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Tally Up

Stay in for more, or bank before two stars kill the round.

Designer
Eric Olsen
Published by
Messy Table Games

A push-your-luck dice game where everyone is in on every roll and the only real decision is when to step out and bank what the table has built up.

Stay IN or bank OUTPick low, medium, high risk diceTwo stars bust the round

Who it's for

Large groups who want everyone involved in every roll without downtime.

Not for you if…

You want meaningful strategy rather than repeated bets on the same question.

Vibe's take

Loud and twitchy – the whole table commits or bails on every single roll, so someone is always cheering while someone else is groaning.

#8,859 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2026 · this year

newer than 95% of games

In 615 collections

collected more than 23% of games

2–10 players · ages 8+

Best with 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8

10–30 min

shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.3 out of 5 · lighter than 81%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Play style: competitive

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