Bo Bing

Alternate Names

Bóbǐng; Mooncakes Game; Bangyan; Poah-(chiōng-gôan)-pián; Poa̍h-tiong-chhiu; 博餅

History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Bing_(game)

Video Tutorial

Instructions

Bo Bing has been played for hundreds of years in China and it is most commonly used to determine new year fortunes.

Objective:

The goal is to roll the dice into a bowl to try and get the highest score. It is a great game for parties, conventions, and for a festival stand where passerby's may want to roll the dice to play the game.

Materials:

• 6 dice.
• Wide Mouth Bowl
• Prizes (Traditionally 63 different sized cakes)

Setup:

To play this game traditionally, you prepare 63 different cakes, sweets, or prizes of varying sizes or value. Set up a table with the prizes visible and the bowl located where a passing player can roll the dice into the bowl. Typically the prizes are in 6 tiers, with the 1st prize tier being something very desirable, and the remaining categories being progressively less desirable, with 6th place essentially being a consolation prize.

Rolling the Dice:

The game play is extremely simple, a new player will roll the 6 dice in the bowl all at once, the result of the dice will show the prize that they win.

Scoring:

• 1st Place: Six 4's; Six 1's; Six of any number, Five 4-faces; Five of any other number, Four 4's
  • Number Of Prizes: 1
• 2nd Place: 1-6 straight, or two sets of three of the same number.
  • Number Of Prizes: 2
• 3rd Place: Four of any number, except 4's.
  • Number Of Prizes: 4
• 4th Place: Three 4's, any number for the three remaining dice.
  • Number Of Prizes: 8
• 5th Place: Two 4's, any number for the four remaining dice.
  • Number Of Prizes: 16
• 6th Place: One 4, any number for the five remaining dice.
  • Number Of Prizes: 32

Passing the dice:

• When there are a set number of players, such at a party or potluck, players can play by rounds until all prizes are taken.

Winning the Game:

• Every player is a winner in Bo-Bing, so long as prizes remain on the table.

Variations:

• It is encouraged to yell "Chiong Wan!" loudly when you throw the dice.
• A separate prize system consists of 6th place winning a small candy, 2nd to 5th place can choose any prize on the table (except the big prize) , and 1st place gets the big prize.
• Some people play where the ultimate roll of 6 fours awards all remaining prizes to the player that rolled it.
• If you would like to add a variation to these rules, leave an Amazon review with the variation in the review for it will be added to this section.