How Do You Play The Dice Game Farkle?
Some games have survived the test of time more than most. The game known as Farkle is thought to have been first played in Iceland more than 700 years ago. Thanks to its fairly simple system of rules, even a Farkle novice can pick up the dice within minutes. Roll the six dice, all at one time. The objective of the game is to reach a certain point total, which you should determine before the beginning of play. This point total can be as large or as small as you desire, depending on the preferred length of your game. Striving for 10,000 or 5,000 points, however, is most common–Farkle is sometimes known by the name “5000 Points.” Tally the score of your roll. The point values are as follows: One 1 on the dice is worth 100 points. One 5 is worth 50 points. One 2, 3, 4 or 6 is worth 0 points. One or two pairs are also worth 0 points. Three pairs, of any numbers, are worth 500 points. Three 1s (three-of-a-kind) are worth 1,000 points. Three 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s are worth 200, 300, 400, 50
