http://www.farklerules.com The Game of Farkle - A New User's Guide Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:38:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en David at www.Tadmas.com has an online Farkle game which he has written and generously allowed us to host, here at Farkle Rules.  The game is pretty much the standard Farkle. The basic rules of our online game are: 1000 pts to get on the board 10,000 pts to win 1's = 100 5's = 50 Triple ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/online-farkle/ Pretty good video description of the game, but the scoring is a little different. http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-video-instructions/ [caption id="attachment_45" align="aligncenter" width="252" caption="The perfect combination"][/caption] When I talk to people about the game of Farkle, many of them associate it with drinking - but NOT as a classic drinking game, more likely as a game you'd play while drinking, just to pass the time, such as in a bar. Back ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-the-drinking-game/ I was at a party tonight, and was asked about my internet stuff, which happens often enough. The idea of hosting popular internet websites, even if you don't make much off of them, seems to resonate well. I mentioned my new Farkle Rules website, and I got responses like I seldom ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-is-a-blast/ There are so many dice games out there, but many require unusual dice, playing surfaces, etc.  So we held an impromptu survey here at Farkle Rules, to find out what the 5 best dice games were, which needed nothing more than dice, maybe a dice cup, and a score sheet. #1 ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/5-best-dice-games-with-standard-dice/ The Game of Farkle which requireth six goode dise. The firste to pley, shall be choosen by the greatest throw of a die, and thys having beene desided shall passe from eache Player to the sinister in turn. ... From the version of Farkle at the "Directorie of Renaissance Faires" Check out http://www.faires.com/newfarkle.html for ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-in-days-of-yore/ 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 ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-strategy/ Can't get enough Farkle in your life? [caption id="attachment_13" align="alignnone" width="120" caption="Farkle to Go!"][/caption] The guys over at Smart Box Design have a version of Farkle for your Palm or Treo.  It's been around for a couple of years now and gets rave review. I had it on my Palm Phone two ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/farkle-to-go/ Scurvy Jake, in his Pirate Blog describes a version of Farkle he learned of, that uses not 6, not 7, not 8, not 9, not even 10 but 11 - ELEVEN - count them - 11 dice. The scoring seemed pretty standard - which is just as weird with that ... http://www.farklerules.com/2008/08/weird-farkle/