How do you play Liar's Dice?

Everyone has five dice and sees only their own. In turn, each player raises the bid on all the dice on the table, such as "four 5s": at least four dice showing 5 among everybody's. Instead of raising, the next player may call "Liar!". Every die is shown; if there are fewer than bid, the bidder loses a die, otherwise the caller does. At zero dice you are out, and the last player with dice wins.

Yes. 1s count as whatever face is bid, so in a bid on 5s every 1 counts as a 5. The one exception is a bid on 1s itself: then only 1s count.

What counts as a higher bid?

More dice of any face, or the same number of dice of a higher face. Faces rank from 2 up to 6, and the 1 is the highest face of all. So after "four 5s" you may bid four 6s, four 1s, or five of anything.

How many players can play?

Two to six. Play against one to five computers, or open a table and send friends the invite link; the host can start with whoever has sat down and fill the empty seats with computers. Inside Discord, everyone in a voice channel shares one table, and a friend who arrives mid-game can take a computer's seat. You can also pass one phone round between 2 and 6 people.

Is it free, and can anyone see my dice?

It is free, with no download and no signup, in any browser, inside Telegram through @MatsuriGamesBot, and as a Discord Activity. The server rolls the dice and each player's page receives only their own until a call shows them all, so nobody can peek.

Bluff Dice

Raise the bid on all the dice, or call Liar! 1s are wild

How to play

Bluff Dice on Matsuri is Liar's Dice, the classic bluffing game with five dice under every cup, free online for two to six players: raise the bid on all the dice on the table, or call "Liar!" on the last one. Play the computer, send friends an invite link to play in Telegram or any browser, open it in a Discord voice channel so everyone there shares one table, or pass one phone round. A game takes five to ten minutes.

Bluff Dice is the classic bluffing dice game, known as Liar's Dice, Perudo or Dudo. Everyone has five dice and sees only their own. In turn, each player raises the bid on all the dice on the table: "four 5s" means at least four dice showing 5 among everybody's. A raise names more dice, or the same number of a higher face; the 1 is the top face. 1s are wild and count as any face, unless the bid is on 1s. Instead of raising you may call "Liar!": every die is shown, and if there are fewer than bid the bidder loses a die, otherwise the caller does. At zero dice you are out; the last player with dice wins. Play the computer, two to six at a table, invite friends by link, play a voice channel's table in Discord, or pass one phone round.

Everyone has five dice and sees only their own. In turn, bid on all the dice on the table: "four 5s" means at least four 5s among everybody's. Pick a face and a number, then tap Bid.
A raise names more dice, or the same number of a higher face (2 is the lowest, 1 the highest). 1s are wild and count as any face, unless the bid is on 1s.
Think the last bid is too high? Tap Liar! Every die is shown: fewer than bid and the bidder loses a die, otherwise you do. Lose all five and you're out; the last one with dice wins.

How to play Liar's Dice (rules for 2 to 6 players)

Everyone starts with five dice. At the start of each round everyone rolls, and each player sees only their own dice. The players take turns bidding on all the dice on the table together: a bid is a number and a face, such as "four 5s", which means there are at least four dice showing 5 among everybody's dice.

Each bid must be higher than the one before: more dice of any face, or the same number of a higher face. Faces rank 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the 1 is the highest. 1s are wild: they count as whatever face is bid, unless the bid is on 1s, when only 1s count.

Instead of raising, the player whose turn it is may call "Liar!" on the last bid. Every die is shown and counted. If there are at least as many as bid, the caller loses one die; if there are fewer, the bidder loses one. The player who lost a die opens the next round. A player with no dice left is out, and the last player with dice wins.

Liar's Dice strategy and tips

Work out what to expect. Each die you can't see shows a given face, or a wild 1, one time in three, so ten hidden dice hold about three of any face you name, plus whatever you have in your own cup.
Open on a face you hold. Starting the round on your strongest face keeps your bids true for longer, and it makes the others raise into ground you know.
Read the bids. A player who keeps raising one face probably has it under their cup; a player who switches faces in a hurry may be trying to escape a bid they doubt.
Bid on 1s with care. A bid on 1s counts only 1s, which show one time in six, so "three 1s" is a much bolder bid than "three 6s", even though it is the higher one.
With few dice left, play safe. When you have one or two dice, a small raise you can believe is worth more than a bold bluff, because every call against you could be your last.

Modes and difficulty

Play the computer: choose how many players are at the table, two to six, and computers fill the other seats. They bid only from their own dice and the bids they have heard; the lobby lets you pick an easy, normal or hard computer. Play friends: open a table and send the invite link; the host can start with whoever has sat down or fill the empty seats with computers. In Discord, start the Activity in a voice channel and everyone there joins the same table; a friend who arrives during a game can watch and take over a computer's seat. Two to six people can also share one phone, with a cover between turns that hides each player's dice.

Playing Bluff Dice on Matsuri

The server rolls every die and keeps every cup closed: each player's page receives only their own dice until a call shows the whole table, and the server checks every bid, so nobody can peek or cheat. When someone calls, every cup lifts in turn, the dice that count are raised and ringed, and the table sees at once who loses a die. The rules are the common table version with wild 1s and the 1 as the top face, written so they fit in a minute.

A little history

Dice games of bidding and bluffing are old and widespread. In South America the game is known as Dudo or Perudo, and is said to go back to the Inca lands of the Andes; in China, dice cups and bluffing bids are a fixture of evenings out under names such as chuī niú ("bragging") dice. The English name Liar's Dice became familiar from twentieth-century collections of dice games, and the game reached a new audience through a famous scene in a pirate film, and through the board game Perudo.

In the same series: Classic board games

Backgammon: Roll and race your fifteen checkers home first
Ludo: Race your tokens home, bump friends back to start
Reversi: Trap their discs, and the whole line turns yours
Gomoku: Take turns placing stones, first five in a row wins
Four in a Row: Drop discs in turn, first four in a row wins

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Update log

November 3, 2026 · Bluff Dice arrives: Liar's Dice for 2-6, five dice under every cup and 1s wild, against the computer, with friends by link, at a Discord voice channel's table, or on one phone.

Questions

How do you play Liar's Dice?: Everyone has five dice and sees only their own. In turn, each player raises the bid on all the dice on the table, such as "four 5s": at least four dice showing 5 among everybody's. Instead of raising, the next player may call "Liar!". Every die is shown; if there are fewer than bid, the bidder loses a die, otherwise the caller does. At zero dice you are out, and the last player with dice wins.
Are 1s wild?: Yes. 1s count as whatever face is bid, so in a bid on 5s every 1 counts as a 5. The one exception is a bid on 1s itself: then only 1s count.
What counts as a higher bid?: More dice of any face, or the same number of dice of a higher face. Faces rank from 2 up to 6, and the 1 is the highest face of all. So after "four 5s" you may bid four 6s, four 1s, or five of anything.
How many players can play?: Two to six. Play against one to five computers, or open a table and send friends the invite link; the host can start with whoever has sat down and fill the empty seats with computers. Inside Discord, everyone in a voice channel shares one table, and a friend who arrives mid-game can take a computer's seat. You can also pass one phone round between 2 and 6 people.
Is it free, and can anyone see my dice?: It is free, with no download and no signup, in any browser, inside Telegram through @MatsuriGamesBot, and as a Discord Activity. The server rolls the dice and each player's page receives only their own until a call shows them all, so nobody can peek.

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