Yahtzee, Dice Games

Yahtzee is the trademarked name of a popular dice game made by Milton Bradley (now owned by Hasbro). The object of the game is to score points by rolling certain combinations of numbers with five dice. more...

The player must roll at least three of a kind of all six die face values (or an equal to or greater score of other combinations so that the total is at least 63 points) to achieve a bonus, and must further attain certain Poker hands such as four of a kind, full house, and straight. A Yahtzee is five of a kind.

Overview of the Rules

The Yahtzee scorecard contains thirteen boxes divided between two sections: The Upper Section and The Lower Section

Upper Section

In the upper section, each box is scored by summing the total number of die faces matching that box and multiplying them by the box number. For example if a player were to roll four "twos", the score would be recorded as 8 in the twos box (4 x 2). The player attempts to obtain at least a three-of-a-kind for each of the six die faces (for a total of 63 points).If this point total is achieved or exceeded, the player receives a bonus of 35 points for the upper section..

Lower Section

The lower section contains a number of poker-themed combinations with specific point values { three-of-a-kind (sum all dice), Four-of-a-Kind (sum all dice) , full house 25pts, small straight 30pts, large straight 40pts, five-of-a-kind (Yahtzee) 50pts, and chance (sum all dice) }. Chance acts as discard box for a turn that will not fit in another category.

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