What are the dice for?

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What are the dice for?

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If you buy a poker set it contains - most times - cards, chips, buttons (dealer, sometimes even SB, BB) and dice. I always wondered what are the dice for? Is there really a poker variant that involves dice? Or are they just for other casino games?
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Playing craps I think
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Re: What are the dice for?

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There is a game called poker dice but these dices are pretty specific: 5 dices representing playing cards. If you have "standard" casino dices included, it's usually there for the sake of it, in case you want to play craps as Roope already stated. It's good to have a little gambling on the side when you're out of the table.
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Räpylätassu wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 5:19 pm
Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 1:01 am I always wondered what are the dice for? Is there really a poker variant that involves dice?
Playing craps I think
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Nope. Deck spread - everyone picks a card, highest card deals first. Why should I carry around a die just for that?
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Re: What are the dice for?

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Traditionally a Poker set is thought to be or marketed to be a gambling set so they include a pair of dice. The two dice are for gambling games like craps, street craps, under over, etc. To my limited knowledge there is no poker dice game that uses two dice because a poker hand is five cards. I honestly have no idea so there could maybe be one however, I doubt it. The other dice games are just too simple, fast and easy to play.
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Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:26 am Nope. Deck spread - everyone picks a card, highest card deals first. Why should I carry around a die just for that?
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