This week, the dice game Can’t Stop, designed by Sid Sackson and originally published by Parker Brothers. Warning: heavy analysis content — may ruin fun.

Show notes:

• Intro: Curling(!?)
• Rules for Can’t Stop
• Analysis of probabilities
• How that affects strategy
• Variants
• Ways to play
• Shoutout to: GROGnads of Gone Gaming, Sam Chupp of The Bear’s Grove, Jason Adams of Random Signal, Tom Shad of Wheelbarrow and Mark Johnson of Boardgames To Go
• Next time: a crusty old RPG

Can’t Stop Links:

• BGG Entry
• Can’t Stop Odds
• The Rule of 28
• Roll or Don’t (PC and Mac versions)
• Can’t Stop – Poker Set Edition

Final Thoughts:

This one was fun to do. And I shall curl again.

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