User:M hoehle/Super Six (game)

Super Six [Edition: Grimminger

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Super Six is a dice game for adults and children for two to six players. It is particularly suitable for travel situations or waiting situations. Due to its compact form, it is also often used as a promotional gift.

Parts and Equipment

The equipment of the game includes:

• 1 or 2 dice,
• 36 or more sticks, and
• a container, often a square box, a cylindrical box or a cube with a small hole in the center of the lid (labeled "6") and arranged around it 5 slots (sometimes also called pits), labeled with the numbers "1" to "5".

The game material is made of different materials, including wood, plastic or aluminum. Manufacturers include MESPI (Sterzing / Italy), Grimminger (Wäschenbeuren), Logoplay Holzspiele, BestSaller, Philos Spiele or Bartl GmbH.

Rules of the Game

Gameplay with one Dice

Before the game begins, the sticks are distributed evenly among the participating players (2-6). Alternatively, one can decide on a pre-determined number of sticks that each player gets.

The goal of the game is to be the first to get rid of all your sticks. In the first round, each player in turn rolls the dice. If the player rolls a "6", the player may put one of their chopsticks in the hole of the container - it falls in and remains there. Otherwise, if the slot corresponding to the number of dice rolled is still free, the player may put a stick in it. If, on the other hand, a chopstick is already in the slot, the player must pull it out and add it to their own chopstick supply. A more risky variant is that the player must remove all the sticks from the cover.

From the second round on, each player may roll the dice until the player has to take one or all of the chopsticks. However, the player may also decide to stop before that.

Gameplay with two Dice

In this variant, each player in turn rolls both dice at the same time. The player now has two options. First, the player can choose to simply perform the two actions that correspond to the numbers on the dice (for example, in the case of "5 + 6", put a stick in the hole and a stick in place "5"). Secondly, the player can also calculate the sum of the two numbers (for example, 6 in the case of "1 + 5") and make a corresponding move; if the sum of the two numbers exceeds 6, the player may divide the sum of the two numbers into two convenient sums and then perform both actions: for example, if the player rolls "3 + 4", he may place "1" and "6", or "2" and "5".

In another variant of the game, the player calculates the sum of the eyes of the two dice. The sum of the eyes takes values between 2 and 12, the expected value is 7. The player whose turn it is calculates the difference between his sum of eyes and 7 (this is a value between 0 and 5) and bets accordingly. If he rolls eye sum 7, he may throw one of his sticks into the hole labeled "6".

Winning Strategy

When playing with one die and two players, the strategy that maximizes the chances of winning is known for up to 12 sticks. If there are 1 to 3 sticks on the lid and the player has the choice to continue rolling the dice, he/she maximizes his/her chance of winning if he/she continues rolling the dice. If there are 4 sticks on the cover, it is advisable to stop, unless both players have exactly 1 stick left in their hand, in which case it is better to continue rolling. If there are 5 sticks on the cover, it is always advisable to stop. If there are 3 sticks on the cover and 10 or more sticks left in the hands of both players, the chances of winning are almost identical if the dice are rolled or not.

History

Not much is known about the history or age of the game. However, in 1998, a version of the game by the MESPI publishing house was awarded by "spiel gut" as being of special educational value for children.

External Links

• Super Six Winning Strategy, On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences A345383
• YouTube video: How to win Super Six - Theorem 4

References

[[Category:Gambling games]] [[Category:Dice games]]