How to play Truffle Hunt

Be the first to bank 100 points (50 in a quick game). Points only count once they are banked.

Take turns. Two to four players take turns with one six-sided die. The first player is picked at random and named before the first throw.
Throw. On your turn, throw as often as you like. Each throw of 2 to 6 adds its number to your basket, this turn’s total.
A 1 is gobbled. Throw a 1 and your turn ends at once: the basket is lost and nothing is added to your score.
Bank. Instead of throwing, bank the basket: it is added to your score and the turn passes. You can’t bank an empty basket.
Win. The first player whose banked score reaches the target wins at once. The others do not get another turn, and a basket that would reach the target still has to be banked.

Vs Scienceboos: you and one to three computer Scienceboos. Easy banks somewhere between 12 and 18 and never checks the score. Medium banks at 20. Hard banks a little later when it trails and a little sooner when it leads, and near the finish it keeps throwing until it can win.
Pass and play: two to four people share one device, each with a name.
Play to: 50 for a quick game, or 100 for the standard one.

Banking at 20 is the classic rule of thumb: it gets the most out of a turn on average.
When someone is close to the target, a safe bank may not be enough. Chase the win.
The Hint button, off by default, says what a Hard Scienceboo would do and why.

Do I need an account? No. Your game saves on this device automatically. An optional account adds cloud saves across devices.

What happens if I leave a game? It waits for you. Starting a new one ends it; a game against the Scienceboos you have banked in counts as played.

Is it the game with the pig-shaped dice? No. Truffle Hunt is the traditional dice game Pig, played with one ordinary die.

Truffle Hunt