[David BB]

Where I'm from (Denmark) this is a well known game called "Mayer". Most commonly played over a few beers in bars and pubs.

It plays pretty much like described, but with a few exceptions:

Scores go like this:

32
41
42
43
51
52
53
54
61
62
63
64
65
11
22
33
44
55
66
31 - called "Little Mayer"
21 - called "Mayer"

You don't gain points - you only lose them. Each player keeps a dice in front of him to indicate his points - starting at 6.

Every time youre caught bluffing you lose one point, and every time you lift the cup and the dice show the number the player before you said you also lose one point.

Whenever theres a big "Mayer" (21) involved you lose two points instead of one.

When you lose your last of the 6 points youre out and have to wait for a new round to begin (and buy a round of beers for the table! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img])

The winner is of course the last player with points left.

A common variation is as follows:

If you dont manage to beat the score of the player behind you and you know the person after you is gonna call your bluff. You can shake the cups one more time, pass it on, and say "or above". Meaning that you expect the score to be above the previous score. The next player can the chose to lift or shake as usual.

Lots of other variations exist and its easy to make up your own! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

/David