
Yahtzee Board Game
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Game Details
Genre
Html5
Format
HTML5 / WebGL
Controls
Mouse / Keyboard
Platform
Browser
About This Game
Yahtzee the classic dice and board game online. The goal of YAHTZEE gets the highest possible score by rolling five dice and getting certain combinations of dice.
The player rolls the dice three times during his/her turn. After each roll, the player will decide which dice to keep and which to reroll to get a better combination. For example, if the player gets 1,2,3,6,6. He has a lot of options, he can reroll both 6 to try and get a straight, or reroll 1,2 to try and get a full house or three of a kind.
The Yahtzee scorecard contains 13 scoring boxes divided between two sections: the upper section and the lower section.
Upper section
In the upper section, there are six boxes. The score in each of these boxes is determined by adding the total number of dice matching that box.
Categories
Descriptions
Scores
Examples
Aces
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 1
scores (3*1=3)
Twos
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 2
scores (2*3=6)
Threes
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 3
scores (3*4=12)
Fours
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 4
scores (4*2=8)
Fives
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 5
scores (5*1=5)
Sixes
Any combination
The sum of dice with the 6
scores (6*3=18)
If a player scores a total of 63 or more points in these six boxes, a bonus of 35 is added to the upper section score. On average a player needs three of each to reach 63, but it is not required to get three of each exactly, it is perfectly OK to have five sixes, and zero ones for example, as long as the sum is 63 or more the bonus will be awarded.
Lower section
The lower section contains a number of poker-themed categories with specific point values:
Categories
Descriptions
Scores
Examples
Three Of A Kind
At least three dice the same
Sum of all dice
scores 17
Four Of A Kind
At least four dice the same
Sum of all dice
scores 24
Full House
Three of one number
and two of another
25
scores 25
Small Straight
Four sequential dice
(1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5, or 3-4-5-6)
30
scores 30
Large Straight
Five sequential dice
(1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6)
40
scores 40
Yahtzee
All five dice the same
50
scores 50
Chance
Any combination
Sum of all dice
scores 13
Small Straight and Large Straight are sometimes called by different names, either Low Straight and High Straight, Short Straight and Long Straight or Little Straight and Big Straight.
If a category is chosen but the dice do not match the requirements of the category the player scores 0 in that category. Some combinations offer the player a choice as to which category to score them under; e.g., a full house could be scored in the Full House, the Three-Of-A-Kind, or the Chance categories. The Chance category is often used for a turn that will not score well in any other category. (wikipedia)
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