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FARKEL

August 11, 2006

This is a little game that comes in a small plastic camera film container and is played with 6 small dice. You roll the dice, remove only the dice you want to use for points, then re-roll the remaining dice. If you can make all six dice count for score, you can pick them all up and keep going. If none of the dice you roll count for score then you lose your turn and any points that you have earned during that turn. If that happens, you have farkeled and it makes you want to shout farkel and other various words that probably shouldn't come out of your mouth.

The goal of the game is to be the first person to reach a score of 10,000 or more. While that sounds like a super high goal, really it doesn't take long. How you score is up to you and whether or not you are willing to take a chance. It's a fun game that I'm sure I will enjoy for years to come.

Comments

Posted by: Anna
August 12, 2006 03:21 AM

I thought to "farkel" was another name for rock-paper-scissors. Hmmm. Now I wonder if I've been using the word "farkel" wrong when I said, "I'll farkel you for the last bagel" at work (I lost, by the way!).

Posted by: Michael Morgan
August 12, 2006 09:31 PM

Let's play sometime. I will even buy it for you, well as long as it not like $50.

Posted by: Christopher
August 12, 2006 10:35 PM

Anna-

WHAT?!?!?

Posted by: Pressed
August 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Michael, we actually have it already. Kendall's aunt made it for us and gave us a set.

Posted by: gayr
August 22, 2006 11:05 AM

dO YOU HAVE THE RULES AND HOW TO PLAY FARKEL. wE WANT TO PLAY TOMORROW AT GAMES DAY AND TWO OF US HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS ENTIRELY. tHANKS

Posted by: Pressed
August 24, 2006 10:56 AM

I do have the rules of Farkel, but I didn't want to copy directly from the rule sheet for fear of a copyright violation. The rules are easy and the point scoring is pretty easy as well. Game is not very expensive, go pick up a set and it will come with the rules. Ask me specific questions about the rules and I'll answer, but I can't just copy the set of rules. Sorry.