5 Fun Dice Games – A Complete Selection

Dice games are some of the oldest games in history. From ancient civilizations to modern game nights, these small, numbered cubes have held the power to bring people together for moments of excitement, strategy, and laughter. 

5 Dice Games

There are currently five different dice games on Coolmath Games. Every single one of them has a different feel to their gameplay. The pacing, the intensity, and the objectives vary greatly from game to game. Read on to learn about each dice game and figure out which ones are right for you.

Yacht

This Yahtzee-based game is the newest of the dice games here at Coolmath, and debatably the most fun. In Yacht, players are trying to roll dice for the most points that they can get by trying to obtain different combinations. You can either go head-to-head against your friends or just play against a computer. Either way, Yacht is a ton of fun to play!

To learn more about this fun dice game, check out our blog on how to play Yacht. It goes over all of the basics of the game, along with a few strategies to give you a leg up on the competition.

Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders, or Chutes and Ladders as some people call it, is the most simple and luck-based game in this list of dice games. All that you have to do is roll and your character will automatically move however many spaces you roll. This is a great game for players who just want something simple that doesn’t really take any strategy.

While you certainly don't need an entire blog to learn how to play Snakes and Ladders, the history of this board game is actually pretty fascinating. Check out the Coolmath Games blog on the history of Snakes and Ladders to learn about the intricate past of this game.

Backgammon

Both of the aforementioned games are fairly recent, so let’s do a major throwback to one of the oldest games in existence – Backgammon! Backgammon is a game that involves moving pieces based on dice rolls, aiming to get your pieces off the board before the opponent can get theirs off. Backgammon’s rich history and strategic gameplay have kept it relevant for literally thousands of years. It stands atop the classic games genre next to games like Chess and Mancala.

Read up on Backgammon with our Coolmath Games blog on how to play Backgammon. It will give you some tips and tricks to help you become a backgammon expert. Without this guide, it will be hard to just understand the game by playing it without prior knowledge. 

For those of you who are history buffs, the history of backgammon is actually quite interesting to learn about. Read all about it to see how the game was made and how it has evolved into the Backgammon that we know today.

Ludo

If you are looking for a cutthroat game, then Ludo is definitely the dice game for you. In Ludo, players are trying to make it around the map using their game pieces. All the while, you are both trying to destroy the enemy pieces while evading the pieces that are trying to destroy you. This is a game that features a lot of emotional highs and lows.

Idle Dice

If you want a more unique dice game, then we recommend checking out Idle Dice. This is a fun idle game that involves rolling dice in order to get points. As you continue to roll dice, you’ll start to earn multipliers that will help you. This is one of the classic idle games from Coolmath Games that has been loved by fans for years. If you like games such as Idle Breakout or Clicker Heroes, then Idle Dice will be right up your alley.

So now that you have read up about 5 of our favorite dice games, make sure to go and test out a few of them! Whether you like skill-based, luck-based, or idle games, odds are that there’s something from this list that you will find fun.