the 12 dice of christmas
Christmas has previously been the cause of a couple of dicegame inventions. After a few boardgame/gameshow variations, it's time to add a twist to a Christmas carol. It's based on the Twelve Days of Christmas, using a 12-sided dice with each side representing a pub (or pubs) that roughly fits with the tune of the song.
Christmas has previously been the cause of a couple of dicegame inventions. After a few boardgame/gameshow variations, it's time to add a twist to a Christmas carol. It's based on the Twelve Days of Christmas, using a 12-sided dice with each side representing a pub (or pubs) that roughly fits with the tune of the song.
So the pubs are...
1 York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
2 Snickleway
3 Maltings
4 Old White Swan
5 Golden Ball
6 Lamb and Lion
7 Swan or Slip Inn
8 Lendal Cellars
9 Golden Slipper
10 Hop or Harkers
11 Judges Lodging
12 Shambles Tavern
The rules are quite simple, if you roll a 1... On the first side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be The Hop, Last Drop Inn or Pivni.
Since Christmas is a time for giving, you don't just get the number you roll, instead like in the song it's a cumulative thing, so you get to choose from the number you roll and everything that's on the lower numbers as well, although dice purists are free to choose what's on the exact number they roll...
1 York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
2 Snickleway
3 Maltings
4 Old White Swan
5 Golden Ball
6 Lamb and Lion
7 Swan or Slip Inn
8 Lendal Cellars
9 Golden Slipper
10 Hop or Harkers
11 Judges Lodging
12 Shambles Tavern
The rules are quite simple, if you roll a 1... On the first side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be The Hop, Last Drop Inn or Pivni.
Since Christmas is a time for giving, you don't just get the number you roll, instead like in the song it's a cumulative thing, so you get to choose from the number you roll and everything that's on the lower numbers as well, although dice purists are free to choose what's on the exact number they roll...
1 On the first side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be,
York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni. 2 On the second side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 3 On the third side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 4 On the fourth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 5 On the fifth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Five GOLDEN BALL Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 6 On the sixth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 7 On the seventh side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 8 On the eighth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Eight Lendal Cellars, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni |
9 On the ninth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be,
Nine Golden Slipper, Eight Lendal Cellars, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 10 On the tenth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Ten Hop or Harkers, Nine Golden Slipper, Eight Lendal Cellars, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni . 11 On the eleventh side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Eleven Judges Lodging, Ten Hop or Harkers, Nine Golden Slipper, Eight Lendal Cellars, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni 12 On the twelfth side of Christmas, the choice of pubs will be, Twelve Shambles Tavern, Eleven Judges Lodging, Ten Hop or Harkers, Nine Golden Slipper, Eight Lendal Cellars, Seven Swan or Slip Inn, Six Lamb and Lion, Five GOLDEN BALL, Four Old White Swan, Three Maltings, Two Snickleway, and York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni |
For the last dice night before Christmas in 2013, we gave this a go, with the potential to visit 15 pubs, which were...
12 Yorkshire Terrier - 11 Judges Lodgings - 10 Lamb and Lion - 9 Golden Slipper - 8 Ye Olde Starre Inne - 7 Swan or Slip Inn -
6 The Red Lion - 5 Golden Ball - 4 Old White Swan - 3 Maltings - 2 Snickleway - 1 The Hop, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
A 1 meant we started in Last Drop Inn, Si chose Pivni after rolling a 2, then Lu rolled another 1, so we went to Hop.
Although Lisa rolled a 6, she opted for Snickleway, which was on number 2.
With the 1 and 2 options all used up, a second play just after Christmas (12DOC: Reloaded) got some replacement pubs:
2 was Duke of York and 1 became York Tap, Brigantes or Cross Keys
Christmas 2014 sees another outing for this game, starting in Ye Olde Starre Inne before the dice takes over. Pubs this time are...
12 Shambles Tavern - 11 Judges Lodging - 10 Hop or Harkers - 9 Golden Slipper - 8 Lendal Cellars - 7 Swan or Slip Inn -
6 Lamb & Lion - 5 Golden Ball - 4 Old White Swan - 3 Maltings - 2 Snickleway - 1 York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
There's room for 16 pubs, with the addition of Shambles Tavern, Harkers, Lendal Cellars and York Tap, replacing Terrier, YOSI and Red Lion.
12 Yorkshire Terrier - 11 Judges Lodgings - 10 Lamb and Lion - 9 Golden Slipper - 8 Ye Olde Starre Inne - 7 Swan or Slip Inn -
6 The Red Lion - 5 Golden Ball - 4 Old White Swan - 3 Maltings - 2 Snickleway - 1 The Hop, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
A 1 meant we started in Last Drop Inn, Si chose Pivni after rolling a 2, then Lu rolled another 1, so we went to Hop.
Although Lisa rolled a 6, she opted for Snickleway, which was on number 2.
With the 1 and 2 options all used up, a second play just after Christmas (12DOC: Reloaded) got some replacement pubs:
2 was Duke of York and 1 became York Tap, Brigantes or Cross Keys
Christmas 2014 sees another outing for this game, starting in Ye Olde Starre Inne before the dice takes over. Pubs this time are...
12 Shambles Tavern - 11 Judges Lodging - 10 Hop or Harkers - 9 Golden Slipper - 8 Lendal Cellars - 7 Swan or Slip Inn -
6 Lamb & Lion - 5 Golden Ball - 4 Old White Swan - 3 Maltings - 2 Snickleway - 1 York Tap, Last Drop Inn or Pivni
There's room for 16 pubs, with the addition of Shambles Tavern, Harkers, Lendal Cellars and York Tap, replacing Terrier, YOSI and Red Lion.