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Dix Millie

Dix Millie

How To Play Dix Millie

Push your luck with six dice. Score, then decide — roll again for more, or bank before you bust. First to 10,000 wins.

The goal

Be first to reach 10,000 points. On your turn you roll dice, set aside the ones that score, and choose whether to keep rolling for more or bank what you've got. Get greedy and a scoreless roll — a Farkle — wipes everything you built that turn.

A turn, step by step

  1. Roll all six dice.

  2. Set aside at least one scoring die. In game, the cheat sheet lights up exactly what counts as you roll.

  3. Choose: roll the remaining dice for more, or bank to bank this turn's points into your score.

  4. No scoring dice on a roll? That's a Farkle — you lose this turn's points and play passes on.

Getting on the board

You can't bank until you've scored 500+ in a single turn. Until then, keep rolling to reach it. Once you're on the board, you can bank any amount.

Hot dice

Score with all six dice and you get hot dice: roll a fresh six and keep going, points carried. No limit — while every roll scores, the streak lives.

Scoring

2s, 3s, 4s and 6s only score in threes or better — a lone 2 is worth nothing. Straight and three pairs each use all six dice.
Single 1 100
Single 5 50
Three 1s 1000
Three of a kind (face × 100) 200
Four / five / six of a kind (×2 / ×3 / ×4 the triple) 400
Straight (1-2-3-4-5-6) 1500
Three pairs 1500

Winning: the final round

The moment someone hits 10,000, everyone else gets one last turn to beat them. Highest score when the dust settles takes it — so a big final turn can steal the win.

One tip

The more dice you still have, the safer another roll is. With four or more left, busting is unlikely — push. Down to one or two, a Farkle is a real risk — banking is usually the smart call.

Contact

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Aliases for Dix Millie
10,000, Chicago, Cosmic Wimpout, Farkel, Farkle, Greed, Hot Dice, Squelch, Ten Thousand, Volle Lotte, Zilch, and Zonk
Release Date
August 21, 2026

History

Dix Mille (French for “ten thousand”) is a dice game in the same broad family as Farkle, in which players roll six dice, set aside scoring combinations, and decide whether to continue rolling or risk losing their points for the turn. The game's name comes from the common goal of reaching 10,000 points.

Its precise origins are uncertain. Dix Mille is particularly associated with French-speaking regions and has been passed down largely as a folk game, with rules varying considerably from one family or region to another. Like many traditional dice games, it likely developed from older European dice-playing traditions rather than having a single identifiable inventor or date of origin.

The game became especially well suited to casual family and social play because it requires little equipment—just six dice—and combines simple arithmetic with a strong element of risk and luck. Different versions award points for combinations such as three-of-a-kind, straights, and sets of ones or fives, with players choosing between banking their score or continuing to roll.

Today, Dix Mille remains a popular traditional dice game and is also known under various names and rule sets. Its close relationship to Farkle means that many modern versions of the two games are essentially variations of the same underlying style of play.

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