Four short guides, in the order most people want them. If you have never played, start at the top. If you know the rules, jump to the odds or the strategy.
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START HERE
How to play liar's dice
The rules in two minutes: how a bid works, how to raise it or call liar, who loses a die, and a worked example round.
READ THE RULES → -
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Wild ones or straight ones
The two rule sets differ in what a 1 is worth, and that changes how high the bids go. Read this before you play, so you know which game you are in.
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The odds of every bid
How likely a bid is to hold, with separate tables for wild ones and straight ones, and how your own dice change the numbers.
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Strategy
How to open, raise and call, how to read other players' bids, and when a bluff is worth it.
READ THE STRATEGY GUIDE →
Put it into practice
Pips & Lies is liar's dice online. You play real opponents in ranked queues, with an Elo rating on every ladder, or at a private table with friends that never touches your rating.
Search the App Store for Pips & Lies.