The many versions of TEN THOUSAND.
This game has been played for centuries.
ZILCH, FARKLE, BUPKIS, DIX MILLE, THE DICE GAME and many more. However there was no game board. Someone had to do mental math and write all the scores down.
Now we have developed a unique game board and way of scoring.
The many versions of TEN THOUSAND FROM THE WEB
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, Bupkiss, Hot Dice, Volle Lotte, Squelch, Zilch, and Zonk.The game is believed to have arrived on French sailing ships in the 1600s, and has been passed down in families as a folk game ever since the court of Louis X111
As such, while the basic rules are well-established, there is a wide range of variation in scoring and play.
Equipment
- Dice (six, or five in some variations)
- Paper and a pencil or pen for keeping score
- A dice cup (optional)
History
According to the official Pocket Farkel game documents, scholars believe the game arrived on French sailing ships in the 1600s and has been passed down in families ever since . The game has also been suggested to originate from Iceland through the purported English nobleman Sir Albert Farkle, who is said to have first played it there in the 1300s or 1400s but this is not considered credible. Another claim is that the game originates in Texas, based on the fact that farkleberries grow there and the game could purportedly be played with dried farkleberries. However, as a folk game passed down through families, the game has a number names: even if the name "Farkle" did come from farkleberries, as one of many names of the game, it could simply have been acquired as the game passed through Texas.
Equipment and instructions to play Farkle dating to the 1700s have been found at Fort Chartres, Illinois.[6]