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A Farkle game in progress; a pair of three threes has been set aside, earning 300 points. Farkle, or Farkel, is a family dice game with varying rules. Alternate names and similar games include Dix Mille, Ten Thousand, Cosmic Wimpout, Chicago, Greed, Hot Dice, Volle Lotte, Squelch, Zilch, and Zonk.
The original game rules released in 1956 contain a difference from the above rules. The booklet stated that additional Yahtzees must be used as Jokers in the Lower Section and did not allow for their use in the Upper Section. This rule was changed when the game was re-copyrighted in 1961. [4] The winner is the player with the highest total.
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.
If you thought dice games were just for limo drivers waiting for their well-heeled clients to finish up for the evening -- the new Facebook game from Playtika -- Farkle Pro -- might change your mind.
Yes, 10000 is a variant of Farkle (Farkle sometimes has 15000 as point limit). It is commonly called "10000" or "Dix Mille" (10000 in French). It is definitely not called "Dice 10000". So, renaming to "10000 (dice game)" and redirect to the Farkle article would be my preferred solution. But I'm just a Wikipedia newbie...
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Liar's dice is a class of dice games for two or more players in which deception is a significant gameplay element. In "single hand" liar's dice games, each player is given a set of dice, all players roll once, and the bids relate to the dice each player can see (their hand) plus all the concealed dice (the other players' hands).
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