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Liar's Dice online
Roll five hidden dice and bluff your way through the bids: 1s are wild, call "Liar!" when a bid looks too high, and be the last player with dice.
Liar's Dice guide
Hidden dice, bold bids and one big question: are they bluffing? Call Liar! and lift the cups.
What is Liar's Dice?
Liar's Dice is a bluffing dice game: every player rolls five dice in secret, then players take turns bidding on how many dice on the whole table show a face, until someone calls Liar! and the cups are lifted. On DD Games you play 1 to 5 bots in Singleplayer or 2 to 6 players online.
Liar's Dice, also known as Perudo or Dudo, is a game of hidden information and nerve. You only ever see your own dice, so every bid is part maths and part bluff, and every call of Liar! is a bet on what is under everyone else's cup.
DD Games plays the classic rules with wild 1s. Dice are rolled on the server and each player is sent only their own, so nobody, not even spectators, can peek until the cups are lifted.
Solo, you face one to five bots on Easy, Medium, Hard or Auto. Easy bluffs a lot and calls on a whim, Medium plays the odds from its own dice, and Hard also reads what the other bids suggest.
How to play Liar's Dice
- Choose Singleplayer to face one to five bots, or Online to play with 2 to 6 players in a room or through Quick Play.
- Everyone starts with 5 dice. Each round all players roll secretly under their cups: you only ever see your own dice.
- On your turn, bid on how many dice on the whole table show one face, for example 4 fives. Use the face buttons and the - / + stepper; only legal raises can be picked.
- Or, instead of raising, press Liar! to challenge the last bid. All cups lift and the matching dice are counted, 1s included.
- Whoever was wrong loses a die and opens the next round. Lose your last die and you are out; the last player with dice wins.
Rules
- 1s are wild: they count as every other face. A bid of 5 fours counts every 4 and every 1 on the table. A bid on 1s counts only 1s.
- Every bid must raise the previous one: a higher quantity of any face, or the same quantity of a higher face (3 fives can become 3 sixes or 4 of anything).
- Switching to 1s needs at least half the quantity, rounded up (5 fours can become 3 ones). Switching back from 1s needs double the quantity plus one (3 ones can become 7 of any face). A round cannot open on 1s.
- Calling Liar!: if the real count (with wild 1s) is at least the bid, the bid was true and the caller loses a die. Otherwise the bidder loses a die.
- The player who lost the die opens the next round. If that was their last die, the next player still in opens.
- Online, each turn has 30 seconds. If time runs out the game plays a sensible move for you: an opening bid on the face you hold most, a small raise your own dice support, or Liar! when no raise looks likely.
- If a player leaves mid-round, that round is cancelled and everyone still in rolls again.
Tips and strategy
- Count what you know: about a third of the dice you cannot see will match any face other than 1, thanks to the wild 1s.
- Bid on faces you hold. Your own dice are the only sure thing at the table.
- Watch what others bid: a player who keeps raising sixes probably has some.
- Switching to 1s halves the quantity, which can trap the next player into a bid that is hard to raise.
- As dice disappear, bids that were safe early on become risky: rethink the odds every round.
Questions
Where can I play Liar's Dice online free?
Right here on DD Games, free in your browser with no download. Play 2 to 6 friends in an online room, use Quick Play, or practise against bots.
Can other players or spectators see my dice?
No. The server only sends each player their own dice. Nobody sees anyone else's dice until somebody calls Liar! and every cup is lifted.
Why are 1s wild in Liar's Dice?
That is the classic rule, also used in Perudo: 1s count towards every other face, which keeps bids lively. Bids on 1s themselves only count actual 1s.
Is Liar's Dice the same as Perudo?
Yes, Perudo and Dudo are names for the same family of bluffing dice games. DD Games uses the common rules: five dice each, wild 1s and one die lost per challenge.
What happens if I run out of time online?
After 30 seconds the game plays a sensible move for you: a small raise backed by your own dice, or Liar! if every raise looks unlikely.
How many players can play Liar's Dice?
Two to six players online. In Singleplayer you play against one to five bots on Easy, Medium, Hard or Auto.
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