How to play Left Center Right
How to play Left Center Right
Learn the rules to the dice game Left Center Right quickly and concisely. This also makes a great stocking stuffer for kids.

What You Need:

  • 3 dice (special LCR dice or regular dice with house rules)
  • Chips (or coins, candies, anything small)
  • 3 chips per player to start

Dice Symbols (for LCR dice):

  • L = Pass a chip to the Left
  • C = Put a chip in the Center (pot)
  • R = Pass a chip to the Right
  • Dot = Keep your chip

How to Play:

  1. Each player starts with 3 chips.
  2. Take turns rolling the dice:
    • Roll up to 3 dice (1 die per chip you have, max 3).
  3. For each die rolled:
    • If you roll an L, pass one chip to the player on your left.
    • If you roll a C, put one chip into the center pot (you lose it for now).
    • If you roll an R, pass one chip to the player on your right.
    • If you roll a dot, nothing happens — you keep your chip.
  4. Then the next player rolls.

Winning the Game:

  • Keep playing until only one player has chips left.
  • That player wins all the chips in the center!

Quick Example:

  • You have 2 chips, so you roll 2 dice.
  • You roll L and Dot.
    • Give 1 chip to the player on your left.
    • Keep the other chip (dot = no action).

Need dice?

 

If you don't have the proper dice but have some regular ones you can still play very easily.

Regular Dice Setup:

  • 1, 2, 3 = Dots (keep your chip)
  • 4 = Left (L)
  • 5 = Center (C)
  • 6 = Right (R)

You still need 3 dice and some chips (or coins, candies, whatever you like).

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