5000
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BGG #26,414
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5.5

5000

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Rules assistance for 5000

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 20 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

Rules assistant for 5000

What would you like to know?

Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

5000 is a board game released in 1963 for 1–99 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

The game of 5000 is a game of chance and choice, played with six dice. Any number can play. Since the last player has an advantage, the first step is to determine by any agreed means the sequence of players. Points are scored with a single die, three dice or six dice. The only single dice which score are the five and one, which count 50 points and 100 points respectively. Once any player reaches at least 5,000 points, the rotation of play continues only until it reaches the last player as originally determined, and at this point the player with the highest cumulative score is the winner.

Editions

  • 5000enKelley-Lund Game Company1983
  • V: Game of Five ThousandenParker Brothers1969
  • The First 5000enParker Brothers1963

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Publishers

  • Parker Brothers
  • Kelley-Lund Game Company

Questions and answers

5000 supports 1–99 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.