Keep fewer, roll more
You don’t have to keep every scoring die. In Hot Dice, keeping just a 1 and rolling five dice is often better than keeping a 1 and a 5. Keeping and banking · lesson 1 of 2.
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You can keep the 1 and the 5 for 150 and roll four dice, or keep just the 1 for 100 and roll five.
The fewer dice you roll, the more often you farkle: about 8% with five dice, 16% with four, 28% with three, 44% with two and 67% with one.
The extra 50 isn’t worth giving up a die.
Try it: Tap the one die you should keep.
More dice means fewer farkles and more big combos. Next: when to bank.
Questions
Which is usually better?
One 5 keeps five dice in play for just 50 points less.
Should you keep the three 1s?
Keep the 1,000. The rule is about small extras like a lone 5, not big combos.