Yahtzee
Yahtzee is the classic dice game of luck and choices. Each turn you roll five dice up to three times, keeping the dice you like between rolls, then write your result in one of 13 boxes on the scorecard. After 13 rounds the highest total wins. Play on your own for a best score, pass the device around with up to four players, or take on the computer. Roll the dice up to three times, click dice to hold them, then choose a box to score. Fill all 13 boxes for the highest total.
How it works
- Press Roll, or Space or R, to roll all five dice. You get up to three rolls each turn.
- Click a die, or press 1 to 5, to hold it. Held dice stay put when you roll again. Click it again to release it.
- Choose a box on the scorecard to score your dice. The card shows what every open box would score. You may score 0 in a box, and each box can only be used once.
Scoring
Ones to Sixes score the total of that face. If the six upper boxes add up to 63 or more, you get a 35-point bonus; the card shows your progress towards 63. Three of a kind and Four of a kind score the total of all five dice, Full house scores 25, Small straight (four in a row) 30, Large straight (five in a row) 40, Yahtzee (five of a kind) 50 and Chance the total of all dice.
Yahtzee bonus and Joker rules
Every extra Yahtzee earns a 100-point bonus if you have already scored 50 in the Yahtzee box. An extra Yahtzee must go in the matching upper box if it is still open. If that box is filled, you may use it as a Joker in any open lower box, and Full house, Small straight and Large straight then score their full value. If all lower boxes are filled as well, you must score 0 in an open upper box.
Playing against the computer
Easy holds the face it has most of. Medium looks one roll ahead. Hard works out the expected value of every way to hold the dice over the rolls it has left and plans for the upper bonus.
Frequently asked questions
Can I score 0 in a box?
Yes. When a roll fits nowhere, you can give up a box and score 0 there. Many players save Chance or the Ones box for this.
Is my best score saved?
Your best solo score is kept in your browser, so it is still there next time.
Which keys can I use?
Space or R rolls, 1 to 5 hold or release a die, the up and down arrow keys move through the boxes and Enter scores the chosen box.
Is it free?
Yes. Yahtzee on PictorX is free, runs in your browser and needs no sign-up.
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