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Strikes & Spares

Strikes & Spares

Copp Clark Publishing Company · 1978
1–80 min8+ yrs3.0 BGG1
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How do you play Strikes & Spares?

"Bowl your opponents over with your dicemanship! Your challenge is to attain the hightest possible score for a 10 frame game." A simple dice game that mimics a game of bowling, using 10 special dice with 5 blank sides and one side showing a bowling pin.

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Strikes & Spares box art
official art · Copp Clark Publishing Company

"Bowl your opponents over with your dicemanship! Your challenge is to attain the hightest possible score for a 10 frame game." A simple dice game that mimics a game of bowling, using 10 special dice with 5 blank sides and one side showing a bowling pin. "The dice that turn up blank indicate the pin has been knocked down. The dice that show a pin on top indicate the pins have been left standing." Players can re-roll once to try to knock all 10 pins down. The score sheet is identical to a standard bowling score sheet, and points are counted identically. The highest possible score is 300, just like in bowling. (quotes from the rules sheet)

game anatomy
BGG rating3.0 / 10
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
0 min
Players
1–8
Recommended age
8+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Strikes & Spares?
Strikes & Spares is a dice game, for 1–8 players, taking ~0 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Strikes & Spares — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Strikes & Spares support?
Strikes & Spares is played by 1–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Strikes & Spares take?
A game of Strikes & Spares takes about 0 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Strikes & Spares for?
Strikes & Spares is recommended from age 8.
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