Zilch
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:02 am
In the '80s had a DOS Game called Zilch.
I played on a 8086 XT / monochrome monitor
It is a simple dice game.
Each turn players start with 6 dice and roll them all. Each time a roll is made one or more scoring dice must be removed and the player can choose to stop with the total score they have accumulated or roll on. If no score is made on a roll, the player zilches and all the accumulated score for that turn (not from previous turns) is lost. If all the dice are used for scoring then the turn continues with all 6 dice again.
Scores are
5=50
1=100
3 of a kind = kind X 100
On a 6 dice roll: 1,2,3,4,5,6 = 1500
and 3 pairs = 1000 (though six 6s can be 1200 from two triples of 600)
To win a player knocks instead of rolling on their turn and each other player has one turn to pass the leaders score.
If anyone knows where to get this wonderful yet simple game
Please post
Thanks
Zemi
I played on a 8086 XT / monochrome monitor
It is a simple dice game.
Each turn players start with 6 dice and roll them all. Each time a roll is made one or more scoring dice must be removed and the player can choose to stop with the total score they have accumulated or roll on. If no score is made on a roll, the player zilches and all the accumulated score for that turn (not from previous turns) is lost. If all the dice are used for scoring then the turn continues with all 6 dice again.
Scores are
5=50
1=100
3 of a kind = kind X 100
On a 6 dice roll: 1,2,3,4,5,6 = 1500
and 3 pairs = 1000 (though six 6s can be 1200 from two triples of 600)
To win a player knocks instead of rolling on their turn and each other player has one turn to pass the leaders score.
If anyone knows where to get this wonderful yet simple game
Please post
Thanks
Zemi