Games Like Tumble Tavern

Tumble Tavern is Farkle at a tavern table, with enchanted runes that can turn a losing throw around.

Throw six dice and set aside the ones that score. Then bank your points, or throw the rest for more. A throw that scores nothing is a Ruin, and everything you collected that turn is gone. Banked points are safe. First to the target score wins.

Dice

You bring six dice to a match, chosen from nine kinds. Each kind pays a scoring bonus under its own condition, and the bonus is paid for every die of that kind you are holding. Ember pays a flat bonus on any scoring hold. Tide pays when you hold three or more dice. Void pays only on holds of 750 or more. Because the bonus stacks per die, six of one kind plays very differently from a spread of six.

Runes

You carry three runestones from a set of 18, and cast them during the match. Aegis shields your turn, so a Ruin breaks the shield and you throw again. Fortune adds 100 to the next set you hold. Longshot bets the turn on a face you name. You cannot swap them mid-match, so the three you bring shape how you play.

Rivals

Twelve tavern regulars, each with a fixed habit rather than a difficulty level. One banks the moment he is ahead, however little he holds. Another rolls on long after anyone sensible would stop. Once you have read a rival's habit, you can play against it.

Modes

Quick Wager. Four tables, Friendly through Gold, each with its own rival. One match, one stake.

Endless Gauntlet. Rivals one after another. Difficulty and winnings climb with the streak, and a loss ends the run.

Campaign. Twelve fights in order, each built around a specific problem.

Local Duel. Two players at one screen, taking turns.

Free demo: the first two campaign fights and the Friendly and Copper tables.