Can you play the 6-5-4 dice game with money?

Yes, you can play 6-5-4 with money, but it is not a gambling game in the sense of a casino game. It is a pub stakes game, and the betting is per round or per ship, not against a house. The rules are simple: you roll three dice. You must roll a 6 first, then a 5, then a 4, in that order. The remaining dice (if any, after you have set aside the 6, 5, and 4) are your cargo and determine the winner. Highest cargo total wins the round. If nobody rolls a 6, 5, and 4 in three rolls, you score zero and are out for that round.

Betting works like this: typically everyone antes the same amount, say 10 kr each, and the winner of the round takes the pot. Or you play for a fixed amount per ship, like 10 kr per ship, meaning the winner gets 10 kr from each other player for each ship they complete. The stakes go up with the number of players and the agreed amount per ship. What people often forget is that this game is pure chance. Over a long evening, the house edge is zero, but the variance is high. You can win big in one round and lose it all in the next. In Norway, private stakes games are legal, but you cannot run a game for profit. If someone is running a game and taking a cut, that is illegal gambling and you should contact the Norwegian Gaming Authority, Lotteritilsynet.

Now, about the other games you mentioned. 10,000 dice, also called Farkle or just 10,000, is a different game entirely. You roll six dice and bank points. You need at least one scoring die per roll, and you can keep rolling or bank your points. 5000 is a variant of that, not the same as 6-5-4. If you want a game where skill matters, 10,000 is the one to play for money. 6-5-4 is more for fun and small stakes, like a round of drinks.

Yeah, in the Trøndelag way we play it, the loser of each round buys the next round of drinks. That is how you play it for money without actual cash changing hands. Keeps it friendly and cheap.

In the standard 10,000 rules, four ones are worth 1,100 points. 1,000 for the four-of-a-kind plus 100 for the single one. I played 10,000 for money at a cabin weekend, 5 kr per 1,000 points, and someone rolled four ones twice in one evening.

Nearly emptied the pot. That is why 10,000 is the better money game. The scoring creates real swings, unlike 6-5-4 which is just a flat winner-takes-all.

You need six dice for 10,000. Non-negotiable. The game is about rolling six dice and banking at least one scoring die per roll.

I once played with five dice because someone lost one. The game broke because the probabilities changed so much that nobody could reach 10,000 in a reasonable evening. A set of six dice costs about 30, 50 kr at any game store.

No reason to skimp.

You need six dice for 10,000. Non-negotiable. The game is about rolling six dice and banking at least one scoring die per roll.

I once played with five dice because someone lost one. The game broke because the probabilities changed so much that nobody could reach 10,000 in a reasonable evening. A set of six dice costs about 30, 50 kr at any game store.

No reason to skimp.