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Twenty-Six

Twenty-Six

(Public Domain) · 1920
210 min8+ yrs1.0/5 complexity3.7 BGG4Couples
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According to the encyclopedia, This was a dice game popular in the Midwestern United States from the 1920s through the 1950s, in which a player selects a number from 1 to 6 and then casts 10 dice 13 times, attempting to throw the chosen number 26 times or more, or exactly 13 times, or fewer than 10 times.

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Twenty-Six box art
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According to the encyclopedia, This was a dice game popular in the Midwestern United States from the 1920s through the 1950s, in which a player selects a number from 1 to 6 and then casts 10 dice 13 times, attempting to throw the chosen number 26 times or more, or exactly 13 times, or fewer than 10 times. The house edge (advantage) in this game is approximately 18 percent.

Apparently this game lost popularity once anti gambling laws went into place. Standard odds were give from tavern to tavern and payoffs were usually settled by the winner getting drinks.

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Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating3.7 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
10 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs

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Twenty-Six is a dice game, for 2 players, taking ~10 minutes, featuring betting and bluffing. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Twenty-Six — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Twenty-Six support?
Twenty-Six is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Twenty-Six take?
A game of Twenty-Six takes about 10 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Twenty-Six for?
Twenty-Six is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Twenty-Six?
Twenty-Six has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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