Ten Thousand Game Rules & How to Play

These rules aren't set in stone - mix it up, throw in some booze or other fun substances, tweak the rules, go with the flow, whatever floats your boat!

Object 

The player with the highest score above 10,000 points on the final round wins.

How to Play

Decide who goes first by having everyone roll one die. Whoever has the highest number goes first. Play then continues to the left. The first player rolls all 6 dice. The player can decide to keep as many scoring dice as they choose, but must keep at least one. (See scoring section). Place the scoring dice off to the side and roll the remaining dice. Again the player may keep as many scoring dice as they choose, but must keep at least one. Place scoring dice off the side and roll remaining dice.

Play continues until:

• Player decides to stop and keep that score -OR-
• Player doesn’t roll any scoring dice and loses score -OR-
• Player has kept all 6 dice. In this case player MUST roll all 6 dice again adding to previous score.

Note:  You must earn 500 to start scoring (meaning you can’t stop with 400). Once you reach a score of 500 or more you are “on the board”. Any turn after you are on the board you may keep any score you want (even if it is 100).

The Final Round

When a player reaches 10,000 (or passes 10,000), every other player gets one more roll. Player with highest score wins.

Scoring

• 1 - 100 points
• 5 - 50 points
• Three of a kind 1s – 1000 points
• Three of a kind 2s – 200 points
• Three of a kind 3s – 300 points
• Three of a kind 4s – 400 points
• Three of a kind 5s – 500 points
• Three of a kind 6s – 600 points
• Four of a kind - 1000 points
• Five of a kind - 2000 points
• 6 of a kind - 3000 points
• 1-6 Straight - 1500 points
• Three Pairs - 1500 points
• Full House - 1500 points
• Two Triplets - 2500 points

Note: Three of a kind must all be rolled together. Rolling a 1 and then rolling another 1 and another 1 is 300. Rolling 3 1’s at a time is 1000.