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What You Do:

1. Have each player write "99" at the top of their papers, as the starting number.
2. Players take turns rolling the dice, finding the dice sum and then subtracting that sum from the starting number. After computing their result, the score is recorded and the dice pass to the next player.
3. Play continues until one person reaches or goes below zero.

Variations:

• Change the starting number. (29 is good for younger players.)
• Use dice that are numbered differently (1-10, 6-10, etc.). (Print out blank dice templates.)
• Play the game with a calculator. This puts the focus on the skill rather than the computation.
• Make the game more challenging. Require players to finish exactly at zero.
• Start with a much larger number (e.g. 1999) and subtract a two digit number, represented by the dice, each time.
• Change the number of dice.