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Rules and variations of the dice game
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If you’re looking for a quick and easy drinking game to play before a night out with friends, 3 Man is perfect and you only need a couple of dice. We’ll walk you through all the rules and variations to try.
3 Man Dice Game
- Choose a player to be the “3 Man” at the start of the game.
- Take turns rolling 2 dice, and follow the rules based on the result:
- 3 on any die or sum of 3: The 3 Man takes a drink. If the 3 Man rolls any 3 or a sum of 3, they don’t drink and choose someone else to be the new 3 Man.
- Sum of 7: The person to the right of the roller drinks.
- Sum of 9: The person across from the roller drinks.
- Sum of 10: Everybody drinks (also known as a “social”)
- Sum of 11: The person to the left of the roller drinks.
- Doubles: Give both dice to someone else, they roll and take the number of sips showing on their dice
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3 Man Drinking Game Rules
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Choose a player to be the first “3 Man.” Three Man works best if you have at least 3 people to play with, but there’s no limit to how many players can get involved. Choose the first 3 Man randomly or take turns rolling a die until someone gets a 3. [1] X Research source
- Give the 3 Man a special hat, piece of jewelry, or another noticeable piece of clothing to signify their role even more.
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Roll 2 dice and follow the rules based on the result. Start with the player sitting to the left of the 3 Man. Check the roll to see if there are any special rules tied to the result. If the roll doesn’t have a rule tied to it, then the dice go to the next player to the left. [2] X Research source
- 3 on any die or sum of 3: The 3 Man takes a drink. If the 3 Man rolls any 3 or a sum of 3, they don’t have to drink and may choose someone else to be the new 3 Man.
- Sum of 7: The person to the right of the roller drinks.
- Sum of 9: The person across from the roller drinks.
- Sum of 10: Everybody drinks (also known as a “social”)
- Sum of 11: The person to the left of the roller drinks.
- Doubles: Give both dice to 1 player, or split them between 2 players. Whoever has the dice rolls them. The roller has to sip the number of times showing on their dice. If the result is another set of doubles, the original roller drinks instead.
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End the game whenever you want. There’s no official way to end the game, so stop after everyone has finished their drinks or after a set number of rounds. Otherwise, keep playing as long as you’re having a good time.
- If you notice someone has been the 3 Man for a long time, try switching the role after they’ve had to drink a total of 9 times so they don’t have too much alcohol.
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- It's recommended that you only have 1-2 drinks in a day. [6] X Research source A standard drink size is 12 fluid ounces (350 ml) of beer, 8 fluid ounces (240 ml) of malt liquor, 5 fluid ounces (150 ml) of wine, 1 1 ⁄ 2 fluid ounces (44 ml) of liquor. [7] X Trustworthy Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Main public health institute for the US, run by the Dept. of Health and Human Services Go to sourceThanks
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Warnings
- Only drink if you’re the legal drinking age or older for your area.Thanks
- Drink responsibly . Be sure to plan transportation, pace yourself, and sip on water between drinks.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://www.drinkinggames.beer/three-man.html
- ↑ https://www.thedrunkpirate.com/third-man-drinking-game/
- ↑ https://www.drinkingmates.live/how-to-play-three-man-drinking-game/
- ↑ https://www.drinkingmates.live/how-to-play-three-man-drinking-game/
- ↑ https://web.math.princeton.edu/math_alive/3/Lab1/Rolling.html
- ↑ https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/basics-defining-how-much-alcohol-too-much
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/standard-drink-sizes/index.html
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