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Take 12

Take 12

Parker Brothers · 1959
1–1020 min8+ yrs6.3 BGG18
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Boxed set of two red dice, a green playing field, and twelve white cubes numbered one through twelve. Object of the game is to win as many of the cubes as possible by rolling the dice and matching the total of the dice with the numbers on the cubes.

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Take 12 box art
official art · Parker Brothers

Boxed set of two red dice, a green playing field, and twelve white cubes numbered one through twelve.

Object of the game is to win as many of the cubes as possible by rolling the dice and matching the total of the dice with the numbers on the cubes. It's a just very slight riff on Shut the Box.

I wonder if the name of the game is a play on the jazz song Take 5, which was a huge hit starting in 1959. The art direction on this game is great. It feels so very "cool late 50's," like a Rat Pack movie.

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BGG rating6.3 / 10
Play time
20 min
Players
1–10
Recommended age
8+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Take 12?
Take 12 is a dice game, for 1–10 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Take 12 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Take 12 support?
Take 12 is played by 1–10 players.
Q5How long does a game of Take 12 take?
A game of Take 12 takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Take 12 for?
Take 12 is recommended from age 8.
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