Farkle

Farkle is a push-your-luck dice game with roots in 15th-century Europe. Players roll six dice, set aside scoring combinations, and face a simple but tense decision: bank points or keep rolling. Roll no scoring dice and you Farkle, losing every point accumulated that turn. The first player to reach 10,000 wins. Sir Thomas More mentioned a similar dice game in his writings around 1520, though the name 'Farkle' itself is likely American, dating to the mid-20th century. The game requires almost no equipment, just six dice and a score sheet, which explains its spread through Midwest American households and military barracks. Start a game above and roll your way to 10,000.

1. Click the Roll button to roll all six dice at once.
2. After the roll, the game highlights which dice can score. Click each scoring die to set it aside.
3. Review the points shown for your selected dice, then choose: Bank to add them to your total and end your turn, or Roll again with the remaining dice.
4. If you set aside all six dice, you get 'hot dice' and roll all six again, keeping your accumulated turn score.
5. If a roll produces zero scoring dice, you Farkle. All points from that turn vanish.
6. The first player to reach 10,000 points triggers the final round. Every other player gets one last turn to beat the leader.
7. The player with the highest score after the final round wins.

• Six standard six-sided dice are used.
• A single 1 is worth 100 points. A single 5 is worth 50 points.
• Three of a kind scores the face value times 100 (three 3s = 300). Three 1s score 1,000.
• Four of a kind doubles the three-of-a-kind value. Five of a kind triples it. Six of a kind quadruples it.
• A straight (1-2-3-4-5-6) scores 1,500. Three pairs score 1,500. Two triplets score 2,500.
• You must set aside at least one scoring die after each roll to continue.
• If none of the six dice show a scoring combination, you Farkle and lose all unbanked turn points.
• A player must reach a minimum of 10,000 to trigger the final round.

• Bank early when you have few dice left. The probability of Farkling with two dice is roughly 44 percent, compared to only about 2 percent with six dice. The math favors caution as your dice count drops.
• Always set aside 1s first. They are worth 100 points each and appear on 17 percent of rolls. Single 5s are worth half as much, so prioritize 1s when both are available.
• Go for three-of-a-kind over singles when possible. Three 1s give 1,000 points versus 300 for three single 1s. The jump in value justifies waiting a roll or two.
• Track the score gap. If you trail by 2,000 points near the end, take bigger risks. If you lead by 2,000, bank at 300 and force opponents to chase you.
• Remember the hot dice rule. Setting aside all six dice resets your pool to six, which drops your Farkle probability back to near zero. This is the best moment to push for a big turn.

• Standard Farkle: The classic rules described above, played to 10,000 points with six dice.
• Five-Dice Farkle: Uses only five dice and lowers the target to 5,000. Games are shorter and Farkle probability rises, making each roll riskier.
• Team Farkle: Players pair up and combine scores. One teammate rolls while the other advises, adding a social strategy layer.
• Greedy Farkle: Requires a minimum of 500 points on the first roll before a player can bank anything. Turns are longer and swings are bigger.

• Every roll is a gamble. The push-your-luck mechanic creates genuine tension that few dice games match.
• Rules take two minutes to learn. Strategy takes much longer to master, because the optimal bank-or-roll decision depends on score, dice count, and game phase.
• Games are portable. Six dice and a pen fit in a pocket, which made Farkle a favorite among soldiers and travelers for decades.
• Large swings keep everyone engaged. A single hot-dice turn can erase a 2,000-point deficit, so no one is ever truly out of the game.

Play Farkle right here in your browser. No downloads, no sign-ups, no dice to lose under the couch. Roll against the CPU, set aside your scoring combinations, and chase 10,000 points. The game tracks your score automatically so you can focus on the one question that matters: bank or roll?

Farkle distills dice gaming to its purest form: roll, score, decide. The rules are simple. The decisions are not. Bank too early and you fall behind. Push too hard and you lose everything. Start a game above and see if you can reach 10,000 before the CPU does.

• Farkle - Wikipedia
• Probability of Farkle with n dice - Math Stack Exchange