įinally, many consider farkle a funny-sounding word with a diminutive sound that evokes a few taboo words ( fark, fuck). These farkles should not be confused with Farkle Minkus (Corey Fogelmanis), a character on Girl Meets World (2014–17) and the son of Stuart Minkus, who appeared on the show’s predecessor Boy Meets World (1993–2000). Adding such gear to one’s bike is called farkling up. In colloquial speech and online forums, motorcycle riders and enthusiasts use farkle for the various gear they buy in stores and online, including lights, mounted seat additions, and GPS systems. Avid players sometimes use farkle as a verb (“let’s farkle!”) and scoring zero points on a turn is known as farkling. Farkle is played by the board-gaming community (often younger players in clubs or groups) and by older players who enjoy its simplicity. Official sets are mass-produced, but a game can also be improvised using nothing but six dice. It is known by many different names, including Wimp Out!, Hot Dice, Zilch, Zonk, among others. The backronym was used in an entry in the online Kawasaki Concours Owners Group forum, found in 1989.įarkle is still played today, with multiple versions available. One says it was created by a member of the Honda ST1100 user group, another as an early term for the multiple tail lights that Honda Goldwing riders used in the late 1980–90s that would “flash and sparkle” (thus farkle). There are several proposed origins of this use of the word farkle. Unlike simple decorations, farkles are so-named because they add a dash of glamour to the motorcycle while still remaining useful to the rider. In 1996, an American couple created a six-dice system, copyrighted the scoring system, and trademarked the name “Farkel.” Originally selling homemade game sets, the game eventually became commercially successful, and today is owned by Legendary Games, Inc.Īs a motorcycle accessory, a farkle is named after the combination of “function” and “sparkle.” It has also been interpreted as a backronym of Fancy Accessory, Really Kool, Likely Expensive. However, there are some popular theories, including the 15th-century invention of the game by Sir Albert Farkle in Iceland, or a Texan origin theory based on dice carved out of “Farkleberries.” It is also thought that as a traditional dice game, Farkle was named for an expletive or sound one might make during play.įarkle has been trademarked numerous times beginning in the 1980s. The origins of Farkle are obscure, though various dice-based games reach back into antiquity. The first player to accumulate more than 10,000 points, as tallied by a designated score keeper, is then challenged in a final round if nobody beats their score, they are the winner. For instance, rolling three 5s earns you 500 points while a straight of 1–6 lands you 1,500. During gameplay, players roll the dice and score points based on the resulting dice combinations. Farkle is played with six dice and no maximum number of players.
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