The Original Penny Drop | Wooden Family Dice Game

The Original Penny Drop, Premium edition: the authentic wooden dice game, handmade in cherry by the family that invented it. The real thing, not a lookalike. Quick to learn and hard to put down.

How it plays. Players race to empty their pennies. Roll the die and drop a penny in the matching slot, and if you land on a slot that already holds one, you take the whole board, so a single roll can wipe out the leader. Stop after a roll or push your luck. A round takes a few minutes, anyone from kids to grandparents can play, and up to twelve can join.

Why the Premium. A solid cherry lid, chosen because it is dense, high quality, and shows engraving more cleanly than softer woods, on a floorboard box that resists scratches and water far better than ordinary wood. The sliding lid doubles as the play handle, with a real wooden penny set in as the grip and hand-routed edges all around. Inside, a handmade 7/8 inch die and a rules card. It measures 6 x 2.4 x 2.5 inches, palm-sized and solid in the hand.

Played with the pennies in your pocket. Twelve per player, or ten for a faster game, so there is nothing extra to buy. Short on pennies? Any penny-sized token works. If a die ever goes missing, we make a solid wood replacement die.

A gift they keep. Add a name, date, or short message engraved into the cherry lid, up to 45 characters. It makes a wedding, anniversary, retirement, or holiday gift people hold onto, which is why one grandparent bought six, one for each grandchild:

"Our Grandchildren's Favorite Game! The oldest is nine. We bought six sets so we can gift each their own when they graduate high school years from now. They love it THAT much."

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Made by a real family business. This is not a factory product. Every Penny Drop is made by hand in our Hudson, Florida shop by the Janelles and our team, so buying one supports a small American business and the person who invented the game. More than 1,200 reviews across the Penny Drop family average 4.95 stars.

The name goes back to the countertop "penny drop" games of the 1880s saloons. Ours shares the name and the fun of dropping a coin, and is Dave Janelle's own modern design.

Prefer a lighter lift-top in raintree and maple? See the Penny Drop Medium. Compare every edition in the Penny Drop Game collection, or read the official rules and winning strategies. If it isn't Creative Crafthouse, it isn't Penny Drop.