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| Details | |
| Name | Zilch |
| Author | gaby |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Published | 2008-11-04 |
| In-Game Awards? | Yes |
| Gameplay Style | Dice game |
| Upgrade System? | No |
Zilch is a dice game of great skill (and a little luck) in which winning is all about knowing when to take the points and when to take a chance.
Description[]
Instructions[]
Follow the in-game tutorial or read the "Rules" page.
Updates[]
FYI: The computer players get exactly the same random dice rolls as the player does. I have written a blog post explaining how the CPU players work and why they’re not rigged. You can also read the source code if you want.
Fixed bugs: 500 points for three pairs bug, CPU sticking bug, who goes first bug, menu screen bug, reverse winner bug, 443322 bug, improved multi option behaviour.
Gameplay[]
A game of Zilch being played
The gameplay is simple yet addictive. First you roll 6 dice, the numbers you roll are worth different scores ingame (See Scoring). You can hold dice that are worth points and re-roll dice that are worth nothing. Your turn ends when you either "bank" your turns score adding it too your total for the game or roll the remaining dice and get no scoring dice, losing the points for that turn.
Not scoring is a "Zilch". Three consecutive Zilches and you lose 500 points.
Scoring with all 6 dice gets you a free roll allowing you to re-roll all 6 and add to your existing score for the round, you can still lose them all by not rolling more scoring dice at any time.
Scoring[]
| Dice Rolled | Points for Roll |
|---|---|
| Single 1 | 100 |
| Single 5 | 50 |
| Three 1's | 1000 |
| Four 1's | 2000 |
| Five 1's | 4000 |
| Six 1's | 8000 |
| Three 2's | 200 |
| Four 2's | 400 |
| Five 2's | 800 |
| Six 2's | 1600 |
| Three 3's | 300 |
| Four 3's | 600 |
| Five 3's | 1200 |
| Six 3's | 2400 |
| Three 4's | 400 |
| Four 4's | 800 |
| Five 4's | 1600 |
| Six 4's | 3600 |
| Three 5's | 500 |
| Four 5's | 1000 |
| Five 5's | 2000 |
| Six 5's | 4000 |
| Three 6's | 600 |
| Four 6's | 1200 |
| Five 6's | 2400 |
| Six 6's | 4800 |
| Run (1-6) | 1500 |
| Three Pairs | 1500 |
| No Scoring Dice | 500 |
Awards[]
An (incomplete) awards screen in Zilch
The game has an award system featuring 120 awards that can be earned in various ways on the game.
The award screen has 6 rows of 20 awards per row.
Below is a list of awards and how they are obtained.
| Row/Cell | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Point Collector | 50,000 points scored over all games |
| A2 | Point Hoarder | 100,000 points scored over all games |
| A3 | Point Trader | 250,000 points scored across all games |
| A4 | Point Master | 500,000 points scored over all games |
| A5 | Pointless | 1,000,000 points scored over all games |
| A6 | Low Roller | 250 Dice rolled |
| A7 | Paint Roller | 500 Dice rolled |
| A8 | High Roller | 2,000 Dice rolled |
| A9 | Hard Shoulder | 5,000 Dice rolled |
| A10 | Steam Roller | 20,000 Dice rolled |
| A11 | Zilcher | 20 Total Zilches over all games |
| A12 | Regular Zilcher | 50 Total Zilches over all games |
| A13 | Common Spotted Zilcher | 100 Total Zilches over all games |
| A14 | Pincher Zilcher | 500 Total Zilches over all games |
| A15 | Kilo-Zilcher | 1,000 Total Zilches over all games |
| A16 | Zero Zilcher | 2 consecutive Zilch-free games |
| A17 | Negative Zilcher | 3 consecutive Zilch-free games |
| A18 | Anti Zilcher | 4 consecutive Zilch-free games |
| A19 | Allergic Zilcher | 5 consecutive Zilch-free games |
| A20 | What's A Zilch | 6 consecutive Zilch-free games |
| B1 | Hero Zilcher | 1 Zilch free win |
| B2 | Hiro Zilcher | 2 consecutive Zilch free wins |
| B3 | Iron Zilcher | 3 consecutive Zilch free wins |
| B4 | Steel Zilcher | 4 consecutive Zilch free wins |
| B5 | I Accidentally The Whole Zilch | 5 consecutive Zilch free wins |
| B6 | Good Score | Win a game with more than 11000 points |
| B7 | Great Score | Win a game with more that 12,000 points |
| B8 | Stunning Score | Win a game with more than 13,000 points |
| B9 | Crushing Score | Win a game with more than 14,000 points |
| B10 | Impossible Score | Win a game with more than 15,000 points |
| B11 | Alright Score | Taking 2,000 points on one turn |
| B12 | OK Score | Taking 3,000 points on one turn |
| B13 | Good Score | Taking 4,000 points in one turn |
| B14 | Sweet Score | Taking 5,000 points in one turn |
| B15 | Ma-hoo-hassive Score! | Taking 6,000 points in one turn |
| B16 | Run of Luck | 2 wins in a row |
| B17 | Better Luck | 3 wins in a row |
| B18 | Plucky Luck | 5 wins in a row |
| B19 | British Spirit | 7 wins in a row |
| B20 | U R Teh Zilch!!!11one | 10 wins in a row |
| C1 | Run of Bad Luck | 2 Losses in a Row |
| C2 | Very Unlucky | 3 Losses in a Row |
| C3 | What A Loser | 5 Losses in a Row |
| C4 | Mega Loser | 7 Losses in a Row |
| C5 | Massive Loser | 10 losses in a row |
| C6 | Got The Hang Of It | 3 wins total |
| C7 | Getting Comfortable | 10 wins in total |
| C8 | Zilch-Adept | 25 wins in total |
| C9 | Zilch Pro | 50 wins in total |
| C10 | Lifetime Zilcher | 100 wins in total |
| C11 | Still Learning | 3 losses in total |
| C12 | Almost Got It | 5 losses in total |
| C13 | Struggling | 10 losses in total |
| C14 | Can I Haz Fail? | 25 losses in total |
| C15 | EPIC FAIL! | 50 losses in total |
| C16 | Zilch Player | Finish at least 25 games |
| C17 | Zilch Playa! | Finish at least 50 games |
| C18 | Pilchard Slayer | Finish at least 100 games |
| C19 | Zilch Fiend | Finish at least 200 games |
| C20 | Gold Plated Zilch Machine | Finish at least 500 games |
| D1 | Squasher | A winning margin of 2000 points or more |
| D2 | Squeezer | A winning margin of 3500 points or more |
| D3 | Crusher | A winning margin of 5,000 points or more |
| D4 | Decimator | A winning margin of 6,500 points or more |
| D5 | Obliterator | A winning margin of 8,000 points or more |
| D6 | Red Faced | Losing by 2000 Points or more |
| D7 | Egg on your Face | Losing by 3500 Points or more |
| D8 | Full English on you Face | Losing by 5000 Points or more |
| D9 | Falling on your Face | Losing by 6500 Points or more |
| D10 | Eh, Eh... Eh... (Noface) | Losing by 8000 Points or more |
| D11 | Coarse Finish | Won a game by just 200 points |
| D12 | Smooth Finish | Won a game by only 100 points |
| D13 | Tight Finish | Won a game by only 50 points |
| D14 | Dropping The Baton | Lost a game by only 200 points |
| D15 | Scraping The Barrel | Lost a game by only 100 points |
| D16 | Scraping Your Knuckles | Lost a game by only 50 points |
| D17 | Frugal Roller | Win a game in 15 turns or less |
| D18 | Thrifty Roller | Win a game in 13 turns or less |
| D19 | Miser Roller | Win a game in 10 turns or less |
| D20 | Bah Humbug! | Win a game in 9 turns or less |
| E1 | Wasteful Roller | Win a game in 18 turns or more |
| E2 | Splurge Roller | Win a game in 20 turns or more |
| E3 | Rollin' Like Theres No Tomorrow | Win a game in 25 turns or more |
| E4 | Never Ending Games! | Win a game in 30 turns or more |
| E5 | Clock Watcher | Any game lasting 18 turns or more |
| E6 | Time Waster | Any game lasting 20 turns or more |
| E7 | Aeon Waster | Any game lasting 25 turns or more |
| E8 | Time Lord | Any game lasting 30 turns or more |
| E9 | Reckless Damage | 2 wins against a reckless CPU |
| E10 | Reckless Endangerment | 5 wins against a reckless CPU |
| E11 | Reckless History | 10 wins against a reckless CPU |
| E12 | Overly Cautious | 2 wins against a cautious CPU |
| E13 | Cautious Steps | 5 wins against a cautious CPU |
| E14 | Take Caution | 10 wins against a cautious CPU |
| E15 | More Human | 2 wins against a realist CPU |
| E16 | Too Human | 5 wins against a realist CPU |
| E17 | Inhuman | 10 wins against a realist CPU |
| E18 | Your First Zilch | 3 Zilches in a row |
| E19 | Unlucky | 4 Zilches in a row |
| E20 | Really Unlucky | 5 Zilches in a row |
| F1 | Have You Looked At The Rules? | 7 Zilches in a row |
| F2 | Nooooooooooooo...(Jazz Hands) | 10 Zilches in a row |
| F3 | Reckless Driving | 2 consecutive wins against a reckless CPU |
| F4 | Reckless Endeavors | 5 consecutive wins against a reckless CPU |
| F5 | Reck-ing Ball | 10 consecutive wins against a reckless CPU |
| F6 | Cautiously Optimistic | 2 consecutive wins against a cautious CPU |
| F7 | Cautious Steps | 5 consecutive wins against a cautious CPU |
| F8 | No Longer Cautious | 10 consecutive wins against a cautious CPU |
| F9 | Humanity | 2 consecutive wins against a realist CPU |
| F10 | Oh The Humanity | 5 consecutive wins against a realist CPU |
| F11 | Oh The Huge Manatee | 10 consecutive wins against a realist CPU |
| F12 | Award Chaser | 20 Awards gained |
| F13 | Award Maestro | 50 Awards gained |
| F14 | Award Montego A Goat Please | |
| F15 | Lawman | You read the rules |
| F16 | Amnesiac | You read the rules a lot |
| F17 | Accountant | You read the scoring guide |
| F18 | Informant | You read the about page |
| F19 | Socialite | You looked at your awards |
| F20 | Narcissist | You looked at your awards a lot |
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