Games Dice Family Push Your Luck

Chicken!

Clark Wimberly

May 27, 2023 — 1 min read

How it works: A push-your-luck dice game in a portable tube with stellar design. We backed on Kickstarter, but the game should be available from Keymaster in Summer 2023.

Why it's clever: When you "Count your chickens" and take your points, you pass a larger amount of dice to the next player, which complicates the risk/reward already ruling the game.

The cloth game board makes for an easily portable package, which sounds great for a simple game that plays in 10-20 mins. At might not be the star of game night, but it'll be a perfect starter or closer.

Price: $20

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