We are using cookies! Hi. Sorry to interrupt you. On this website we use cookies and other related technologies to make the games work (keeping scores, statistics etc), to save your preferences, and our advertising partners (Google and others) use cookies to personalize the ads you are shown while playing, based on data they have about you from other sites you've visited. Hasbro Yahtzee Game The classic dice game gets a sharp, high-roller look with casino-cool dice and a sleek shaker that doubles as a storage case. So, how will you roll? Will you stick with a straight, hustle for a full house, or risk it all for a 5-of-a kind Yahtzee score? Go ahead, roll with it! This is how we roll. Yahtzee is a superset of 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, full house and chance, but you can also choose small or large straight and will get the normal 30 and 40 points for those. You've already put 0 in the Yahtzee box: In this case you get no point bonus, but you do get a joker, and can choose your move following the rules described above for. Yahtzee is a dice game made by Milton Bradley (now owned by Hasbro), which was first marketed as Yatzie by the National Association Service of Toledo, Ohio, in the early s. Roll and play dice with friends in the number 1 dice game from Hasbro! A family board game classic, the addictive Yahtzee® With Buddies connects friends for a fun, multiplayer game of dice. Call it yatzee, yatzy or even yachty, but there’s only one Yahtzee! Give it a roll and find out why millions of people have played this classic family game for over 50 years! Challenge friends to roll.

You can enjoy Yahtzee with buddies or by yourself against the CPU, so get ready for a real challenge.

Is there anything more fun than a round of Yahtzee together with your friends or family? Roll your dice and fill in the columns strategically, so you don't regret your moves later in the game.

This game is a real classic and will ensure, that you won't get bored for many hours to come. This is excellent entertainment for all ages.

Enjoy Yahtzee! Controls: Mouse. Yahtzee Rating: 3. Snakes and Ladders. After this either score the current roll, or re-roll any or all of the five dice.

The dice can be rolled a total of three times — the initial roll, plus two re-rolls of any or all dice.

After rolling three times, the roll must be scored. Any roll can be scored in any category at any time, even if the resulting score is zero.

All upper section categories score a sum of the specified die face. No thanks. Welcome to the Matrix.

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Upper section combinations Ones: Get as many ones as possible. Twos: Get as many twos as possible. Threes: Get as many threes as possible.

Fours: Get as many fours as possible. Fives: Get as many fives as possible. Sixes: Get as many sixes as possible.

Lower section combinations Three of a kind: Get three dice with the same number. Points are the sum all dice not just the three of a kind. Four of a kind: Get four dice with the same number.

Points are the sum all dice not just the four of a kind. Full house: Get three of a kind and a pair, e. Scores 25 points. Small straight: Get four sequential dice, 1,2,3,4 or 2,3,4,5 or 3,4,5,6.

Scores 30 points. Large straight: Get five sequential dice, 1,2,3,4,5 or 2,3,4,5,6. Scores 40 points. Chance: You can put anything into chance, it's basically like a garbage can when you don't have anything else you can use the dice for.

The score is simply the sum of the dice. Scores 50 points. You can optionally get multiple Yahtzees, see below for details.

Multiple Yahtzees The rules around multiple Yahtzees are a bit complex. There are a couple of different cases: You already have a Yahtzee: You get a bonus points in the Yahtzee box, but you also have a joker, which means that you can choose another move for the Yahtzee you just got.

If the number you got yahtzees with has not been filled out in the upper section, then you must choose that. If the upper section box is already filled then you can choose any of the lower region boxes, and they will be scored as normal.

The rules do not specify what happens in the event of a tie. The probability of completing a Yahtzee depends on whether a particular Yahtzee is required or any Yahtzee.

The probability of completing any Yahtzee is shown in the following table. The strategy is to keep any Yahtzee, four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind or pair that is thrown and re-roll the others.

With two pairs, either can be chosen. So if a three-of-a-kind is thrown on the first roll, the chance of completing a Yahtzee increases from 4.

This section describes the last round strategy where there is no possibility of a Yahtzee bonus i. These are the simplest situations to analyse, although even at this late stage the strategy may vary depending on the game situation.

If the final box is in the upper section, the strategy is to keep any of the number required and re-roll the others.

On average 2. The distribution is as follows:. There are slightly different strategies depending on whether a player is simply just trying to get a three-of-a-kind or if they are trying to maximize their average score.

Different strategies will also be required should a specific target be needed to achieve. The strategy to maximize the chance of getting a three-of-a-kind involves keeping any three-of-a-kind that is rolled.

If a three-of-a-kind is rolled then after the first throw the player should keep any other 5s and 6s, while after the second throw the player should keep any other 4s, 5s, and 6s.

An example is with the player keeps and throws the other 2. If a three-of-a-kind is not rolled the player should keep any pair that is rolled and re-roll the other dice, with two pairs the player should keep the higher pair, and with no pair the player should keep the highest die.

Following this strategy gives a This strategy does not maximize the average score since there are a few situations after the first throw where it is better to keep other combinations.

For instance, after throwing , keeping maximizes the chance of getting a three-of-a-kind a guaranteed score of 15 but keeping 66 maximizes the expected average score The situations where the strategy to maximize the average score differs are all after the first throw and are as follows: keep 33, 44, 55, 66 rather than or , , keep 4, 5 or 6 rather than 11, keep 5 or 6 rather than 22, keep rather than For example, with the player should keep 6 rather than 22 and with they should keep not If they follow the strategy to maximize the average score they will get a three-of-a-kind As with three-of-a-kind there are slightly different strategies depending on whether a player is simply trying to get a four-of-a-kind or they are trying to maximize their average score.

Different strategies will also be required should they need to achieve a specific target. The strategy to maximize their chance of getting a four-of-a-kind involves keeping any four-of-a-kind that they have.

If they have a four-of-a-kind then after the first throw they will keep the other if it is a 5 or 6, while after the second throw they will keep the die if it is a 4, 5 or 6.

So that with they keep and will throw the 3. If they do not have a four-of-a-kind, the player should keep any three-of-a-kind or pair that they have and re-roll the other dice.

With two pairs keep the higher pair. With no pair keep the highest die. Following this strategy provides a As with three-of-a-kind this strategy does not maximize the average score, since there are a few situations after the first throw where it is better to keep other combinations.

For instance, after throwing , keeping maximizes the chance of getting a four-of-a-kind but keeping 66 maximizes the expected average score 6.

The situations where the strategy to maximize the average score differs are all after the first throw and are as follows: keep 44, 55, 66 rather than , keep 4, 5, or 6 rather than 11, keep 6 rather than Following the strategy to maximize the average score one will get a four-of-a-kind A player will keep a Yahtzee or Full House.

A Yahtzee will score 25 under the Joker rule, even though it is not strictly a full house. Keep any four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind, or pairs that are thrown and re-roll the others.

With two pairs keep both. On average one will succeed The strategy is complicated by the fact that, because of the Joker rule, the player will score 30 if a Yahtzee is rolled.

Clearly one keeps any Small Straight or Yahtzee that is thrown. After the first throw keep a run of 3 or 3 out of 4 e. Otherwise, keep a 3 or 4 or both and a 2 or 5 if one also has a 3 or 4 e.

Do not keep just 2, 5, or The only difference after the second throw is that one keeps , , and , and will try to throw a Yahtzee unless the other die is a 3 or 4.

Again the strategy is complicated by the fact that, because of the Joker rule, one will score 40 if one gets a Yahtzee.

Clearly one will keep any Large Straight or Yahtzee that is thrown. The best strategy is also to keep a four-of-a-kind and try to throw a Yahtzee, even after the first throw.

The player should not keep a three-of-a-kind. Keep a small straight or 4 out of 5 e. Otherwise one should simply keep any 2, 3, 4 or 5 just one of each , so that with one would keep A player should keep any Yahtzee, four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind or pair that is thrown and re-roll the others.

On average one will succeed 4. To get the maximum average score the strategy is straightforward. After the first throw the player will keep any 5s and 6s.

After the second throw one will keep any 4s, 5s, and 6s. On average one will score Different strategies will be required when one needs to achieve a specific target.

The strategy for maximising the expected score has been determined. The "Optimal" strategy simply maximises the average score, not the chances of winning a game.

There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, the Optimal strategy takes no account of any opponents. In normal gameplay a player will adjust their strategy depending on the scores of the other player or players.

Secondly, the Optimal strategy tends to give undue importance to Yahtzee bonuses. It is rare for a player without a Yahtzee bonus to beat a player with one.

So, in normal gameplay, a player's strategy is not significantly influenced by the value given for a Yahtzee bonus. Consider the situation where the Yahtzee bonus was worth a million rather than a hundred.

It would not influence normal gameplay where the objective is to score more than the opponent. It would, however, affect the "Optimal" strategy since scoring a million would have a dramatic effect on the average score.