Pass the Pigs

Pass the Pigs is a dice game created by David Moffat and first published in 1977 by Recycled Paper Products under the name Pig Mania!, before Milton Bradley acquired the license and reissued it under its current title. The game replaces standard dice with two small pig shaped throwing pieces, similar in spirit to the ancient astragalus or shagai bones used in traditional dice games, and is a commercial adaptation of the older folk dice game Pig. Players take turns tossing the two pigs and scoring points according to the position in which each pig lands, such as on its side, standing on its trotters, or leaning against one another, while risking the loss of all points earned in a turn if a pig falls in certain penalty positions. Play continues until a player reaches a target score, most commonly 100 points. The game is designed for two or more players, with the box recommending up to four for the best experience, and its simple push your luck scoring has kept it in continuous production for decades.