Gambler (board game)

Gambler

The Gambler game box (1977 edition)
Publisher(s)	Parker Brothers
Publication date	1975
Players	2 to 4
Random chance	High (dice rolling)

Gambler is a board game originally made by Parker Brothers in 1975.

A redesigned version of the game was released in 1977. The game is now out of print, and the US trademark on the game was cancelled in 1983.

The game consists of players taking turns rolling dice to move around the game board. Events giving players a chance to win money can happen when a player lands on a space, draws cards, or rolls doubles. The object of the game is to be the first player to win $1,000 of in-game money.

Some contests in the game use a special "Dice Shaker", a device containing six dice with an area to shuffle the dice and a narrow handle that holds each of the dice in a line. In these contests, all players make some type of bet and then a player shakes the Dice Shaker and moves the dice into the handle. The order of the dice in the handle determines which (if any) player wins the contest.