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Tali (Roman Knucklebones)

T
PLAYERS
2-4
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Each player in turn tosses all four knucklebones together onto a table or flat surface.

2

Each bone can land on one of four sides, and each side is worth a different point value under the group's agreed scoring.

3

The rarest combination, with all four bones landing on different sides, scores the highest and is called the "Venus throw."

4

Other set combinations, like four matching sides, score fixed values agreed before play begins.

5

Play a set number of rounds and add up each player's best throws; the highest total wins.