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Pass the Pigs

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Pass the Pigs

Pass the Pigs

Image courtesy of Winning Moves

Gameplay in Brief:

Pass the pigs is a dice game with no dice. Instead, players roll small rubber pigs. Seriously. Points are won depending on how the pigs land, and then players decide whether to roll again, risking the points they've earned if they "pig out."

Basics:

For 2 to 6 players, ages 7 and up. Pass the Pigs takes about 30 minutes per game.

Designer:

Pass the Pigs was designed by David Moffat.

Publisher:

Originally released in 1977, Pass the Pigs has been published several times. Publishers include Winning Moves, Milton Bradley, Endless Games, David Moffat Enterprises, and Recycled Paper Products, Inc.

Genre:

Pass the Pigs is a press-your-luck dice game.

Also by David Moffat:

Moffat also designed Snout! - The Pass the Pigs Card Game (2005).

Awards:

Pass the Pigs is on my list of the best dice games.

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