How to Play
How to play
Max & Jax
Each player has up to three rolls with five dice. Hold any dice after a roll, release them if you change your mind, and choose one unused score category before the final roll.
1. Roll
Roll all five dice. After the first roll, decide what looks promising.
2. Hold
Keep dice that help your hand. Unheld dice roll again.
3. Nominate
Before roll three, pick the category you are playing for. The final score is locked to that choice.
Winning Hands
Green table examples Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10.
Three matching dice plus two matching dice.
Face Scores
Ace 6 each King 5 each Queen 4 each Jack 3 each 10 2 each 9 1 each Scoring Examples
18 points
20 points
12 points
4 points
4 points
Fast Local Play
Rolls, holds, nominations, and AI trails stay on the device while the turn is happening. The server is updated when the score is locked in, keeping table play quick while still preserving the scoreboard. Refreshing the game page restores the current turn, including the review state before moving to the next player. If you roll an unused Max, Full House, or five matching face dice, the score is banked immediately. Before the final roll, if you hold matching face dice and press Roll or Space without clicking a nomination, the game asks you to confirm that inferred category before it rolls. During nomination, M, F, A, K, Q, J, 0, and 9 pre-select Max, Full House, Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, and 9. Press Space or Roll after that to roll and score the nominated hand.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Toggle dice by position.
Clear held dice.
Hold all dice.
Roll when available, or next player after scoring.
Next player when available.
During nomination, pre-select Max, Full House, Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, or 9. Space confirms and rolls.