LCR

Roll three dice and pass chips left, right or to the middle until only one player holds any.

Designer: (Uncredited)
Published by: Cardinal
Editions by: Spin Master Ltd., Imagination Games, George & Company, R&S Marketing

Three dice, a pile of poker chips and no decisions whatsoever. LCR (Left Center Right) is a dice game from 1983 for three to twelve players: everyone starts with three chips, and on your turn you roll up to three dice. An L passes a chip to the player on your left, an R to the player on your right, a C drops one into the middle of the table, and a dot does nothing. Roll, pass, repeat. When only one person still holds chips, they win, and the middle pot is out of play. It is pure luck, over in twenty minutes, with plenty of room for banter. Fans like it for big groups; a rating of 3.7 says the rest.

Three dice with L, C, R and dotsEveryone starts with three chipsNo decisions, just rolling and passing

Who it's for

You have a big, chatty group, a few minutes and zero interest in strategy, and just want something to roll while you talk.

Not for you if…

You want any kind of decision or skill. There is none, and the low rating from players shows it.

Vibe's take

Loose, loud and entirely luck-driven. You do nothing but roll, which is exactly the point: the table does the entertaining.