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10,000 dice game score sheet
In the 10,000 dice game, a single 1 scores 100, a single 5 scores 50, and three of a kind is 100 times the number, except three 1s, which are worth 1,000. Bank your turn or keep throwing, but a throw with no scorers loses it. Once someone reaches 10,000, the others get a last turn, and the highest total wins. Print the free 10,000 dice game score sheet below, or let the Scorepad add it up.
- Six dice
- 1s are 100, 5s are 50
- To 10,000, then last turns
- Highest total wins
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10,000 Dice Game
The folk dice game sold in boxes as Farkle: roll six dice, keep the scorers and push your luck toward 10,000, with the classic count paying 1000 for three 1s.
How to play 10,000 Dice Game, in brief
All you need is six dice, a pencil and any number of players. Each turn you decide how long to keep throwing, and once someone reaches 10,000, the highest total wins.
- Throw all sixPlayers take turns. On yours, throw all six dice.
- Keep a scorer from every throwSet aside at least one scoring die: a 1, a 5, or a set such as three of a kind from that throw. Then bank your points, or throw the dice you have left.
- All six, or noneIf all six dice score, you may throw all six again. A throw with no scorers ends your turn, and you lose that turn’s points.
- Last turns at 10,000Once someone reaches 10,000, everyone else gets one more turn to pass them. Then the highest total wins.
Only scoring dice count, and only from the same throw.
The values below are the classic 10,000 count. Tables change them, so agree on yours before the first throw.
What a throw is worth
| Dice | Points |
|---|---|
| Each single 1 | 100 |
| Each single 5 | 50 |
| Three 1sThe boxed Farkle rules pay 300 | 1,000 |
| Three of a kind, 2s to 6sn is the number: three 4s are 400 | 100 × n |
| Four of a kind | 1,000 |
| Five of a kind | 2,000 |
| Six of a kind | 3,000 |
| Three pairs | 1,500 |
| A run, 1 to 6Some tables pay 3,000 | 2,500 |
| A throw with no scorersEverything set aside this turn is lost | 0 |
- Keep at least one scorerAfter each throw, set aside one or more scoring dice. Only dice from the same throw combine: a 1 now and two 1s next throw are 300, not 1,000.
- Bank it or throw onBank the turn’s points, or throw the dice you have left. If all six dice score, you may throw all six again.
- Lose it on a dud throwA throw with no scorers ends your turn, and the turn is worth 0.
- Settle the house rulesAgree before you start whether you need 500 or 750 in one turn to get on the board, and what the run pays.
- Finish at 10,000When someone reaches 10,000, the others get one last turn to pass them. The highest total wins.
You reach 10,000 first. Priya throws the run.
Going into the round: You 9,150, Mara 8,900, Dev 8,450, Priya 8,300. You throw first and pass 10,000, so Mara, Dev and Priya each get one last turn to beat 10,200. This is turn 16 on the Scorepad above.
| Player | What was kept, throw by throw | Turn |
|---|---|---|
| You | 1 1 1, then a 5 from the next three dice1,000 + 50, banked | 1050 |
| Mara | 5 5 5, then a 1, then 3 6 on the last two dice600 kept, then no scorers: the turn is lost | 0 |
| Dev | three pairs, then all six again, keeps a 5, then 2 3 3 4 61,550 kept, then no scorers: the turn is lost | 0 |
| Priya | 1 2 3 4 5 6, then all six again, keeps a 12,500 + 100, banked | 2600 |
A long race, kept straight.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. A game to 10,000 runs for dozens of turns. Type each player’s turn as you go, and the Scorepad keeps every total, whatever count your family plays by.
- Every turn gets a rowKeep Highest wins (every new game starts there) and switch to By hand. Each turn is a numbered hand, and a throw with no scorers is a 0.
- 10,000 is on the padSet Play to a score to 10,000. A total that gets there turns gold, so the table knows the last turns have started. Finish them, and the trophy goes to the highest total.
- Your count, on the keypadType each turn’s score, or type it the way you counted it (2500 + 100) and Tabletales adds it up. It does not know your house rules, so settle them before you start.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo of the dice. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who holds the high score.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- 10,000 Dice Game, with its scores
Common 10,000 Dice Game scoring mistakes
- Using the boxed Farkle countIn the classic 10,000 count, three 1s are worth 1,000. The boxed Farkle rules pay only 300.
- Combining dice across throwsA 1 kept on one throw and two 1s on the next score 300, not 1,000 for three 1s.
- Starting without the house rulesThe opening minimum (none, 500 or 750) and the value of a run (2,500 or 3,000) change from table to table. Settle them first.
- Ending the game at the first 10,000The others still get a last turn, and the highest total wins.
10,000 Dice Game scoring, answered
- How do you score the 10,000 dice game?
- A single 1 is 100 and a single 5 is 50. Three of a kind is 100 times the number, three 1s are 1,000, three pairs are 1,500 and a 1 to 6 run is 2,500.
- Is 10,000 the same game as Farkle?
- Yes, it is the folk game sold in boxes as Farkle. The difference is the count: the boxed Farkle rules pay 300 for three 1s, where the classic 10,000 count pays 1,000.
- What happens when someone reaches 10,000?
- The other players get a last turn to pass them, and the highest total wins. Some tables give that last turn only to the players still due a turn in the round.
10,000 Dice Game score sheet
Print the 10,000 dice game score sheet for the table: six players and twenty-five turns, with a running total beside every turn and the classic count at the bottom.
Score another game
The count varies by table. This page uses the classic one Wikipedia gives; dice-play.com pays 3,000 for the run, Our Pastimes doubles three of a kind for each extra die and needs 750 to get on the board, and the boxed Farkle rules pay 300 for three 1s and need 500. When someone reaches 10,000, Wikipedia gives every other player a last turn, while dice-play.com gives one only to the players still due a turn in that round. None of the sources gives a tiebreaker, so a tie stays a tie in Tabletales too. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against dice-play.com, Our Pastimes and Wikipedia (Farkle).
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