How to Play Royal Dice (Beginner's Guide)

The turn: roll, hold, roll again, commit

A turn is three rolls at most. You roll all five dice, then choose which to keep and re-roll the rest, then do that once more. After the third roll you must commit the dice to a category on your scorecard, and once a category is used it is gone for the rest of the game. That last rule is what makes this a game rather than a sequence of lucky rolls: you will regularly finish a turn holding something that fits nowhere useful, and deciding which category to sacrifice is the whole skill.

The upper section and the 63-point bonus

The upper half of the scorecard is six categories, Aces through Sixes, and each scores the sum of the dice showing that face. The reason it matters more than it looks is the bonus: accumulate 63 or more points across the upper section and you gain a flat 35 points. Sixty-three is exactly three dice of each face across all six categories, which is the benchmark to measure against as you go. If you have banked four Sixes and three Fives you are ahead of pace; if you have dumped a single Ace into the Aces box you are behind it and need to make the difference up above.

The lower section, category by category

The lower half is where the fixed-value combinations live, and knowing the payouts changes which risks are worth taking.

• Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind: Score the total of all five dice, so a high-value set is worth far more than a low one.
• Full House: 25 points for three of one number and two of another.
• Small Straight: 30 points for four consecutive numbers.
• Large Straight: 40 points for all five consecutive.
• Chance: The sum of all five dice with no requirement at all, which makes it the safety valve for a wasted turn.
• RoyalDice: 50 points for five of a kind, the highest single score on the card.

Extra RoyalDice rolls keep paying

This is the rule that separates Royal Dice from a paper scorecard. The first five of a kind you roll goes in the RoyalDice box for 50 points. Every further one in the same game pays an additional bonus on top rather than being wasted, so a hot game can run well beyond what the scorecard alone suggests. It is also a reason not to write off the RoyalDice box early: keeping it open costs you nothing except the option of using it as a dumping ground.

The modes, and which suits you

Royal Dice is not one game. The mode you pick changes the pace, the number of opponents and how much strategy is involved.

• Normal: Classic rules against up to three opponents over thirteen rounds. The place to learn.
• Triple: Three parallel scorecards across thirty-nine rounds. Much deeper, and unforgiving if you are still learning where to bank a roll.
• PartyMode: Tournament-style with dozens of players racing the same dice sequence, with the top finishers sharing a jackpot.
• Synchro or Real Time: Everyone rolls the same sequence at once and scores independently. Rewards quick decisions over deliberation.
• BingoMode and TopDown: Variants that rework the scorecard, worth trying once you are comfortable with the standard game.

Five decisions that win more matches

Most beginners lose points in the same handful of places, and none of them are about luck.

• Protect the 63: The upper bonus is 35 points, more than most single categories. Chase Fives and Sixes early rather than dumping them.
• Do not spend Chance early: Chance is the only box that always accepts anything. Save it for the turn that goes wrong.
• Sacrifice Aces, not Sixes: When a turn is a write-off, the cheapest box to zero is the one worth the fewest points.
• Keep pairs, not high singles: Two of a kind gives you three dice chasing a set. One high die gives you four chasing a miracle.
• Play the mode you are in: In Synchro and PartyMode everyone has the same dice, so the winner is whoever makes better decisions with them, not whoever rolls better.

How free Coins keep you at the table

Every match is played for a stake, so a losing run costs Coins whatever your decisions look like. The free sources are what stop that from ending your session: the spin every three hours, the daily login streak, jackpot thresholds, chests, and the links GamePoint posts. Collect them and you can play at a comfortable stake indefinitely rather than dropping to the lowest room after a bad night.