Janet/Farkel

Ok girl. We LOVE to play games and you got me interested about this Farkle. Menards had it on sale last week, I went o 3 stores ..all sold out.. That tells me it's a good game. So I have been looking every where. I did find the Party version, but darned if I was going to pay $20 for it. Mom and I were in the Barnes and Nobles Starbucks Monday and I asked the gal to look it up. They had 2 verions, the Party one and a tube. I bought the tube one for $10. Mom and I sat at Starbucks, opened it, read the instructions. First roll.. ok there are 2 that have points.. hmmm, anyway we got so confused, that we wrapped it up and it sits in my purse. I think I am going to have to find someone who plays.

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Jean,

You can get six dice and the count and you are ready to play.

You MUST throw a counter on every play.....you can stop at any time but you have to do so before you 'farkle'.  That's throwing non-counters.

The 1 counts 100 by itself.  The 5 counts 50 by itself.  If you roll three 1's in one roll, it counts 300.  If you roll three 5's in one roll, it counts 500.  4 of any kind in any one roll is 1,000, 5 of any kind in any one roll is 2,000, 6 of any kind in any one roll is 3,000 pts, a Straight 1-6 in any one roll is 1,500 pts, three pair in any one roll is 1,500 pts, two triplets (3 of each) 2,500, and four of a kind and a pair in one roll is 1,500 pts.

For example...

I roll six dice and get:

1 , two 5's, two 4's, and a 6.  I would count the 1 as 100, the two 5's would be 100 (if I wanted to keep them) and the 4's and 6 would not count.  I would take out the 1, throw the other five dice, and if I got:

three 4's (400), one 6, and two 5's, I would count 400 + 100 (5's) and add in the 100 I threw previously and my count would be 600.  And I could stop with a score of 600 but if I wanted to throw the 6 and try to get a 1 or a 5 and didn't get it (remember, you have to throw a counter every time)I would lose the 600 pts. 

I've probably confused you.... but take out your dice while you are by yourself, and just sit at the table and throw them and take your count.  You'll get the hang of it. 

I carry it in my purse constantly now and play almost daily at Starbucks.  EVERYBODY sits and plays.

I taught it to Candy....

I buy Farkle pads for $2.99 to keep score on.

Janet

Thanks darlin, I won't give up as long as I can find someone to play with..

i was at menard's today looking for it too- thinking the 11 and 12 year old granddaughters might enjoy it for Christmas?/well of course all of the toledo area menard's are out!!!

i figured with a name like farkle it had to be safe for 11 and 12 year olds!and i thought i'd get me a set!

DON'T SPEND YOUR MONEY!!!  Buy 2 sets of $1.25 boxes of dice at Walmart....and copy the rules off the internet.

We play that you have to roll 500 pts before you can actually get 'on the board'... and sometimes we just continue to play over 10,000.

Background
The rules below reflect how my friends and family play. However, since rules vary from family to family, Smart Box Design's version of Farkle allows you to customize gameplay based on the rules used in your home!

How to Play
To win at Farkle you must be the player with the highest score above 10,000 points on the final round of play.

Each player takes turns rolling the dice. On your turn, you roll all six dice. A 1 or a 5, three of a kind, three pairs, or a six-dice straight earn points. You must select at least one scoring die. You can then pass and bank your points, or risk the points earned this turn and roll the remaining dice.

Scoring is based on selected dice in each roll. You cannot earn points by combining dice from different rolls.

If none of your dice rolled earn points, you get a Farkle.
You continue rolling until you either Pass or Farkle. Then the next player rolls the six dice. Play continues until it is your turn again.

Example: Your first rolls shows 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, and 6. You keep the 1 and the 5 for 150 points. You then opt to roll the remaining four dice. On that roll you get 3, 4, 4, and 5. You select the 5 and decide to Pass and bank your points.

The final round starts as soon as any player reaches 10,000 or more points.

Scoring is based on selected dice each roll. You cannot earn points by combining dice from different rolls. For example, if you roll a 5 (50 points), and then roll two 5s (100 points), you can't combine them to form three of a kind (500 points).

The 1 and 5 spot dice are special, as they are the only dice that can be scored outside of a combination (such as three of a kind).

HERE'S MY SCORING:

Fives = 50 pts
Ones = 100 pts
3 ones = 300 pts
3 twos =  200 pts
3 threes = 300 pts
3 fours = 400 pts
3 fives = 500 pts
3 sixes = 600 pts

4 of any kind = 1000 pts
5 of any kind = 2000 pts
6 of any kind = 3000 pts
straight 1-6 = 1,500 pts
three pairs = 1,500 pts
two triplets = 2,500 pts
four of a kind and a pair = three pair = 1,500 pts

Probably about 20 years ago my Aunt Mary taught us a game called Kaputz and it is just like Farkle. It is fun once you get the hang of counting the dice. It just takes a bit of time and before you know it it all becomes second nature as far as counting them up. My mom and I played a lot when Bill and I was first married and at work. It sure bea****ching reruns on television. I was the one that always got to count the dice and so that is why I got to be so good and fast at the counting.