How to play popular dice games — rules, scoring, and strategy
Popular dice games explained: Farkle (also known as 10000, Zilch, or the 654 dice game), Yahtzee (five-dice scoring), Craps (casino dice), Liar's Dice (bluffing), Bunco (party dice), Pig (push-your-luck), Ship Captain Crew (6-5-4 dice game), and 10,000 (also called Zilch or the 1-4-24 dice game). Click any game below for complete rules, scoring, and strategy tips.
Yahtzee, craps, Farkle, Liar’s Dice, Bunco, and Pig are among the most popular dice games, each with its own scoring rules.
How do you play Farkle?
Roll six dice, set aside scoring dice (1s, 5s, and combinations), and choose whether to bank points or risk another roll. Rolling no scoring dice is a “farkle” and loses that turn’s points.
How is Yahtzee scored?
Fill categories such as three/four of a kind, full house, small/large straight, and Yahtzee (five of a kind, worth 50 points).