King: A Simple and Exciting Gambling Game for DnD

your players are at the seediest tavern in town packed around a dimly lit table filled with questionable characters after their incident in the queen's castle they have a bounty on their heads that could buy a small Kingdom they need coins and fast so why not play for it with a little luck and some good roles they may be just able to pull it off or end up even more broke than before when you have as many dice rolling around as an average game of D and D does chances are you and your players are going to end up doing a little gambling at some point there are tons of really dice games out there to choose from but if you're looking for a simple yet exciting game that can be played with just a single D6 let me introduce you to King in King the goal is simple roll high and be the last one standing your players will take turns betting and rolling and each number has a different meaning for the game I'll run through the rules then give you a quick demonstration to see how it all comes together without further Ado let's get started before getting going the players decide on how much the BET will be you're going to be making this bet a lot so unless your player players are up against very wealthy Nobles it probably won't be much maybe two to 10 coins everyone bets the start and play begins with the oldest player as per tradition every time someone goes they'll need to pay the BET again then roll a D6 depending on what they roll they get one of six different outcomes with the goal being to roll as high as possible so let's go over what it means to roll each available number a one is the worst role in the game if you roll a one you're instantly out any money you've already put in is forfeited you can only sit back and watch while the other players try and win at all there's some skill involved in King but like most gambling games it is a lot of luck and sometimes it's not on your side a two isn't nearly as bad as a one but it is the lowest score you can roll and still be in the game most of the time rolling a two won't get you anything except in one particular case more than that in a minute getting a three means that you have to roll again and you have to beted again too dring a few threes together and you might end up in a little deeper than you thought there's no folding in King so good luck convincing the half ogre you're playing with that you'd like to step away from the table after you're fourth three in a row a four or a five are both decent scores better than a two and you're not out of the game like with a one but both are still beatable because the best thing you can roll is a six once the first player rolls so long as they didn't get a one they're the new king their scores the target to beat and each player will be trying to knock them off the throne by Rolling higher if the next player up rolls better than the first then they become the new king if they go lower or God forbid they get a one then play proceeds to the next player no matter what they roll they still have to bet first meaning money will keep getting added to the pot as long as the game is going this is what makes the six so good the only thing that can beat a six is a two sometimes the peasants overthrow the king if a player ever ties a score to beat say the king is sitting on a four and the next player up also rules a four then they go to a duel you don't have to bet during a duel unless the Dwarven Casino they're at has that home rule of course but they both roll their D6 and the highest score wins all the same scoring Rule still apply though if they roll a one they're out and a three is still a roll if they tie again they keep going until someone is the new king there is a very small chance that both players roll a one in which case they're both out and the next person up rolls to start Play Again ultimately there are two ways to win in King be the last person standing as you watch all the other players knock themselves out out or claim the crown if your turn comes up again while you're currently the king you can attempt to win the game right then and there if you roll the exact same number that you're currently sitting on whether that's a two four five or six you win the game if you miss then you remain King but play goes on you can also choose to pass allowing yourself to skip betting and watch the other players add to the growing pot keep in mind you still have to bet on your rooll so potentially you could end up losing more money by going for it and if you get a one king or not you're out is it a risk worth taking I'll leave that choice up to your players one other Edge case to be aware of is that there is a chance however small that the last two players alive will enter a duel and both will roll ones unfortunately there are no ties and King only one can rule so in this case the duel proceeds until only one player is King the rightful ruler and that's the game to put it all together let me run through a quick game of King so you can see how it all works I have four players in this example we'll call them dwarf Goblin human and orc they agreed that the bet for this game will be two gold pieces so each puts in their initial bet and gets started at the beginning of the game the pot sits at eight coins dwarf is the oldest so they go first they pay two gold pieces and roll a four respectable but could be better goblins up next and unfortunately they only roll two they're still in the game but they paid two coins to accomplish nothing dwarf is still the the king and now the pot sits at 12 human goes next and they roll at three that means they need to bet again and roll a second time but this time they get a five which trumps dwars four so human is the new king and the pot is all the way up to 16 coins work is very excited to knock human off their high horse so they bet and roll only to get a one that means orc is out and while they briefly consider killing the other three and just taking the pot they' think better of it three players remain and the winnings are at 18 coins back to dwarf who pays up the antee and promptly rolls a five that ties them with human so they're going to duel both roll and while dwarf manages to get a six human unfortunately rolls a one they're still playing by all the same rules so even though it was in a duel human goes from Prince to poer in an instant out of the game while dwarf is the new king they're on a six now so the chances of goblin stealing back the throne are pretty slim the pot sits at 20 coins Goblin needs a lot of luck here so they pray to their green Gods pay their gold and managed to roll two normally that would suck but dwarf is on a six that actually beats it Goblin is currently the king but with only a two dwarf will almost certainly beat it on their next turn unfortunately after paying the BET dwarf also ruled a two another duel and this time dwarf isn't so lucky he ruled a four while Goblin manages a five Goblin is still the king now with a better score and the pot is up to 24 coins it's Goblin's turn and because he's currently the king there's a choice to make he could pass and let dwarf try his luck but golin is running a little low on funds he lost a lot of money in an infinite potion scam and desperately needs to win this pot if dwarf gets lucky and the game keeps going coblin might run out of money to bet all together so instead he goes for Glory he pays his last two gold coins and risks it all to claim the crown but he rolled a one instead of winning the game Goblin is out and the last one standing dwar DWF is officially your winner taking home the pot with a final total of 26 gold coins and that is the game of king king is simple to learn exciting to play and has just enough skill to make it not totally about luck though it is still mostly just chucking Dice and seeing who the gods favor next time your players are looking to bet some coins and have some fun let them go for the crown just be prepared for them to lose it all to get the throne for themselves thank you so much for watching the video and if you do play King of Dr own table I'd love to hear how it goes in the comments if you enjoyed the video I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a like and consider subscribing to the BS College I make content all about DND and dming so if you like what you saw stick around but for now good luck and remember crit your players

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Length: 7min 47sec (467 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 15 2024