The rules to Happy Fun Die are pretty simple. The word "simple" in this case has a double meaning -- easy and idiotic. 

1. Obtain a happy fun die; they're available from Chessex for real cheap. Chessex calls them "smiley face" dice, but scientists have discovered other faces. The image in the upper right (courtesy of Chessex) shows all the faces of a happy fun die. The image is linked to their special d6 dice page.
2. Find some willing friends. Make sure they're good friends, or you may have trouble. Well, to tell the truth, you may have trouble anyway. We're guessing Happy Fun Die works best with three to seven players
3. Find a place where you won't get complaints from neighbors about the noise, police barging in to stop domestic disturbances, etc. We've found that playing Happy Fun Die can cause a group of people to become quite repulsive to non-players. It's a noisy game.
4. Pass the die around clockwise, so that each player gets a turn. 
5. On your turn, roll the die and perform the emotion represented on the top face. Pass the die to the next player while continuing to act out the roll.
6. Hold your emotional state until your next turn.
7. Keep playing until all players agree to stop. (If players are up to it they may try the optional ending -- Play continues until all players are exhibiting happy or insanely happy behavior. The moment this is realized, all players who are aware of it may yell, "Happy! Fun! Die!")

Everyone's a winner with Happy Fun Die, as long as there are no injuries. Remember: It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. After that it's just a game. Players might find themselves laughing uncontrollably, or shredding paper in a fit of anger. That's OK, just try not to fall on your head or shred your sweepstakes check.

And now for the obligatory warning label, lifted and parodied from the Happy Fun Ball commercial shown on  Saturday Night Live (apologies all around):

• Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, children under 10, the faint of heart, and practically anyone else should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Die. Fifteen minutes is pushing it.
• Caution: Happy Fun Die may suddenly raise emotional states to dangerous levels. Do not play Happy Fun Die in the presence of your dog or a small child.
• Happy Fun Die contains emoticons which if randomly exposed should be glanced at, but only briefly.
• Do not use Happy Fun Die on concrete, or within sight of brick piles or handguns.
• Discontinue use of Happy Fun Die if any of the following occurs: 
• Itching 
• Vertigo 
• Dizziness 
• Tingling in extremities 
• Loss of balance or coordination 
• Slurred speech 
• Bruising
• Temporary Blindness 
• Profuse sweating 
• Heart Palpitations 
• If Happy Fun Die begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.
• Happy Fun Die may stick to certain types of personalities.
• When not in use, Happy Fun Die should be returned to its special container and kept under consideration...
• Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Die of any and all liability.
• Compliance results in same.
• Ingredients of Happy Fun Die include hardened organic hydrocarbons which may have formed on Earth, or possibly come from outer space.
• Happy Fun Die should have been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and then dropped by our warplanes on Iraq, but nobody has a sense of humor anymore.
• Do not taunt Happy Fun Die. Remind others not to taunt Happy Fun Die.
• Happy Fun Die comes with a lifetime guarantee, which was recently lost in the mail along with your Publishers' Clearinghouse Sweepstakes check.
• Happy Fun Die: ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES! 

%} HAPPY!

:) FUN!

:) DIE!