Ever wanted to use 5 six-sided dice to beat up something? Do you have kids wanting to play games and you want to teach them math and patterns? Now’s your chance with Amphitheater! Amphitheater is a game of push your luck to attempt to take out an opponent who is also pushing their own luck to stop you from taking them out.
All one needs are 5 six-sided dice. Each player will need an additional die to record their health.
Before the game begins, determine play order (e.g. youngest player to oldest or rolling dice). Next, each player sets their health die to show 6.
Once play begins, each player declares the player they are “attacking”. Next, the player rolls the 5 dice, setting aside any dice they want to have for effect, and, optionally, roll the dice not held one last time. Look up on the effect table to determine how much damage they deal. If damage is dealt, the defending player does the same as an attack. This means the player rolls 5 dice, setting aside any dice desired, and, optionally, rolling any dice not held. Finally, they will look up on the effect table and subtract from the damage the effect value. If there is any damage remaining, move the health die of the defending player down by 1.
| Results | Value |
| Five of a Kind | 6 |
| Four of a Kind | 5 |
| Full House (2 of a kind and 3 of a different kind) | 4 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 |
| Two Pair (a pair of one kind and a pair of a different kind) | 2 |
| One Pair | 1 |
Finally, the attacking player ends their turn, passes the dice to the next player in the turn order, and ends their own turn.
After a player with their health die at 1 loses health, they are out of the game. When only one player remains, they win the game and receive 100 gold.