Piplus

Players gather around to manipulate numbers with cards and dice, aiming to build combinations that outmatch their rivals. Each round becomes a tension-filled contest of intuition, risk-taking, and clever arithmetic where a single die roll can flip the balance of power. Piplus is a climbing and dice-manipulation game for 2–6 players, where participants play numbered cards and augment their values with dice. Each card from 1 to 10 can be played singly or in sets of matching numbers, climbing over previous plays with equal-length sets of higher values. Dice can be rolled to either enhance card totals or replace card values entirely, adding an element of probability and timing to the standard climbing structure. Players continue rounds until one empties their hand; rankings determine how many dice each player receives in the next round. After three rounds, the player with the highest cumulative score wins.

Players: 2–6 best 4
Playing time: 15–30 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 2 / 5