/pic8630033.png)
Collection Status
Your Rating
Description
Liar's Dice, a.k.a. Bluff, Perudo or Dudo, is a South American dice game in which each player is given five dice and cup to roll and hide them with. Players make successively higher declarations regarding the results of all the dice remaining in the game, e.g. "there are ten sixes". However, someone can always contest the bid. When that happens, all the dice are revealed and either the bidder or the caller loses dice, depending on who was correct. The last player with dice is the winner.
As a public domain dice game, there are a number of variants or similar games called Liar's Dice. This includes one that is often played with Poker Dice, and differs from the marketed versions in that players only declare on their own hand's value (as opposed to all dice being in play), using poker-hand values.
Year Published
1800
Featured Videos
Playthrough
Let's Play PERUDO | Board Game League | Season 2
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 5
This page: 5
Sentiment:
pos 4 ·
mix 0 ·
neu 1 ·
neg 0
Showing 1–5 of 5
Video fd667SFWRWw
Board Stupid analysis at 10:39 sentiment: positive
video_pk 31075 · mention_pk 91620
Click to watch at 10:39 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible bluffing mechanic
- Strong party-game roots with enduring appeal
Cons
- Luck can dominate in short sessions
- Packaging and presentation can feel dated
Thematic elements
- lying and guessing totals with dice
- South American dice bluffing tradition
- classic party-game style
Comparison games
- Manhattan
- Mississippi Queen
- El Grande
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting and bluffing — each player rolls dice in secret, then makes declarations about the total; opponents may challenge the bid and reveal dice to resolve
- dice bidding with bluff/contest mechanics — each player rolls dice in secret, then makes declarations about the total; opponents may challenge the bid and reveal dice to resolve
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's the Noble Prize for ball games
- one of the biggest hits of all time in Settlers of Katan
- El Grande is one of the finest area majority games ever made
- there is not a spare bit of fat on that game
- a tremendously Eternal game
- The current score is 6.5 on BGG
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video UIU74i2IfK4
Adam's Board Game Wales general_discussion at 12:27 sentiment: positive
video_pk 10636 · mention_pk 31379
Click to watch at 12:27 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really like it
- Really really good
- Really really clever
Cons
- Feels outside hobby board games
- Not something he would reach for
Thematic elements
- Dice bluffing game
- Abstract bluffing
- Abstract
Comparison games
- Liar's Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bluffing — Lying about dice
- Dice rolling — Rolling dice and concealing results
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It wasn't just the hundred sort of best designed games this was the hundred games that I feel that I'm particularly sort of connected to
- The games that have a place in my heart really games that I've got a lot of nostalgia for
- It felt a bit like doing a roll and write game but without all of the sort of convenience
- I wish I still had castles of burgundy and notre dame
- The main thing that got in the way for me was all the iconography
- I do use board games as an escape from screens and technology
- I really like the production of cockroach poker
- I found it was a game where I could see the ending coming and then someone would just go and there we go we've got another 20 minutes now
- It feels like something other than a board game
- The decisions you make in the game are very very slight
- Right up my alley
- I do really like push your luck
- That's my favorite game
- Abyss is my second favorite game
- I love pekka pig
- I just think it's ugly
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video AC0OZsvhWXg
Foster the Meepolo top_10_list at 16:35 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 8303 · mention_pk 24389
Click to watch at 16:35 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Bluffing
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bluffing — Roll dice take a chance and bluff your way to victory in this game of luck
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We love trick taking games
- This game is so much freaking fun
- I adore GMT games, they are becoming one of my favorite game publishers
- If you remember Vast Crystal Caverns is in my top five games of all time
- We bloody love it
- We can't stop playing
- It's a blimp game not a train game
- That's just work
- I don't think I want to play it
- I'll get it eventually
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video cXEeNbaqJus
Board Game League playthrough at 1:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 4294 · mention_pk 120450
Click to watch at 1:10 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging bluffing mechanic
- Strong social interaction and tension
- Exciting moments when Exodia-like powers trigger
Cons
- Can be punishing with dice loss
- Counting required can be error-prone under pressure
- Complex to narrate rules to new players
Thematic elements
- bluffing, deduction, probability
- informal tabletop bluffing contest around a table with dice and cups
- competitive, humorous, narrative-rich with Palico and Exodia references
Comparison games
- Citadels
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting and bluffing — Players challenge bids; if wrong, the bidder loses a die; if correct, the caller loses a die.
- bid/claiming — Players bid on the number of dice of a given value that exist under all cups; players may increase bid or call 'dudo'.
- bluffing/Calling — Players challenge bids; if wrong, the bidder loses a die; if correct, the caller loses a die.
- wilds and ones as aces — Ones count as wild and can substitute any value; in Palico round, ones do not count.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Perudo. It is the penultimate game of board game league and we are playing Liars Dice.
- In the game of Liars Dice or Perudo, the aim of the game is to be the last player standing.
- Exodia. Exodia. Obliterate.
- Ones are wild and can be any number.
- This game rules.
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video L24JI9rbSLA
Actualol top_10_list at 3:21 sentiment: positive
video_pk 3864 · mention_pk 11330
Click to watch at 3:21 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- easy to learn, quick rounds
- social bluffing aspect is strong
- works well with a small group
Cons
- luck can dominate in short runs
- pronounced inaccuracy if not played with proper dice visibility
Thematic elements
- survival and deception
- islands; bluffing dice game
- poker-like bluff with hidden information
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice allocation / elimination — incorrect bids result in losing dice; last remaining wins
- hidden information / bidding — players bid on the total of dice showing a given value, then raise until someone challenges
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's free it doesn't need a fancy computer
- it's a race to get to the top of three parts and when someone finishes one that path is closed
- perudo is an old classic that still holds up
- it's a game of survival
- it's like traversing an IKEA where there's only one of everything
- six nymph is fast chaotic fun
- it's every man or woman for themselves at each other's throats
- Cult Express is a rollicking fun not to be taken seriously
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Showing 1–5 of 5