Blog, page 57
page 57 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
Golf
Rules for Golf, a three-dice game also called Dragon Slayer where every non-double roll counts as a stroke over eighteen rounds.
Read postConvert HEX string to BYTE array, bug.
A C++ ConvertHexToBytes function posted as a find-the-bug puzzle using strtok_s and sscanf_s.
Read postFourteens
Rules for Fourteens, a ten-dice tavern banking game from the 1930s Midwest paying eight-to-one on fourteen hits of the point.
Read postFifty
Rules for Fifty, a quick two-dice game where doubles score five, double sixes score twenty-five, and double threes wipe you out.
Read postwinnt.h(5545) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ; before identifier ContextRecord
Fix for the winnt.h C2146 ContextRecord compile error: include windows.h before the offending header.
Read postDisarm The Bomb
A drinking game where four beer cans get taped into a cube, taped to your hands, and you have ten minutes to drink them.
Read postDirty Hearts
A card-flipping drinking game where every heart turns into a round of nosy questions and unwanted dares.
Read postDice 10,000
Rules and house variants for Dice 10,000, the five-dice push-your-luck game also called Zilch, Farkle, and Amish Dice.
Read postDice
A short history of dice, from divining sticks and pyramid dice at Ur to teetotums and medieval dice boards.
Read postDanger Dice
A drinking game where six numbered pint glasses get filled and downed based on what comes up on a single die.
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