Play Dice Poker — Free
The classic five-dice game. Roll up to three times a turn, hold the dice you want, then fill one of 13 categories. Beat your best total.
Upper Section
Lower Section
Game complete!
What is Dice Poker?
Dice Poker is a fast, friendly game of five dice and clever decisions — a classic five-dice category game where you build the best possible combinations and record them on a scorecard. Each turn you roll all five dice, keep the ones you like, and reroll the rest up to two more times. Then you commit those dice to one of thirteen categories, from simple number counts to a Full House, a Large Straight or the jackpot Five of a Kind. The catch is that every category can be used only once, so choosing where to bank each hand is the real puzzle.
What looks like a game of pure chance quickly reveals itself as a game of odds and judgement. Do you settle for a safe score now, or gamble a reroll chasing something bigger? Do you protect the upper section for its valuable bonus, or grab a straight while the dice are hot? Over thirteen turns those small decisions add up, and the gap between a lucky beginner and a sharp player is huge. Dice Poker on vygam plays instantly in your browser, saves your best total, and is free forever — no download, no sign-up, just roll and go.
How to Play
Play is straightforward, but a few moves are simply not allowed. In Dice Poker you cannot:
- roll more than three times in a single turn — after the third roll you must score;
- reuse a category — every one of the 13 boxes is filled exactly once across the game;
- skip scoring a turn — if no category fits, you must take a zero in an open box;
- unhold and reroll after you have already banked the dice into a category.
Scoring Categories
The scorecard has two halves. The upper section — Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives and Sixes — scores the sum of the dice showing that single number; put your Fours dice into Fours and you score four points per matching die. If those six boxes total 63 or more, you collect a 35-point bonus, so the upper section is worth defending.
The lower section rewards combinations. Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind score the total of all five dice when you have at least three or four matching. Full House (three of one number plus two of another) is a flat 25. Small Straight (four dice in a run) is 30, and Large Straight (five in a row) is 40. Five of a Kind — all five dice matching — is the top prize at 50. Finally, Chance is a safety net that simply totals all five dice, no pattern required, which makes it a handy place to dump an awkward roll.
Dice Poker Tips & Strategy
Anyone can roll dice, but consistent high scores come from playing the odds. These four techniques will quickly lift your averages once they become second nature.
Chase the upper-section bonus
The 35-point bonus for reaching 63 in the upper section is the single biggest reliable swing in the game. Sixty-three is exactly three of each number, so treat "three of each" as your baseline. When you roll a cluster of high numbers early, favour banking Fours, Fives and Sixes over a mediocre lower-section score — those points snowball into the bonus and are hard to make up elsewhere.
Know when to take Chance
Chance scores the raw total of all five dice regardless of pattern, which makes it the perfect release valve for a turn that goes nowhere. Save it for late in the game rather than spending it early: if a promising reroll collapses into a random spread of high dice, Chance turns a wasted turn into 20-plus points. Burning it on turn one leaves you with no cushion when a truly ugly roll arrives.
Hold flexible cores, not long shots
When you hold three of a kind, you are alive for Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, Five of a Kind and Full House all at once — a lot of ways to win from one reroll. Holding a bare pair keeps almost as many doors open. Compare that with chasing a single missing die for a Large Straight: it feels exciting, but the odds are thin. Prefer holds that keep several strong categories in play.
Sacrifice the cheapest zero
Some turns you simply cannot make anything score. When that happens, take your zero in the box that costs you least — usually Ones, or a lower-section slot like Five of a Kind that you were unlikely to hit anyway. Never zero out Chance or a high upper box you still need for the bonus. Managing your "dump" categories well is a quiet skill that separates good scores from great ones.
FAQ
Is Dice Poker free to play?
Yes — Dice Poker on vygam is completely free. There is no download and no sign-up; it plays instantly in your browser on phone, tablet or desktop.
How do you play Dice Poker?
Roll all five dice, then hold the ones you like and reroll the rest up to two more times — three rolls in total. When you are happy, assign the dice to one empty category on the scorecard, which scores by that category's rule. Fill all 13 categories to finish the game.
What is the best category to aim for in Dice Poker?
Five of a Kind is worth the most at 50 points, but it is rare. In practice the biggest swing comes from the upper-section bonus and from banking a Full House, Large Straight or a strong Four of a Kind when the dice line up. Keep flexible and match your final dice to whatever open category scores highest.
What is the upper-section bonus in Dice Poker?
If the six upper categories — Ones through Sixes — add up to 63 or more, you earn a 35-point bonus. Sixty-three is the average you get by scoring three of each number, so protecting the upper section is one of the most reliable ways to lift your total.
Is Dice Poker a game of luck or skill?
Both. Each roll is random, but deciding which dice to hold, how many times to reroll and which category to fill is pure strategy. Good decisions across all 13 turns consistently beat careless ones, which is why your best totals climb as you learn the odds.