Prudente (prudence)

PRUDENTE (PRUDENCE)

Object:

Peruvian dice game similar to Farkle, or 10,000. To reach a predetermined high score (usually 20,000 or for shorter games 10,000)

Dice Values:

ace - 100
five - 50
three of a kind (in one roll) - 100 times the number on dice, unless they are ones, in which case a triplet is valued at 1000
straight (123456) in one roll - 3000
straight (123456) across a series of rolls - 1500
all ones (111111) across a series of rolls - 5000
all fives (555555) across a series of rolls - 2500
six of a kind in one roll - this happens so infrequently it is called a "dormida" (sleeper) and wins the game. alternately (for cutthroat players) it can be valued at 1000 times the number on dice and 10,000 for aces.
Play:

Player 1 rolls all six dice and counts points. A player is obligated to separate (leave out of the cup) at least one scoring die on each roll. They may then replace non scoring dice (or other scoring dice provided at least one scoring die is left out) and roll again for more points.

A player can chose to stop rolling and score at any point over 350.

If any roll produces no scoring dice, the turn is over and the player does not score at all. Thus, a player must be "prudent" in deciding whether to chance their sum total against the possibility of rolling all non scoring dice on the next roll.

If a player chances to get all six dice as scoring dice (on one or the combined rolls) they are obligated to return all six dice to the cup and continue adding to their score. Remember that if no scoring dice come up, the sum total is lost and the player scores zero (0) for that turn.

Prudent players score and pass the cup on to the next player. Whoever reaches the high score first wins.