Thank you for this tutorial. Been trying to learn this game cuz I found it interesting and this is the only tutorial that makes sense for this fairly complicated game
I'm glad you found it useful! I didn't even get into the full betting rules, which add another layer of complexity. I plan to make more game tutorials in the coming weeks, as soon as I can decide on the games and practice playing a few times.
I learned this game a couple of months ago from an old lady at a café in Norway and I found your video to see if I remembered the rules correct. Great video, thank you for making it. Im pretty sure the old lady taught us that if your up against a mia (or meyer in our case) you could choose to not look at the dice, lose a life and take a new roll without claiming a higher roll. She also didnt teach that you could pass on the previous roll. I think both versions work, and we had alot of fun.
@@nathanlarge4497 We use normal die, so 1/2 is a very common role. There are minor differences, but as a whole it works about the same. We call it Majer now.
in the ending (around 27:30), if A had decided to pass the pot onto B instead of calling it, what options would B have had? Would he then have to roll again and declare that he had beaten the 3-3 roll? Or could B have perhaps NOT rolled again, and just verbally increased his claimed roll to 2-1 (as he already knows 2-1 is what is in the pot). Or does he HAVE TO actually roll the dice again, if that makes sense?
@@kymbo72 I'm sorry it took so long to get back to this question... Yes, B would have to roll again. If A passed back to B, keeping the 3-3 bid, and B knows that the roll is Mia (2-1) ***because that's what they rolled***, B CANNOT keep passing, since the pot has been passed back "around the circle" to the original roller, who cannot continue to pass with the same bid (this rule still applies, even for the last 2 players). If B does not call (which would a bad idea, knowing that the call is lower than the actual roll), they MUST reroll and must declare a higher bid than the 3-3 previously stated.
Primarily, to try and lure the next player into calling their bluff, so that second player loses a 'life' or their bid, instead. Also, if the dice get passed all the way around without a new roll and they're forced to re-roll, it will be easier to declare a higher roll than the previous claim.
thank you for replying! I get the latter point, but I still struggle to wrap my head around why people would be tempted to call bluff if you declare a lower number? would they not be encouraged to roll for a higher number then?
If you mean the roll, Mia, it's just how the rules of the game work. It's something like the two Jacks (the right and left bower) becoming the highest trump cards in Euchre, when normally, they're lower than Ace, King, or Queen.
Very beautiful, I can imagine my ancestors sitting around an old table playing this, having little stones as life counters.
A lot of other historical games can be tedious or complicated, but this actually sounds fairly fun and fair. Thanks for the research and video
Thank you. I enjoyed learning and playing this game, and the simplicity was part of that.
I’ve been looking for an understandable tutorial because I need to know how to play this game for a probability class… thank you!!
Thank you for this tutorial. Been trying to learn this game cuz I found it interesting and this is the only tutorial that makes sense for this fairly complicated game
I'm glad you found it useful! I didn't even get into the full betting rules, which add another layer of complexity. I plan to make more game tutorials in the coming weeks, as soon as I can decide on the games and practice playing a few times.
@@nathanlarge4497 thats cool. Definitely keep it up. This tutorial was very well made
I learned this game a couple of months ago from an old lady at a café in Norway and I found your video to see if I remembered the rules correct. Great video, thank you for making it. Im pretty sure the old lady taught us that if your up against a mia (or meyer in our case) you could choose to not look at the dice, lose a life and take a new roll without claiming a higher roll. She also didnt teach that you could pass on the previous roll.
I think both versions work, and we had alot of fun.
Oh lord... We still play this in Denmark all the frikkin time.
Good to hear. I hope I didn't imply the game was left behind in history! Do you ever use oblong dice, or only usual cubes?
@@nathanlarge4497 We use normal die, so 1/2 is a very common role.
There are minor differences, but as a whole it works about the same.
We call it Majer now.
in the ending (around 27:30), if A had decided to pass the pot onto B instead of calling it, what options would B have had? Would he then have to roll again and declare that he had beaten the 3-3 roll? Or could B have perhaps NOT rolled again, and just verbally increased his claimed roll to 2-1 (as he already knows 2-1 is what is in the pot). Or does he HAVE TO actually roll the dice again, if that makes sense?
Hello, just letting you know I did see this question, but I'll need some time to rewatch the sample game and answer it properly.
@@nathanlarge4497 ok thanks for the reply 🙂
@@kymbo72 I'm sorry it took so long to get back to this question... Yes, B would have to roll again. If A passed back to B, keeping the 3-3 bid, and B knows that the roll is Mia (2-1) ***because that's what they rolled***, B CANNOT keep passing, since the pot has been passed back "around the circle" to the original roller, who cannot continue to pass with the same bid (this rule still applies, even for the last 2 players). If B does not call (which would a bad idea, knowing that the call is lower than the actual roll), they MUST reroll and must declare a higher bid than the 3-3 previously stated.
Nathan, Do you know the specifics of any Games Templars may have played w/ Dice and Shield?
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Is 5/2 at 25:40 an oversight or did I misunderstood something?
how do you play Taflkast?
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the game. I'll look it up when I have a moment, but it'd be new to me.
Why would anyone declare a number lower than that of they rolled?
Primarily, to try and lure the next player into calling their bluff, so that second player loses a 'life' or their bid, instead. Also, if the dice get passed all the way around without a new roll and they're forced to re-roll, it will be easier to declare a higher roll than the previous claim.
thank you for replying!
I get the latter point, but I still struggle to wrap my head around why people would be tempted to call bluff if you declare a lower number? would they not be encouraged to roll for a higher number then?
Never knew they named a dice game after the cutest girl's name in existence. That's a cool fact right ther.
How is 2 & 1 the highest?
If you mean the roll, Mia, it's just how the rules of the game work. It's something like the two Jacks (the right and left bower) becoming the highest trump cards in Euchre, when normally, they're lower than Ace, King, or Queen.