Hot Dice

How to play Hot Dice

Hot Dice is a push-your-luck dice game played by the classic Farkle rules. Every roll is a choice: take your points now, or risk them for more.

1. Roll all six dice.
2. Set aside scoring dice. Tap at least one die that scores (see the table). Every die you pick must score.
3. Roll the rest, or bank. Rolling adds to this turn’s points. Banking adds them to your total and ends your turn.
4. Roll nothing that scores and you lose the turn’s points. That’s a farkle.
5. Hot dice! If all six dice score, you get to roll all six again and keep building.
6. First to 4,000 wins.

Scoring

Each 1 scores 100 and each 5 scores 50. Three of a kind scores the number × 100 (three 4s = 400), except three 1s, which score 1,000. Four, five and six of a kind score double, triple and four times the three-of-a-kind score. A straight of 1 to 6 scores 1,500 and three pairs score 750, but only in a single roll of all six dice.

Quick tips for winning

• Bank around 300 to 400 when you have two or fewer dice to roll. The chance of a farkle with one or two dice is high.
• Don’t always keep every scoring die. Keeping one 1 and rolling five dice can be better than keeping a 1 and a 5 and rolling four.
• Push harder when you’re behind. Banking small amounts won’t catch a big lead.

Hot Dice FAQ