FHE

Last night for Family Home Evening we played a dice game that Doug and I learned at a party recently. The kids love it and we have so much fun playing it. We all wanted to sit by Taylor, because she seems to roll the best numbers all of the time. Spencer won out and got to sit by her and he ended up winning the game. Before we started the game, the kids helped me prepare our dinner. The boys cut up carrots while Taylor and I cut up potatoes and onions. Jessica wasn't available to help. Then we put together our own Hobo dinners (foil dinners), out here they call them silver turtle dinners. I personally do not want to eat a turtle, but then again I don't want to eat a hobo either. Well, we ate our yummy dinner then headed to Wendy's and brought home Frostie's and enjoyed out dice game. It is called several names, Zonk, Greed, Bust. We just have fun playing it. Here is how you play: You take six dice and roll all of them. If you get three of a kind, roll a one, a five, or a straight of 1,2,3,4,5,6 you can continue rolling. Once you get know more of those combinations you bust and the next person gets to roll. Now each dice has a value. A five is 50points, A 1 is worth 100points, and three of a kind is worth its value say you roll three 5's it is worth 500 points (now you must roll it on one turn), if you roll three ones at one time it is worth 1000 points and a straight is worth 1500 points. Now each person must determine if they want to continue to roll the dice or stop and take the points. The next person to roll the dice can also add onto the person before them points. Say Taylor rolled worth 1200 points, with only one dice to roll and passes it onto Spencer, then Spencer can roll that one dice and chance getting a 1 or a 5. Say he rolls a 1, then he will have 1300 points and gets to roll all of the dice again if he wants to risk the points, if not then it continues on to the next person and Spencer gets 1300 points. You continue rolling until you bust or keep your points and pass to the next person. We play to 10,000 points. We have fun playing this game. I am sure I have just confused you and you are reading Blah, Blah, Blah. Hopefully it makes sense and you can try this at your next Family Home Evening.