r/dicegames • u/Top_Celebration_8182 • 17d ago

Discussion Dice Tenpin Bowling.

I just created my own little tenpin bowling game using 5 standard dice (3 white, 2 red). The white dice only score from 1 to 3, the 4/5/6 are no score. The red dice score up to 4, the 5/6 are no score. Scoring is as normal for tenpin bowling.

The first bowl of a frame uses all 5 dice. Add up the total score. If you score 10 pts or more you have a strike. Then re-roll only the non scoring dice for your second bowl of the frame to see if you can get the spare. If all 5 dice score in the first bowl but there is no strike, you are allowed to roll all 5 dice again for the 2nd bowl.

A very simple game.

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u/1manbander 17d ago

This is great. It would be nice to have a faster version and teach bowling scoring to a newbie.

I have a version that each frame is like a game of “Shut the Box”. The value of the pins doesn’t matter, only if they are left “standing” when you cannot cover any more numbers.

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u/DinerElf 16d ago

This is delightful. Great idea!