Comment by shaftway

Every game is easier to learn when you start with simple rules and then add new ones as you go.

We teach people Liar's Dice. It's a very simple game, especially if you build it up like this. Everyone gets five Dice. You roll them and look at your own, and then take turns guessing how many of a given number are on the table. Guesses have to "go up" (either the number of dice stays the same and the number of pips goes up, or the number of dice goes up). Instead of guessing you can challenge the person before you. Whoever is wrong loses a die and game play repeats.

After a few rounds, dice showing a one are wild.

After a few more rounds, if anyone in a round bids 1's, then ones are not wild for that round.

After a few more rounds we start discussing the probabilities and strategies.

The challenge is not breaking the game fundamentally while you add rules.