When any player is down to just having one die left in their cup they are declared palafico, which means that the bidding rules in that round are changed slightly so that players can only raise the quantity of dice, not the value in the bids as they go around the table. Peru fell into the hands of foreign invaders with Pizzarro and his conquistadors defeated and held captive. The second thing that you need to take into account when coming up with the opening bid is ones on the dice – known as aces in Perudo.

We’re also slightly dreading my mum playing with us – as previous experience playing cards with her suggests she might be a bit of a Perudo demon!Generally bewildered, I remember being beckoned over to a table where, without a word of Chinese to my name, attempts at communication reduced me to oscillating between apologetic smiles and increasingly creative hand gestures. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging and will teach you how to play Perudo. Without explaining every last rule in detail here, it is worth saying that there are other twists in play.

This dice game combines the game play of other games and makes itself a very gripping game to play with your friends and family. For instance, if the current bid is "five threes" then the next player would have to bid at least three aces. For longevity in the game, I suggest playing it safe with just a hint of bluffing only when necessary in the game.After this round, the game resumes as normal, regardless of whether the Palifico player still has one die left. The players secretly look at the number they rolled, but they should be careful, they must not change the position of the dice.