My brother in law has been bringing this to family parties for years. We place personal bets before each roll. If you bust, your money goes into a common pot in the middle of the table. If you pass to the next player without busting, your keep your money in front of you. If you ever lose all of your points, all the money accumulated in front of you goes into the central pot- not just the money from your current round. Winner of the round gets the main pot. It’s a lot of fun.
😄 Well, I can honestly say that I never thought I would watch a UA-cam video about this game. This is one of those games that’s been on my shelf for decades but I never play. It may have been year since I opened the box but I would never get rid of this game because, like you, I love the unique little pig dice. Genius.
We have played Pass the Pigs for decades. It is a fantastic group game. It works well for all ages. It’s one of those little simple games everybody can play and enjoy, whether you’re a gamer or don’t play board games at all. When you roll the pigs, and they both land on their side with a dot showing on the side of one pig, but not on the other, the game calls it a “pig out”. So when we have kids playing with us, I love to snort like a pig whenever somebody pigs out. The kids and some of the adults get a big chuckle out of that.
I've had Pass the Pigs in my collection for 15 years, but probably hasn't been played in about 10. My wife thinks it's silly and would rather play Farkle. I'd rather play Pass the Pigs! I think I'll pull it out on our next game night.
Oh man…I used to play a version of this game at my grandma and grandpa’s place in South Dakota when they were still alive many, many years ago…when I was in grade school. Thanks for bringing back some great memories for me (not for just the game…but spending time with my grandparents).
My family loves pass the pigs! We always took it on family vacations growing up! We recently bought a version with giant foam pigs, which is lots of fun too because you stand up to roll the pigs.
@@jameystegmaier there's also Tip the Cows. A game just like Pass the Pigs, but with cow dice. Chaos Marauders by Games Workshop in 1987 used a loaded die innovatively. The side that rolled least frequently had an absolute disastrous effect.
I have so much nostalgic love for this game! I used to play it with my grandmother and My late mother as a kid! I have so many great memories of this game! I have the giant version that you roll on the floor! So much fun! Leaving Joweler!
My retired parents have this one and started playing it with my niece (their eldest granddaughter). She loves it and they love it. It’s so funny because I’m the board gamer in the family and always turn my nose up at it 😂
My favorite game with unusual dice is Naga Raja! The game has a bunch of dice, which are all long, thin rectangular D4's. They come in 3 sizes/types. The smaller ones don't have very many successes, but are likely to let you use your special cards. The biggest ones don't let you use cards, but have a bunch of successes. The middle size ones are a mix between the other two. You give up special cards for the chance to roll more dice, and they feel REALLY special when you roll them! They have a great sound and feel to them, which I haven't seen anywhere else!
Great reminder about rewarding events/results that most players will think are special. I don't think it's essential that a game always does that (in light games with high randomness it can be a fun moment for the whole table when they agree that something that has happened really ought to get you something) but I do think meeting those intuitions helps to increase engagement and fun.
Played this as a kid and loved rolling the pigs! Haven’t played it since but it’s cool to see someone talking about it.
It's funny to see this. Played it Christmas when we were visiting my parents. A game from childhood. Fun and non serious.😀
My brother in law has been bringing this to family parties for years. We place personal bets before each roll. If you bust, your money goes into a common pot in the middle of the table. If you pass to the next player without busting, your keep your money in front of you. If you ever lose all of your points, all the money accumulated in front of you goes into the central pot- not just the money from your current round. Winner of the round gets the main pot. It’s a lot of fun.
😄 Well, I can honestly say that I never thought I would watch a UA-cam video about this game. This is one of those games that’s been on my shelf for decades but I never play.
It may have been year since I opened the box but I would never get rid of this game because, like you, I love the unique little pig dice. Genius.
We have played Pass the Pigs for decades. It is a fantastic group game. It works well for all ages. It’s one of those little simple games everybody can play and enjoy, whether you’re a gamer or don’t play board games at all. When you roll the pigs, and they both land on their side with a dot showing on the side of one pig, but not on the other, the game calls it a “pig out”. So when we have kids playing with us, I love to snort like a pig whenever somebody pigs out. The kids and some of the adults get a big chuckle out of that.
I've had Pass the Pigs in my collection for 15 years, but probably hasn't been played in about 10. My wife thinks it's silly and would rather play Farkle. I'd rather play Pass the Pigs! I think I'll pull it out on our next game night.
Oh man…I used to play a version of this game at my grandma and grandpa’s place in South Dakota when they were still alive many, many years ago…when I was in grade school. Thanks for bringing back some great memories for me (not for just the game…but spending time with my grandparents).
My family loves pass the pigs! We always took it on family vacations growing up! We recently bought a version with giant foam pigs, which is lots of fun too because you stand up to roll the pigs.
The Rubble Die for This War of Mine is an amazing irregular ten-sided die.
Thanks for sharing that example! It's been a while since I last played that one.
@@jameystegmaier there's also Tip the Cows. A game just like Pass the Pigs, but with cow dice. Chaos Marauders by Games Workshop in 1987 used a loaded die innovatively. The side that rolled least frequently had an absolute disastrous effect.
Love that you highlighted this game! My friends and I have been trying to get PtP tourney going sometime
I have so much nostalgic love for this game! I used to play it with my grandmother and My late mother as a kid! I have so many great memories of this game! I have the giant version that you roll on the floor! So much fun! Leaving Joweler!
My retired parents have this one and started playing it with my niece (their eldest granddaughter). She loves it and they love it. It’s so funny because I’m the board gamer in the family and always turn my nose up at it 😂
I’ve played this game since I was a little kid and I’m in my 40s. It’s so fun.
Rolling Heights has worker Meeples that you roll to gain actions & building materials depending upon how they land.
Yup. Jumped in to mention Rolling Heights. Real fun game. Love tossing handfuls of meeples.
My favorite game with unusual dice is Naga Raja!
The game has a bunch of dice, which are all long, thin rectangular D4's. They come in 3 sizes/types. The smaller ones don't have very many successes, but are likely to let you use your special cards. The biggest ones don't let you use cards, but have a bunch of successes. The middle size ones are a mix between the other two.
You give up special cards for the chance to roll more dice, and they feel REALLY special when you roll them! They have a great sound and feel to them, which I haven't seen anywhere else!
That sounds so interesting! Thanks for the example.
Great reminder about rewarding events/results that most players will think are special. I don't think it's essential that a game always does that (in light games with high randomness it can be a fun moment for the whole table when they agree that something that has happened really ought to get you something) but I do think meeting those intuitions helps to increase engagement and fun.
I’ve always wanted someone to make a dudes on a map game (of similar weight to Nexus Ops) where the units are miniatures that you roll for combat.