“Blisters!”

A new dice game (new to us), taught to us by @The_CINC ‘s Mama.
It’s a blast and can be played anywhere. You just need 3 sets of different colored dice, and a score sheet.

The game;

Blisters is a fun, simple dice game invented in 1987 by Tim Novak during a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail (hence the name—his feet were covered in blisters!). It’s designed for 2+ players and uses exactly six dice (ideally in three pairs of different colors, like red, white, and blue, though any distinct pairs work).
The theme is “hiking” a trail by accumulating points (miles), often set to a real trail length like the Appalachian Trail’s ~2,145 miles. The first player to reach or exceed the goal wins.
How to Play Blisters
Setup

• 6 standard six-sided dice (three pairs of different colors recommended).
• Agree on a goal score (e.g., 2,000+ “miles” for a long game, or lower for shorter play).
• Players take turns in order.
  On Your Turn

1. Roll all six dice.
2. Scoring dice = any dice showing the same number (pairs, three-of-a-kind, etc.). Matching numbers count even across different colors.

• Unmatched/singleton dice don’t score.

3. Identify your scoring dice and calculate points (see Scoring below).
4. Depending on how many scoring dice you have:

• Even number (2, 4, or theoretically 6) → You have the option to keep your points and end your turn, or re-roll the remaining non-scoring dice to try for more.
• Odd number (3 or 5) → You must re-roll the remaining non-scoring dice (no choice to stop).

5. When you re-roll:

• Any new matches among the re-rolled dice (or matching existing held scoring dice? — but typically it’s building on the turn’s matches) add to your scoring pool.
• If your re-roll produces no new scoring dice (i.e., all re-rolled dice are unmatched and don’t pair with anything), you get “Blisters” — you lose all points accumulated this turn (bust!), and your turn ends with 0 added to your total.

6. You can keep re-rolling (following the even/odd rule) as long as you keep getting scoring dice. Stop voluntarily (on even) or when you bust with Blisters.
7. Add your turn’s points to your overall score (if you didn’t bust).
Scoring

• Points = sum of the values on all scoring dice (the matching ones).
  • Example: Two 4s = 4 + 4 = 8 points.
  • Three 5s = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 points.
  • Four 2s = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 points.
  • Full house (three + two) or other combos just add all the matching dice values together.
• The more you push for extra rolls, the higher the risk of busting with Blisters.
  Winning
First to reach or pass the agreed goal score wins.
  It’s a push-your-luck style game similar in spirit to games like Farkle or Zilch, but with the unique even/odd re-roll rule and the hiking theme. There’s even a tutorial video on YouTube if you’d like a visual walkthrough (search “Blisters Dice Game tutorial”).

Picture: this is 55 points