Written January 4, 2025 in 4 minutes as part of the Gentle Games Habit. Conceived during a workshop with Randy O’Connor.
A race game for 2 or more players.
Draw a track with 36 squares. Each player gets a marker on the first square of the track.
Each player starts with a pool of 12d6.
On your turn, throw as many dice as you’d like. If any of them are a 6, discard all the thrown dice and end your turn. Otherwise, total the dice and advance that many squares on the track.
If you ever have no dice, return to the beginning of the track and take 12 new dice.
When a player makes it to the last square, continue play until everyone has had an even number of turns. The game is then over. Who ever arrived to the end of the track with the most dice remaining wins.