It's amazing just how many family-friendly games you can play with only a handful of dice. Here is my set of the top five family dice games that won't cost you a cent! (If you don't keep these things already, you can purchase packs of five dice for just a few dollars.)

Fifty is a straightforward game for young kids that can also help them figure out how to count. Players take turns to throw two dice. In the event that you throw a double one, double two, double four or double five, you score five points. Throwing a double six scores twenty five points, but a double three sets your score back to zero. Any throw does not count. The very first player to achieve fifty points, or maybe more, wins the game d&d metal dice.

Knock Out is another simple game for children. Each player chooses a knock-out number - either 6, 7, 8, or 9. They then take turns to throw two dice and add the numbers. If the sum total equals their knock-out number, they are from the game for the rest of the round. Play continues until only one player (the winner) is left. Everyone will then play another round, picking a different knock-out number when they wish.

Go Figure is just a mathematical dice game using three dice. A person chooses several between one and fifteen for the gamer on the left to work out out mathematically using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with the three numbers to attempt to make their chosen number. For example, when they chose the number "8" and their dice throw was 2, 4 and 6, they could have 4 + 6 - 2 = 8. If the throw was 1, 3 and 5 they could have 1 x 3 + 5 = 8. A person who succeeds scores one point. That player then chooses several (1-15) for the gamer on the left to 'go figure' ;.After several rounds the gamer with the highest score may be the winner.

Centennial is a competition game for 2 to 8 players using three dice, a board and a table for each player. The board includes thirteen squares in a row, labelled Start, 1, 2, 3,..., 10, 11, 12. Maybe it's manufactured from cardboard and decorated nicely or simply scribbled on a page of paper. Counters could possibly be coins, matchsticks, etc. as long as each player can identify their counter. Most of the counters are positioned on the Start square. The very first player throws the three dice. If one of them is just a "1" they place their counter on square 1. If there clearly was a "2" (or two "1s", since 1 + 1 = 2) they could also move to square 2, and so on. Throwing a "1", "2" and "3" would show that the gamer could move up to square 6 (1, 2, 3 obviously; but 1 + 3 = 4, 2 + 3 = 5 and 1 + 2 + 3 = 6). Once a person reaches 12, then they move back the board. The very first player to return to square 1 shouts "Centennial!" and wins the game.

Four Twenty One is a method game that uses three dice and is popular in Europe. You will find ten rounds; the gamer with the highest score by the end of the tenth round wins the game. The very first player throws all three dice, trying to accomplish the highest rank. The order of the ranks is:

Four Twenty One - 421

Triples - 666 (highest), 555, 444, 333, 222, down to 111(lowest)

Pairs - 665 (highest), 664, 663, 662, 661, 556, 554, 553, 552, 551, 446, 445, 443, 442, 441, 336, 335, 334, 332, 331, 226, 225, 224, 223, 221, 116, 115, 114, 113, 112 (lowest)

Chance - 654 (highest), 653, 652, 651, 643, 642, 641, 632, 631, 621, 543, 542, 541, 532, 531, 521, 432, 431, 321 (lowest)

[You may like to write out most of the possible combinations so as from highest (421) to lowest (321) for reference before you play.] The very first player has up to three throws to accomplish their highest rank. They could choose to help keep any dice any throw any dice. For example, with a throw of 5 5 6, they could keep consitently the set of 5s and throw the 6 in the hope to getting a triple 5. Other players then try to beat each others rank for that round. The gamer with the highest rank scores one point for the round. After ten rounds, the gamer with the highest total score wins the game.

There you go! Five family-friendly games for younger children and adults using only three dice or less. I haven't even mentioned my family's favourite dice game, Pig. If you prefer more information on these and other dice games and other family-friendly games, take a look at our website.