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Miss the collegiality that can only be found in a Milwaukee tavern? Wish you could play bar dice at home?
Well, now you can. MKE Bar Dice Co., a new Milwaukee-based business, has officially launched a home version of bar dice, a game that’s unique to Milwaukee and traditionally played in bars across the city.
Each Bar Dice game includes five dice, a dice cup and an illustrated, interactive game guide, which not only lays out the rules of the game, but also offers game tips and tricks comic relief while learning the game. The guide also mixes digital and analog media, providing six QR codes that link to original content that’s updated weekly. Users simply scan the QR codes with their smartphones to participate in challenges, get drink recipes, win rideshare credits and more.
The game retails for $25 and can be purchased online. The first 200 sets sold will include a limited edition yellow leather dice cup and five blue dice, an homage to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Even better, 20% of the proceeds from every game sold will be donated directly to the SOS Milwaukee (Save Our Spots) GoFundMe campaign, which has already raised more than $25,000 to help offset service industry revenue losses due to COVID-19 closures. It's one of many funds set up to provide relief to the employees of area bars and restaurants during these tough times. [See a list here]
Currently, 200 games have been produced. However, if the initial run sells out, MKE Bar Dice will continue taking orders and shipping product once supply chain partners confirm it’s safe to do so.
For updates and promos, follow Bar Dice MKE on Facebook and Instagram.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
