LCR Left Center Right Dice Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play

Objective of LCR

The objective of LCR is to be the last player remaining in the game to still have chips.

Setup for Left Center Right

Each player takes three chips. You can use coins or additional chips if more players are playing than the number of chips available.
Choose which player will start the game.

Playing LCR

On your turn you will roll the three dice.

Should you only have two chips left, you will only roll two dice. When you only have one chip remaining, you only roll one die.

Rolling Two Dice in Left Center Right — This player only has two chips left. They will only roll two dice on their turn.

What you roll on the dice determines what you will do with the rest of the turn.

Rolling A L in LCR — This player rolled a L. They will pass one of their chips to the player on their left.

For each L you roll you will pass the corresponding number of chips to the player on your left.

Rolling A R in Left Center Right — A R was rolled on this die. The player passes one of their chips to the player on their right.

For each R you roll, you will pass the corresponding number of chips to the player on your right.

When you roll a C, you will place a chip in the center pot. You will place one chip in the center pot for each C you roll.

Rolling A C in LCR — This player rolled a C. They will have to put one of their chips in the center pot.

Dots are completely neutral. When you roll a dot, you will do nothing with that die.

Rolling a Dot in Left Center Right — The player rolled a dot on this die. They will take no special action for this die.

After resolving each of the dice that you rolled, you will pass the dice to the next player clockwise.

Rolling Example in LCR — On this turn the player rolled a L, a R, and a dot. They will pass one of their chips to the player on their left, and one of their chips to the player on their right.

End of Game

When it is your turn and you have no chips left, you do not roll the dice and your turn is skipped. You are still in the game though, but must wait to get chips back before you can roll again.

You will keep playing the game until only one player has chips left. This last player with chips wins the game. They will take all of the chips from the center pile for their reward for winning.

Winning Left Center Right — The bottom player is the only player left with chips. They have won the game. They can take the chips in the center pot as their reward for winning.

Year: 1983 | Publisher: Cadinal, George & Company, Imagination Games, Spin Master | Designer: NA | Artist: NA

Genres: Dice

Ages: 5+ | Number of Players: 3-12 | Length of Game: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: High

Components: 3 dice, 24 chips

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