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Since farkle is a folk game, variant rules are used in different playing communities. [4] For example, the commercially marketed game of Pocket Farkel differs in that three ´s are scored as 300 rather than 1000. [4] In addition, some players score one or more combinations of dice beyond the standard ones.
This approach does justice to farkle's origins and continued existence as a folk game, and provides readers with the range of options available to them for farkle play. If you would like to see your version of farkle included, please add to the sections on scoring and play variations as necessary.
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Cosmic Wimpout is a dice game produced by C3, Inc in 1976. [1] It is similar to 1000/5000/10000, Farkle, Greed, Hot Dice, [2] Squelch, [3] Zilch, [4] to name but a few. The game is played with five custom dice, and may use a combination score board and rolling surface, in the form of a piece of cloth or felt available in various colors and designs.
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Yahtzee is a dice game made by Milton Bradley (a company that has since been acquired and assimilated by Hasbro). It was first marketed under the name of Yahtzee by game entrepreneur Edwin S. Lowe in 1956. The game is a development of earlier dice games such as Poker Dice, Yacht and Generala. It is also similar to Yatzy, which is popular in ...
A number of related games under the Yahtzee brand have been produced. They all commonly use dice as the primary tool for game play, but all differ generally. As Yahtzee itself has been sold since 1954, the variants released over the years are more recent in comparison, with the oldest one, Triple Yahtzee, developed in 1972, eighteen years after the introduction of the parent game.
Patterned after the success of collectible card games, a number of collectible dice games have been published. [1] Although most of these collectible dice games are long out-of-print, there is still a small following for many of them. Some collectible dice games include: Battle Dice; Dice Masters; Diceland; Dragon Dice