Family Fun

I love family day.

I love LOVE LOVE it. No matter what we do or how busy life gets, we (almost) always stick pretty hard core to one family day a week where - no matter what we do - we are together....playing, working, bonding, whatever. But we're making memories, and we're living life together - and we are NOT going in a billion different directions.

This morning, while all FIVE of us snuggled in our (not so very large) bed, Ransom told us that he wanted to spend the Christmas money that his Great Grammy gave him for Christmas and take us all out to breakfast! Aren't we awful? I mean.....wasn't that awfully generous of him?

So, we tromped off to a lovely Governor's breakfast together, and then we came home for many MANY hours of work and play outside.

ALL the boys - minus wee one - worked on building us a nice little fire.....

This fire is a bit weak. This pic was taken before the ceremonial burning of the Christmas tree. It got better.

Then, we worked on cleaning out the garage, burning whatever c.r.a.-pola we could find, and took two honking car loads of junk to the transfer station.

We had ourselves a fire-side lunch while the girls looked on....

Don't tell them it was chicken sausage. I think that would offend them.....

And the rest of the day will be spent watching a fun family movie and playing a whole lotta' FARKLE!

Super fun game, Farkle is.
And really fun to say.
Sounds like potty talk, doesn't it?
You don't need to buy it...all you need is six dice to be able to play.

Want to know the instructions? Thought so....
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Be the first person to score 10,000 points. (Or 5,000 if you want a shorter version).

* Only single 1's and 5's are worth points.
1's = 100 points
5's = 50 points

* Other numbers count only if you get three or more of the same number in a single roll.

* Other combinations of numbers are worth points if you get them in a single roll. Note: Dice from multiple rolls cannot be added together. For example, if you set aside one 5 (50 points) on your first roll and have two 5's on your second roll, you have 150 points. You cannot add them together to make three 5's (500 points). Clear as mud?

* Some scoring dice must be removed after every roll.

HERE ARE THE POINT VALUES
3 1's = 100
3 2's = 200
3 3's = 300
3 4's = 400
3 5's = 500
3 6's = 600
4 of anything = 1,000
5 of any number = 2,000
6 of any number = 3,000
1-6 straight = 1,500
3 pairs = 1,500
4 of any number with a pair = 1,500
2 triplets = 2,500

Okay. So when it's your turn, place the six dice in a cup and roll 'em.
After each roll, set aside Dice that are worth points and roll the rest of them.
You must remove at least one dice after each roll and keep a running total of your points for that turn.
If you're lucky enough to set aside all 6 dice, you can roll them all again to build up your running total.
If you cannot set aside any Dice after a roll, that's a FARKLE! You lose your running total of points for that turn, and play passes to the next in line.
A FARKLE can happen on your first roll - or at any time, really. So, you decide when you want to be done rolling. Wanna gamble and maybe get a FARKLE, or do you wanna play it safe?
To score for the first time, you must have a running total of 500 points or more before you stop rolling.
After your first score of 500 points or more is recorded, you may stop rolling at any time and add your running total for that turn to your accumulated score. Once your points are entered on the score sheet, they are safe and you cannot lose them.

Whew. Sounds involved, but it's not. It's super easy - even Jesse can play. And amazingly, Jesse is our best player. Although he doesn't have the concept of the entire game completely down, he is by far, our best dice roller! And Daddy is, hands down, our biggest gambler! Mama and Kaden play it safe, and Mama almost always loses.

Hmn. Not so much my favorite. But I do so love the game! Give it a whirl...