Farkle Rules

Strategy Hints

To give yourself a better chance at a higher scoring combination, it is better to throw more dice.Take the case where you throw all six dice and get a 1 and a 5. If you were to keep only the 1 and re-throw the 5 remaining dice you would have better odds of getting a higher score than if you kept both the 1 and the 5 and only threw the remaining 4 dice.

If you are significantly behind, it is almost always better to play aggressively than to play conservatively. So it only stands to reason that if you are significantly ahead, it is better to play conservatively than more aggressively. Of course there are always some players who consistently play aggressive or conservative, but the adaptive player is the one who’s most likely to win in the long run.

Throwing all six dice will almost always lead to at least one scoring die. Only the ultra-conservative player will stop rolling with all six dice in their hand.