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Sharp Shooters

Sharp Shooters

F.X. Schmid · 1994
2–630–45 min10+ yrs1.2/5 complexity6.4 BGG#4.392 BGG2,6 KPartyFamily
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How do you play Sharp Shooters?

From the description on the box: "A fistful of dice to roll. Challenging cards to build them on. Fast-moving play and shifting strategies. It’s a good bet Sharp Shooters will be your favorite dice game ever.

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Sharp Shooters box art
official art · F.X. Schmid

From the description on the box:

"A fistful of dice to roll. Challenging cards to build them on. Fast-moving play and shifting strategies. It’s a good bet Sharp Shooters will be your favorite dice game ever.

Players roll dice to build rows on a common card. Win chips by placing the last die in a row. Score for straights, full houses, 4 of a kind, and more.

Every turn is a brand new challenge. How many dice will you place, and where? Will you risk another roll?

As the card builds, so does the tension. Can you keep point-snatching opponents from finishing rows? To win, have the most points when the game ends!"

Games Magazine's 1996 Game of the Year. Each player, armed with a fistful of dice, starts his turn by rolling 5 dice and placing as many of them as possible on a card, though you must always place at least one if you can. Each card has 6 rows, with from 1 to six dice pictured in each row. These are in various combinations, and dice must be placed in order in each row. As long as you place at least one die, and you have not used all of your 5 dice, you can then choose to roll again. If you choose to stop, or you roll dice with no legal placement available, your turn is over.

Scoring is achieved by placing the last die in a row and scoring can be a negative. When the last row of a card is scored it is removed and a new card replaces it. Play until a predetermined number of cards are scored.

Won Games Magazine Game of the Year award in 1995.

Reimplemented as "Royal Casino" by Ravensburger

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30–45 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#4.392
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Q3How do you play Sharp Shooters?
Sharp Shooters is a dice game, for 2–6 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Sharp Shooters — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Sharp Shooters support?
Sharp Shooters is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Sharp Shooters take?
A game of Sharp Shooters takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Sharp Shooters for?
Sharp Shooters is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Sharp Shooters?
Sharp Shooters has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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