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Learn the scoring positions for this fun and easy game for all ages
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Pass the Pigs is the perfect casual game to play with a group of friends, and how the pigs land after you roll them determines how many points you earn. While most of the pigs’ positions add points to your score, some may end your turn immediately or wipe out your total score. Even though there are a handful of positions to remember, we’ve made an easy cheat sheet to track your scores. We’ll show you exactly how many points you earn from each of the pigs’ positions, plus give you a quick refresher on the game’s rules so you can start playing now.
Things You Should Know
- Players: 2 or more
- Required Materials: Pass the Pigs game, pencils
- Objective: Be the first to earn 100 points by rolling 2 pigs as dice so they land in scoring positions
Steps
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How to Play
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Roll both pigs on the table like dice. Choose a player at random to go first. Take the pigs and toss them into the air so they land on a smooth surface, like a tabletop or hard floor. Check the positions of the pigs when they land and note down how many points were earned. [14] X Research source
- Some versions of Pass the Pigs come with a dice cup you can use to roll the pigs, but you don’t need one to play the game.
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Keep rolling to try earning more points on your turn. As long as a player didn’t roll a Pig Out, Oinker, or Piggyback, they can choose to risk their points and roll the pigs again to add more to their score on their turn. Keep track of the points they earn. [15] X Research source
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Stop rolling to add the accumulated points to your total. If a player doesn’t want to risk losing any points, they can choose to end their turn after making a roll. Take any of the points they accumulated during their turn and add it to their total. Then, that player passes the pigs to the next person so they can take their turn. [16] X Research source
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Win the game by earning 100 total points. As soon as a player reaches or goes over 100 points on their turn, they win the game! It’s possible for a really lucky player to earn that many points in one turn, but the game will usually go for a couple of rounds. [17] X Research source
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Tips
- Try the Hog Call variation to add an exciting twist to the game. Before a player rolls the pigs, any other player with at least 20 points can say “Sooee!” and guess the position the pigs will land in. If they’re correct, they earn double the point value and the rolling player loses that many points. If they predict wrong, then they lose double the position’s point value and the rolling player gains that many points. [18] X Research sourceThanks
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References
- ↑ https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/passthepigs.pdf
- ↑ https://www.kookaburra.com.au/documents/instructions/ZWM000123_11.pdf
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
- ↑ https://youtu.be/uLFlMl0zTAg?t=156
- ↑ https://www.kookaburra.com.au/documents/instructions/ZWM000123_11.pdf
- ↑ https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/passthepigs.pdf
- ↑ https://youtu.be/uLFlMl0zTAg?t=180
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
- ↑ https://www.kookaburra.com.au/documents/instructions/ZWM000123_11.pdf
- ↑ https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/passthepigs.pdf
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
- ↑ https://www.kookaburra.com.au/documents/instructions/ZWM000123_11.pdf
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
- ↑ https://www.kookaburra.com.au/documents/instructions/ZWM000123_11.pdf
- ↑ https://youtu.be/uLFlMl0zTAg?t=56
- ↑ https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/passthepigs.pdf
- ↑ https://winning-moves.com/images/PTP_Rule_2023.pdf
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