How to Play Odd Eve

School-style hand cricket. Same number = OUT. Toss, batting, chase. The bot reads you.

Odd Eve is the hand cricket game everyone played in school with fingers, now on your phone. Both sides pick a number from 1 to 6 on every ball. If the batter and bowler show the same number, the batter is OUT. If the numbers differ, the batter scores the number they showed. Two innings, one chase, and a scoreboard that fills up ball by ball with 4s, 6s and wickets.

This version is built for quick two-minute matches. You can play against a bot that studies which numbers you throw and what you usually throw next, or hand the phone to a friend for a pass-and-play match with secret picks. Choose 1 wicket for the classic sudden-death feel or 2 wickets if you want one free chance before the innings ends.

Controls

• Touch: tap a number from 1 to 6 on the pad.
• Desktop: press keys 1 to 6.
• Toss: tap ODD or EVE; both sides throw a number and the sum decides.
• Pass and play: tap READY after handing over the phone, then pick your secret number.

How to play, step by step

1. Choose 1 WICKET (classic) or 2 WICKETS (one out forgiven), then PLAY VS BOT or PASS AND PLAY.
2. Call the toss. If the sum of the two throws matches your call, you bat first.
3. Batting: pick a number the bowler will not pick. Different numbers add your number to the score.
4. Bowling: guess the batter's number exactly. A match is OUT.
5. After the first innings the target is that score plus one.
6. The chaser wins by reaching the target; a wicket short of it loses. Tap PLAY AGAIN for a new toss.

Rules and scoring

• Same number from batter and bowler = OUT. Different numbers = runs equal to the batter's number.
• An innings ends when the batter runs out of wickets: 1 by default, or 2 in the forgiving setting.
• Target is the first-innings score plus 1. Equal totals are a tie.
• Coins vs bot: 120 win, 50 tie, 15 loss. Best innings and win streak are saved on the device.
• Pass-and-play matches award no coins.

Tips to score higher

• The bot bowls by predicting what you usually throw after your last number. If you often follow 4 with 6, expect it to bowl 6.
• Vary your follow-up numbers so its pattern table has no clear favourite.
• With a small target left, avoid picking the exact number needed; the bot expects your big numbers.
• When bowling, remember the bot prefers 4, 5 and 6 for runs. Bowl in that range.
• In 2 wicket mode, bat aggressively with 5s and 6s on the free wicket, then play safer.
• The bot remembers your last 50 throws across matches, so change style after a few losses.

Modes and challenges

• PLAY VS BOT: two innings against a pattern-reading bot, coins awarded and score submitted to the leaderboard.
• PASS AND PLAY: two players on one phone; the batter picks a secret number, the phone is handed over, then the bowler picks.
• Wicket setting: 1 WICKET (classic) or 2 WICKETS (ek out maaf), remembered for next time.

Frequently asked questions

If you like this, try