SHO
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Bhutan's traditional dice game

SHO ཤོ

Slam the cup, shout your call and race your nine coins along 64 shells. Stack your coins, kill your rivals and be the first to bring every coin home.

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Random online matches

Tap Play online and get matched with real players who are waiting, in 2, 3 or 4-player games.

Coins and leaderboard

Collect coins, climb the leaderboard and join free tournaments. Coins are for play only and have no cash value.

Practise with the computer

Easy, Normal and Hard computer players, up to four players or two teams. Free and offline-friendly.

Real house rules

Bhutanese, Lhasa or Beginner rules, with pa ra, the 3 + 6 throw, the opening kill chain and alliances.

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Learn about Sho

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What is Sho? Bhutan's dice game of shells, coins and calls An introduction to Sho (yam), the traditional dice game played in Bhutan and Tibet: what you need, how a game feels and why people love it.
The number calls of Sho, from pa ra to jang Every dice total in Sho has its own call. Learn all eleven, how likely each one is, and why pa ra (double one) is special.
Sho strategy tips for beginners Simple ideas that win more games of Sho: when to stack, when to kill, how to stay safe and how to finish.

The game of shells and coins

Sho is played with two dice, a wooden cup slammed onto a leather pad, 64 cowrie shells laid in a spiral and nine coins for each player. Every throw has its call, from pa ra to jang. Stack your coins to make them strong, land on smaller enemy stacks to send them home, and be the first to bring all nine coins past the last shell.

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