Balut!

Objective

The object of Balut is to maximize the number of points in each of the 7 categories.

Players score 4 times in each category, with the goal of meeting the required total score in order to receive that category’s points.

If the total score, after 4 rolls, meets this requirement, the player receives these points.

The game ends once all 4 fields in all 7 categories have been scored.

Rolling the Dice

There are five die for rolling and you get 3 rolls per play.

After each roll, you can either score the current roll, or re-roll any or all of the five die.

To re-roll, select the die you wish to keep by clicking each of them. Once you click on them, hit roll again.

After your second roll, you can keep or toss the die again, by clicking or un-clicking each one.

After rolling three times, you must score the roll somewhere on the scoreboard under 1 of the 7 categories.

Points

You get points per category. In order to get points, there is a scoring criterion for each category.

Here are the scoring criteria:

Row	Score	Points
Fours	52 or more	2 points
Fives	65 or more	2 points
Sixes	78 or more	2 points
Straights	All straights	4 points
House	All full houses	3 points
Choice	100 or more	2 points
Balut	5 of a kind	2 points ea.

In addition, points are awarded based on your total score as follows:

Total Score	Points
0-299	-2 points
300-349	-1 point
350-399	0 points
400-449	1 point
450-499	2 points
500-549	3 points
550-599	4 points
600-649	5 points
650+	6 points

Therefore, 29 points is the maximum you can score.