Chance is simply the total of all the dice shown.Įach row is used only once per game.A player achieving this feat scores 50 points. Yahtzee, the combination for which the game is named, is simply all five dice showing the same number.This carries a larger bonus of 40 points. Large Straight is similar to the small straight, but the large straight is any five consecutive numbers.Small Straight is any four consecutive numbers and in normal Yahtzee rules scores a standard bonus of 30 points regardless of which four numbers are rolled.Typically, this scores a set bonus of 25 regardless of the numbers shown. Full House is similar to the idea of poker, a player scores these points by having three of one number and two of another.Three or Four of a kind is similar to the specific number columns, however the player can only score three or four times the number even if more dice are rolled.He notes down the total number of dots shown by the threes, so four threes would score him 12 points in that row. Specific numbers is when a player declares that he wants to score all the threes that he has rolled, for example.The categories from which the player chooses are: After the three rolls, the Yahtzee rules say that the player must then declare which of 13 categories he wants to score. They are allowed to roll two more times, saving any dice that already hold the numbers that they want.
Each player in turn takes the five dice and rolls them. Learning how to play Yahtzee is easy as the modern Yahtzee rules are fairly simple to follow. Fans of games like Poker and Craps will appreciate the combination approach to scoring as well as the luck brought about by the dice. It requires no interaction among players meaning that whatever happens on your turn has no bearing on what your opponents will do. It is a turn taking game, so you may need to be patient if many players are in the game. Yahtzee is one of the easiest board games to play, as all you need is a set of five dice and a Yahtzee score card for each player. Number of players: Yahtzee rules say the game is for two or more players, however, as each person takes their turn individually, it can become slow when more than six people play.Īverage playing time: Around 20 minutes for a two player game
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