Bolo - a dice game

Bolo was first introduced to me when I was in High School by my sister and quickly became the game of choice among my friends. Simply put, it's rolling dice for bong hits, but can also be used as a drinking game, or simply a dice game.
The rules are pretty simple, and similar to Yahtzee. To start, each player rolls a single die, the player with the highest number starts the game, and turns rotate clockwise. Players roll 5 dice all at once to begin their roll, a player may only keep scoring dice, and roll the remaining, until they either choose to stop, or BOLO - to roll dice and not score. Every time a player rolls 1000 pts or more in a single turn, they receive a bong hit, or 2 for 2000, 3 for 3000, etc... The first player to reach a total score of 10,000 - wins the game.
Scoring is as follows:
5 = 50
1 = 100
3 of a kind = the number on the dice x 100 ( a roll of three 4's = 400)
Full House = 500 (3oak + a pair - 4,4,4,2,2 etc...)
Straight = 1000 (5 dice in consecutive order - 2,3,4,5,6 or 1,2,3,4,5)
4 of a kind = 3oak x 2 ( a roll of four 4's = 800)
5 of a kind = 5000

Special rolls:
Rolling three 1's = 1000
Rolling five 1's = 10,000

Scores only accumulate on rolled dice, once a score is taken, the player picks up the remaining dice and rolls them, either continuing to score, BOLOing (a roll with no scoring dice), or the player may choose to "take the points" and pass the dice. All 3 of a kind, full house, straight, 4 oak, 5 oak, must be on ONE roll, not consecutive rolls, which is UNLIKE Yahtzee. A player may stop and take their points only if there is at least one non-scoring die left to pick up, if all dice rolled are scoring dice, the player MUST pick up all 5 dice and continue their turn. Singular non scoring dice are the 2, 3, 4 and 6.

"The Board" - "The Board" is where the scorekeeper tallies each players points. To "get on the board" a player must accumulate at least 650 points on a single turn, therefore no scores of less than 650 may be tallied until the player is "on the board". After a player gets on the board with a minimum turn of 650, they must roll a minimum of 350 points on a turn to "take the points". As players accumulate points on their turns, the scores are added up on "The Board". Once a player reaches an accumulated board score of 7000, they may not take less than 750, and once a player reaches 9000 or more on their board score, they must roll 1000 or more on a single turn to win the game. (ie: a player has a board score of 9250 - that player MUST roll 1000 or more, and earn a bong hit, to win.)

"The Pad" - Find something to roll on that will dampen the dice such as a tablecloth, a large piece of leather, burlap, corduroy , or card board. Only dice that remain on "The Pad" are used, if a player rolls off the pad (called "sloppy dice") the sloppy die is re-rolled. Many people like to decorate their Bolo Pad and some, like me, use it to track "High Rollers" - players are invited to write something on the pad after a roll of 5000 or better - anything goes - but it must include the players name, size of the roll, and date to document such a tremendous feat. My Bolo Pad has pictures, funny sayings, and random drawings each accompanied by the artists' name, roll, and date. Writing on my Bolo Pad is a rare and honored occurrence with some drawings dating back 20 years.

Rules vary slightly depending on "The House" that is holding the game. In my house we have some added rules and clauses such as the "Yahtzee Clause". Say, for instance, a player starts their roll by rolling three 4's (400 points), and on their next roll, they roll two more 4's (making a Yahtzee)... since a roll of two 4's would be a BOLO, the player is allowed to re-roll the two 4's to try and get a 1 or 5 to continue rolling. We also use "The Van Halen Rule" - when a player's score on the board hits EXACTLY 5150 - they receive an bonus bong hit.

Occasionally, a player will make a roll that can be scored in a couple different ways. It is up to the player to decide how they want to continue, and how many points to take. For instance - a player has a roll of three 1's and two 5's - a full house (500 points) OR 1100, whichever the player decides. Obviously the player would take the higher point total of the roll, by contrast, if a player rolls three 1's and two 2's - also a full house, the player can either take the 1000 points for the three 1's and pass the dice OR take 500 points for the full house and continue to roll all five dice. - notes- a roll of 2,2,3,3,4 is the lowest possible non scoring roll and the player should be scorn by their opponents. A player that rolls 5 of a kind, although very rare, MUST continue the turn as all 5 dice are scoring dice. (I have seen people BOLO a 5 of a kind on their next roll - this travesty also affords them the privilege of making their mark on my BOLO Pad) When a question arises as to how to score a particular roll and cannot be resolved by speaking to an experienced Bolo player, the players involved in that particular game will vote on how the roll is to be scored, and that "rule" goes into effect for the remainder of the game, but may be amended for later games.

(additions to this page will be made as more things come to mind about the intricacies of the game - please post any questions or comments)