Each turn consists of a maximum of three rolls. After each turn, write your score in one empty box on the score card.Įach player in turn places all 5 dice in the cup, shakes the cup and rolls out the dice.

Decide which dice combo you're going for.

Roll up to 3 times each turn to rack up the best possible score.If you roll a Yahtzee and you've already entered a 0 on your Yahtzee row, you may still use it as a wild card. If you've already scored the corresponding number in the top section, you can score it anywhere you like on the bottom. If you haven't scored the corresponding number in the top section, you must score it there - for example, if you've rolled five sixes, and you haven't scored your Sixes, you can score it there. You can use the additional Yahtzee as a joker or wild card.If you roll an additional Yahtzee, and you've already scored your Yahtzee, you: Your first Yahtzee is worth 50 points if you score it in the Yahtzee row. If the sum of your score in the top section is greater than or equal to 63, you automatically get 35 bonus points. The top section is the first six rows - ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. You now know how to play Yahtzee! But there's a few more special rules you may want to learn: The game continues until all players have filled out all rows, at which point the person with the most points wins. For example, if you've rolled 6,6,6,1,2 on your first roll, you may want to keep your sixes and roll for a four of a kind or Yahtzee. This will prevent those dice from being rolled. Before your next roll, you may choose to keep dice by clicking or tapping on them. If you don’t like what you've rolled, don't worry - you have a total of three rolls every turn. You can only score a row once per game - so choose wisely! Once you've scored a particular row, your turn ends. To score a row, simply tap or click on the corresponding row in the scoresheet under your player's column. Three of a kind and two of a different kind (ex: 3,3,3,2,)įive of a kind - at least 50. If you have four of a kind, sum all your dice If you have three of a kind, sum all your dice Based on what you rolled, you can score one row on your scoresheet, based on the following rules: Ones They will not be able to join after you start the game.įirst, you roll your dice, by pressing the Roll button.

Be sure all other players have joined before you start the game. Once you select Play Yahtzee, you'll see the scoresheet and an option to Start Game. If you're playing with others, they can join your game by using the same room name. The room name can be anything you like (ex: 'Joan's room' 1). To get started, enter a name for yourself (ex: 'yahtzee-player-100') and a room name. Yahtzee is multiplayer! You can play by yourself, or with up to seven of your friends. Each turn, you roll dice and then score one row on your scoresheet. In Yahtzee (also known as Poker Dice, Yacht, Generala), the goal is to score more points than your opponents.

Yahtzee card game rules