Free online dice for playing any game
Lost the dice from a board game? Traveling without them? Playing somewhere dice would roll off the table? This online dice roller replaces them. Pick how many dice you need, tap Roll, and move your piece on the real board. It works on a phone, tablet or computer, with no download and no signup.
These are standard six-sided dice with dots, so each one lands on a number from 1 to 6, just like the ones in the box.
How to use this dice roller
- Pick how many dice, from 1 to 6.
- Tap Roll. You see every die and the total. On a computer, the space bar rolls too.
- Tap a die to hold it. It turns green and stays put while the others roll. Tap it again to let it go.
- Tap Full screen for big dice on a classroom board, or a phone in the middle of the table.
- Tap Math on to turn it off if you want to add up the dice yourself. The total stays hidden until you turn it back on.
- Open Roll history to see your last 10 rolls, in case someone rolls again by accident.
The dice make a short rattle when they roll. Turn the sound off with the Sound button if you are playing somewhere quiet.
How many dice does your game need?
| Game | Dice |
|---|---|
| Ludo | 1 |
| Snakes and Ladders | 1 |
| Pig | 1 |
| Backgammon | 2 |
| Monopoly | 2 |
| Parcheesi | 2 |
| Catan | 2 |
| Shut the Box | 2 |
| Clue | 2 (some editions use 1) |
| Bunco | 3 |
| Risk | Up to 3 to attack, up to 2 to defend |
| Yahtzee | 5 |
| Farkle | 6 |
A few games use special dice that a number can't replace. LCR has letters on its dice, so play it here on its own page instead.
Using it for popular games
- Backgammon: to start, each player rolls 1 die and the higher number goes first, using both numbers. After that, roll 2 dice on your turn. Doubles play four times.
- Ludo: set it to 1 die. Most rules need a 6 to bring a piece out and give you another roll.
- Monopoly: set it to 2 dice. Doubles roll again, and three doubles in a row sends you to jail.
- Yahtzee: set it to 5 dice. You get up to three rolls a turn, so tap the dice you want to keep before you roll again.
Players can share one phone, or each open this page on their own. Rolls are not shared between phones, so show your screen when you roll, the same way you would show real dice.
A dice roller for kids and the classroom
Full screen makes the dots big enough to read from the back of a room, which suits a projector or classroom board. Kids can count the dots, add two dice together, or keep a tally to see which totals come up most. Turn Math off and the roller stops showing the sum, so adding it up is their job. There are no ads on this page and nothing to sign up for.
Two dice probability chart
Each die has a 1 in 6 chance of landing on any number. With two dice there are 36 possible rolls, and they don't all add up evenly. A 7 is the most common total, because six different rolls make it. Doubles come up 1 roll in 6.
| Total | Ways to roll it | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 or 12 | 1 | 2.8% |
| 3 or 11 | 2 | 5.6% |
| 4 or 10 | 3 | 8.3% |
| 5 or 9 | 4 | 11.1% |
| 6 or 8 | 5 | 13.9% |
| 7 | 6 | 16.7% |
The chance shown is for each total on its own, so a 2 and a 12 are each 2.8%.
Is an online dice roller really random?
Random enough for any family game. Each die gets its number from your browser's random number generator before the animation starts, and each one is picked separately, so the last roll has no effect on the next. Strictly speaking, computers produce pseudo-random numbers rather than the physical chaos of a real throw, so use it for games and not for anything involving money. Streaks will still happen. They happen with real dice too.
Common questions
Is this dice roller free?
Yes. It runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with no download and no account.
How do I roll 2 dice online?
Tap 2 under How many dice, then tap Roll. You see both dice and their total.
Can I keep some dice and re-roll the rest?
Yes. Tap a die to hold it and it turns green. Roll again and only the other dice move. Tap it again to let it go.
Can I turn off the total so kids add it up themselves?
Yes. Tap Math on to switch it to Math off. The dice still roll, but the numbers and the total no longer show, so kids count the dots and add them up. Tap it again to bring the math back.
Can I see my previous rolls?
Yes. Open Roll history under the buttons to see your last 10 rolls, newest first, which helps if someone rolls again by accident. They stay on your device until you tap Clear history.
Can I make the dice full screen?
Yes. Tap Full screen and the dice grow to fill the display, which works well on a classroom board or a phone in the middle of the table.
Does it have sound?
Yes, a short dice rattle on each roll. Tap the Sound button to turn it off, and the page remembers your choice.
Can players each use their own phone?
Yes. Open the page on each phone and everyone rolls for themselves, or pass one phone around the table. The rolls are not shared between phones.
Can it roll a d20 or more than 6 dice?
Not right now. This roller does standard six-sided dice with dots, up to 6 at a time, which covers most family board games.