Dice and board games: rules for Farkle, Yahtzee, Bunco, LCR, dominoes and solitaire
Fourteen pages, seven standalone games: Farkle, Yahtzee, Bunco and LCR (dice only), Dominoes with the Mexican Train variant, Chinese Checkers, and the full solitaire family — Klondike, Spider Solitaire, FreeCell and Pyramid Solitaire. Solitaire is the only family on this site built for exactly one player. Yahtzee and Bunco each add their own scoring tool.
| Game | Players | Main equipment | Difficulty* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farkle | 2+ | 6 dice | Mid |
| Yahtzee | 2–6 | 5 dice | Mid |
| Bunco | 4+ | 3 dice | Easy |
| LCR | 3+ | 3 dice | Easy |
| Dominoes | 2–4 | 28 tiles | Easy |
| Chinese Checkers | 2–6 | 10 marbles | Easy |
| Solitaire (Klondike) | 1 | 52 cards | Mid |
* Difficulty is our editorial read on how hard each game is to pick up — not an official rating. Player counts and equipment counts come from each game's rulebook, see About for sourcing.
Farkle rules
Roll, bank or push your luck — the full scoring table for every combination, singles through hot dice.
Farkle scoring calculator
Enter your 6 dice and get an instant scored breakdown, with a toggle for both four/five/six-of-a-kind conventions.
Yahtzee rules
All 13 scorecard categories, the upper-section bonus, and what a second Yahtzee is worth.
Yahtzee scoring calculator
Enter your roll and get an instant score for every open category, with the upper-section and joker bonuses tracked automatically.
Bunco rules
The scoring table for each round, what makes a Bunco or a mini Bunco, and how table rotation works at a party.
Bunco score sheet
Printable individual and table-tally scorecards, plus a quick on-screen point counter for the night.
LCR rules
What L, C and R mean on the dice, how many you roll each turn, and how to win the center pot.
Dominoes rules
Block and Draw side by side for the standard double-six set, plus how a blocked round scores.
Mexican Train rules
The double-12 dominoes variant: your own train, the shared Mexican Train, and marking an open train.
Chinese Checkers rules
Marble counts by player count, how jumping works, and why marbles are never captured.
Solitaire rules
Klondike, step by step, including the difference between draw-one and draw-three play.
Spider Solitaire rules
Two decks, ten columns, and three difficulty tiers depending on suit count.
FreeCell rules
How the four free cells work, and why nearly every numbered FreeCell deal is solvable.
Pyramid Solitaire rules
Pair cards that add up to 13 across the 7-row tableau, and remove a King on its own.
Down-funnel picks
- Best family board games for game night — a mixed-age lineup including Farkle, Yahtzee, Dominoes, Mexican Train and Chinese Checkers.
- Best 2 player card games to play tonight — the card-game sibling list for exactly two players.