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Yahtzee Online game info

Yahtzee Online is one of the most popular dice games worldwide. The goal of this multiplayer game is to accumulate the highest amount of points by making various combinations using five dice.

Start playing this board game by choosing to play alone or against one to three AI opponents.

Gameplay

During each round, players take turns in rolling the dice a maximum of three times.

At the end of the round (or whenever you feel as though you have achieved the best dice combination for that round), the player chooses one of 13 scoring categories, but each category can only be selected once per game per player.

The game ends once every player has taken 13 rounds, and so players will have a score for each category, depending on which round they selected it.

Each category has different rules. How the five dice match with these rules will determine the score the player receives for that particular round. Our version will give an indication of how many points you can expect to receive for each category and you can use this to help make your selection.

To help you score higher, players can choose to lock their dice rolls during the round. Locked dice will not roll for the remaining rolls in the round, but players can unlock these between rolls if they change their minds.

Scoring

The 13 categories are separated into top and bottom scores.

Top Scores

There are six top categories and these are calculated by totalling the dice with the corresponding number shown. The categories are as follows:

• Ones: Sum of dices with number 1
• Twos: Sum of dices with number 2
• Threes: Sum of dices with number 3
• Fours: Sum of dices with number 4
• Fives: Sum of dices with number 5
• Sixes: Sum of dices with number 6

For example, if a player ends their turn with two dice showing the number 4, they will receive 8 points if they select the category Fours for that round.

Bottom Scores

The remaining categories are called bottom categories and are related to poker. The rules for these are as follows:

• Three of a Kind: When at least three dice showing the same value, the score is the sum of all dice.
• Four of a Kind: When at least four dice showing the same value, the score is the sum of all dice.
• Full House: When three dice show one number and two show another, the player scores 25 points.
• Small Straight: When four sequential dice are thrown (1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5, or 3-4-5-6), the player scores 30 points.
• Large Straight: When five sequential dice are thrown (1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6), the player scores 40 points.
• Yahtzee: When all five dice score the same number, the player scores 50 points.
• Chance: The player scores the total of any combination of dice.

Bonuses

Top Bonus

Players scoring a total of 63 or more top points will receive a bonus of 35 points.

Yahtzee

When a player already has the Yahtzee score box filled, rolling another Yahtzee gives them a bonus of 100 points. However, if the score box is filled with a 0 they will not get the bonus. Instead, they can use the Full House, Small Straight and Large Straight categories to receive the corresponding number of points even if the dice don't meet the rules.

Tips and Tricks

Getting a high score in Yahtzee involves both luck and strategy. Here are some tips and tricks to improve your chances of winning:

• Aim for the Top Bonus early: If you get at least 63 points in the upper section, which corresponds to three of each number from 1 to 6, you get a 35 points bonus. Prioritize 3+ of each number where possible, especially 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s.
• Go for a Yahtzee early: When aiming for the Top Bonus, you are actually at the same time trying to get a Yahtzee (five of a kind) which is worth 50 points.
• Sacrifice categories wisely: If you roll a bad combination, it’s often best to take a zero in a hard-to-get category (like Large Straight or Yahtzee) rather than giving up an easier category.
• Use the Chance category as safety net: Use the Chance category as safety net, but try to use it when you roll high numbers.
• Calculate risk vs reward: Late in the game, be more conservative unless you’re behind and need a big score to win.

Developer

The Yahtzee game was originally invented by Edwin S. Lowe, and the implementation on our website was developed by CodeThisLab.

System requirements

Yahtzee Online can be played in all modern browsers, on all device types (desktop, tablet, mobile), and on all operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, ...).