Fill or Bust
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BGG #11,543
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5.9

Fill or Bust

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 30 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.2/5

Rules assistant for Fill or Bust

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Fill or Bust is a board game released in 1981 for 2–10 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

Fill or Bust is all about rolling dice and pressing your luck. On your turn, roll the dice and set aside at least one die that scores you points. If you want, you can roll the remaining dice – but if none of those dice score for you, you lose all points accumulated that round! Your challenge is further complicated by a deck of cards that determines what goal you might be forced to shoot for during that turn. Some goal cards dangle the prospect of huge bonuses, while others slam the door on you, ending your turn before it starts. Other than the deck of cards that push goals on players, Fill or Bust is similar to Farkle.

Editions

  • TuttoenABACUSSPIELE2015
  • Fill or BustenBowman Games2009
  • Tutto! Volle LotteenABACUSSPIELE2005
  • TuttoenABACUSSPIELE2004
  • Tutto!enABACUSSPIELE1994
  • Fill or BustenBowman Games1987
  • Fill or BustenBowman Games1981
  • TuttoenGame Factory
  • Tutto!HOT Games2021
  • トュットABACUSSPIELE, GP Games2020
  • TuttoPS-Games2012
  • TuttodeABACUSSPIELE2012

Categories

Publishers

  • PS-Games
  • Game Factory
  • ABACUSSPIELE
  • GP Games
  • HOT Games
  • Bowman Games

Questions and answers

Fill or Bust supports 2–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.