This highly portable beer-and-pretzel game comes in a pocket-sized travel set containing 2 pig dice, two pencils, and a scorebook with a scoring table. The pigs are actual miniature pigs with a dot on their right flank.

The goal is to be the first to reach 100 points by using "pigs" as dice. On your turn, you toss the pigs and hope they land in a scoring position, such as a "snouter," "trotter," or "leaning jowler" (with values ranging from 1 to 60 points). If they do, you decide whether to "cash in" the points (give the pigs to the next player) or throw again. If you throw a non-scoring position ("pig out" - one pig on its right flank, the other on its left flank; a fairly common outcome), you lose all uncorked points. If you throw an "oinker" (both pigs touching each other), you lose your entire accumulated score. If you throw a "piggyback" (one pig on top of the other), you are completely eliminated!

The "Hog Call" variant rules allow the other players to predict the outcome of the throw; if the prediction is correct, the caller earns double the position's value and deducts the same amount from the thrower's score!

ID: 2593

Release Year: 1977

Min. Players: 2

Max. Players: 10

Play Time (minutes): 30

Average Rating: 5.47567

Complexity: Easier

Mechanics: Betting and Bluffing, Dice Rolling, and Push Your Luck

Designers: David Moffat

Publishers: (Unknown), Asmodee, David Moffat Enterprises, Hasbro, MB Giochi, MB Juegos, MB peli, MB spel, MB Spellen, MB Spiele, MB spil (Danish), MB spill, Milton Bradley, Recycled Paper Products, Inc., Tactic, Winning Moves France, Winning Moves Games (USA), Winning Moves Germany, Winning Moves International Ltd, and Winning Moves UK Ltd.