How to Play 10,000

What You Need

• 6 standard dice
• A way to keep score (pen & paper or a scorekeeping app)
• 2+ players

Scoring Rules

Only certain combinations score points:

✨ Single Dice:

• 1 = 100 points
• 5 = 50 points

🔥 Three of a Kind:

• Three 1s = 1000 points
• Three 2s = 200 points
• Three 3s = 300 points
• Three 4s = 400 points
• Three 5s = 500 points
• Three 6s = 600 points

💎 Special Combos (Optional Rules):

These vary by house rules, but some play with:

• Four of a kind = Double the value of three of a kind
• Five of a kind = Triple the value
• Six of a kind = Automatic win or 3000+ points
• Straight (1–6) = 1500 points
• Three pairs = 1500 points
• Two triplets = 2500 points

How to Play

1. Start Turn

• Roll all 6 dice.

2. Set Aside Scoring Dice

• Choose any scoring dice and set them aside.
• You must set aside at least one scoring die to keep going.

3. Roll Remaining Dice

• You can re-roll the rest of the dice to try for more points.
• BUT, if you roll and get no scoring dice, you “farkle” and score zero for that turn.

4. Bank or Risk

• After each roll, decide:

  • Bank your current score and end your turn.
  • Or keep rolling to build your total—at your own risk.

5. Hot Dice

• If you use all 6 dice to score, you get “Hot Dice”—you can reroll all six again and keep going!

🎯 Winning the Game

• Once a player hits 10,000 points, every other player gets one last turn.
• The player with the highest final score wins!

Dice Scoring Cheat Sheet

✅ Single Dice

🔁 Three of a Kind

🔥 Advanced Combos (Optional/House Rules)

💥 “Hot Dice” Rule

If all 6 dice score, you can roll all 6 again in the same turn!