Home›Games of Chance›All Games of ChanceBrowse ByAll Games of ChanceReference and ClassificationVerifiedGames whose outcome is dominated by an unpredictable mechanism rather than player skill, covering Craps, Liar's Dice, Yahtzee and Bingo by dice or drawn-number mechanism, and Rock Paper Scissors by outcome unpredictability from either player's perspective even though it uses neither dice nor cards, a browsing convenience recorded here rather than a claim that it shares a mechanism with the others. Belongs here: games decided primarily by a random or unpredictable event. Does not belong here: card games of chance, which this tree groups with the rest of the card-game families below by their shared card-based equipment instead.FactsAll Games of ChanceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested2500 BCE 1All Games of ChanceFilter Results55 entriesSportAllBaseball board game (1)Bingo variant (1)Bluffing dice game (1)Children's game (1)Competition league for a hand game (1)Dice gambling game (1)Dice game (6)Dice game, casino and street (1)Dice game, category scoring (1)Dice roll in the Roman gambling game tali (1)four-sided spinning top (1)Gambling dice game (2)Gambling game (2)Game of chance (2)Game of chance and hand game (1)Gaming tool for rolling dice (1)Intransitive hand game (1)Set of dice for deciding order of play (1)Trading procedure (1)Traditional Japanese gambling dice game (1)Derived FromAllYacht (1)Origin RegionAllChina (1)Inca Empire, South America (1)Italy (1)United States (1)United States, developed from the English game of Hazard (1)Origin YearAll1530 (1)1774 (1)1805 (1)1924 (1)1948 (1)1956 (1)1963 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1982 (2)1997 (1)1999 (1)2004 (1)2005 (1)2012 (1)2015 (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (11)Small Group (3-6 Players) (8)Two-Player (9)BrowseCompareSelect all 55Ampe (game)Games of ChanceBầu cua cá cọpGames of ChanceBingoGames of ChanceBlind hookeyGames of ChanceBo Bing (game)Games of ChanceBoule (gambling game)Games of ChanceButton MenGames of ChanceCee-loGames of ChanceCetno i lichoGames of ChanceChallenge The YankeesGames of ChanceChoboichiGames of ChanceChō-hanGames of ChanceChuck-a-luckGames of ChanceCosmic WimpoutGames of ChanceCrapsGames of ChanceCrown and anchorGames of ChanceDiamant (board game)Games of ChanceDice towerGames of ChanceDreidelGames of ChanceDrop dead (dice game)Games of ChanceDudoGames of ChanceEurojackpotGames of ChanceFaro (card game)Games of ChanceFlorida LotteryGames of ChanceGlückshausGames of ChanceGo First DiceGames of ChanceHand-in-capGames of ChanceHazardGames of ChanceHoo Hey HowGames of ChanceKansas LotteryGames of ChanceKitsune bakuchiGames of ChanceLiar's DiceGames of ChanceLotto 6/49Games of ChanceMacao (card game)Games of ChanceMexico (game)Games of ChanceMouse Trap (board game)Games of ChanceOdds and evens (hand game)Games of ChanceOwzthatGames of ChancePass the PigsGames of ChancePolish bankGames of ChanceRoad trip bingoGames of ChanceRock Paper ScissorsGames of ChanceShut the boxGames of ChanceSilesian lotteryGames of ChanceStussGames of ChanceSuperEnalottoGames of ChanceSwipe (dice game)Games of ChanceThe Game of CootieGames of ChanceTontine (card game)Games of ChanceTrue Dough ManiaGames of ChanceUSA Rock Paper Scissors LeagueGames of ChanceVenus ThrowGames of ChanceYachtGames of ChanceYahtzeeGames of ChanceYatzyGames of ChanceSources1. Wikipedia: Dicetier 2WikipediaDice, History sectionQuote, Dice, History sectionPossibly the oldest known dice were excavated as part of a backgammon-like game set at the Burnt City, an archeological site in south-eastern Iran, estimated to be from between 2800 and 2500 BCE.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy is Rock Paper Scissors grouped with dice games like Craps?It is included for its outcome unpredictability, a browsing convenience, not a claim that it shares a mechanism with dice or card games of chance.Games of Chance covers games whose outcome is dominated by an unpredictable mechanism rather than player skill, including Craps, Liar's Dice, Yahtzee and Bingo by dice or drawn-number mechanism. Rock Paper Scissors is included by outcome unpredictability from either player's perspective, even though it uses neither dice nor cards, a browsing convenience recorded here rather than a claim that it shares a mechanism with the others.