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Tenzi

Tenzi is pure speed — all ten dice showing one number. Experts use cup shaking technique, stage partial matches, and pick target numbers based on first roll.

Quick winning principles

  • Pick your target number from the first roll's majority.
  • Keep matching dice aside — only reroll non-matches.
  • Shake dice in cup flat, not stacked, for faster settles.
  • Call Tenzi only when all ten show the same face.

Ideal strategy

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    Target selection: on first roll, if you have three 4s, commit to 4s — switching numbers mid-race wastes rolls.

  2. 2

    Staging technique: set aside matches immediately. Rerolling 7 dice is slower than rerolling 4 twice.

  3. 3

    Physical technique: flat cup shake with wrist snap settles dice faster than vertical shaking. Competitive Tenzi is partly ergonomics.

  4. 4

    Pattern recognition: experienced players read partial results without counting — train visual recognition of 6+ matches.

  5. 5

    Tenzi Tower variant: stack matching dice — stability matters. Slower shakes prevent tower collapse.

  6. 6

    Split variant (80zi): two sets of 5 matching — solve easier number first, then harder.