Farkle is a fun and easy to play dice game. But be careful, it is easy to get addicted to. It also goes by other names such as Ten Thousand and 6 Dice.
Absolute Farkle is a great game for the whole family to play. In this version, it is just you against the computer opponent. Once you learn to play, you can easily teach others to play.
In the demo, you will be able to finish a random half of the games (for as long as you wish). This is to give you a chance to see if you like the game before purchasing.
This game was designed for Mac OS X. (Later it will work with OS 9).
Here are some key features of "Absolute Farkle":
· Self explanatory buttons make it very easy to learn and play
· Game is very customizable
· Can play against a computer opponent or with a friend
· Game uses speech and text messages to keep you informed during the game
· Game will make suggestions on the best way to play the dice rolled
· Statistics are kept for the game, session, since started playing the game(can be reset)
· Can play using the mouse, keyboard or your voice or all 3 ways at once
· Can select from several start scoring hurdles
· Can select from several subsequent hurdles
· Can select from several points to win
· The speed of play can be adjusted from slow to fast
· For each player, can select how the die are to be display random, Straight line, straight line sorted
· With just a click can sort the rolled dice
· Can select to have the game use speech
· Can select to have dice sounds or not
· Fast Play feature
· Can save and restart games
· Has help explaining how to play the game and the rules of Farkle
· Can setup any game situation then play from there
· Can undo die selections
· Using keyboard shortcuts, the game can be played very fast
· Has ability to have different skins/board styles
· Can use any picture (jpeg or png format) you want as the background
· Plus more......and even more with your input!
· Not a dead-end game. The game will be improved with your suggestions
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed a couple of interface problems when using the new board styles.
· Download any boards you have already downloaded again for better results.
· Be sure to check out the new boards. Use the Help menu in the game to find them.