How To Win Yahtzee

  • Here are some tips to win Yahtzee: Aim for the 35 bonus by filling the upper section with at least 63 points near the beginning of the game. For this, concentrate on obtaining as many fives and sixes as possible. Balance scoring between the upper and lower sections to maximize your score.
  • Yahtzee is an old time favorite and well known dice game played with 5 dice and a lot of luck. Players must roll the dice and attempt to get the highest number of points by rolling the exact combinations listed on your score sheet.
  • A corollary to the Gift Horse rule is that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If you have four Twos on the table after two shakes, and your Twos are already filled in, the dice are guiding you toward a YAHTZEE, not a Large Straight. It’s usually good to follow that impulse. And if the YAHTZEE doesn’t come, I’m not proud.
  • Yahtzee consists of thirteen rounds. Each player gets a turn per round. On your turn roll your dice and score the roll on the corresponding round, i.e. On round 5 score your dice in the “Game #5” column on the score card. The objective of the game is to collect as many points as possible through dice combinations rolled.

How To Win Yahtzee

Go for the High numbers Always go for high numbers when trying to get a Yahtzee - When a player is trying to get a Yahtzee, they will want to always try to roll high numbers.

How To Win Yahtzee

Game Rules / How To Play / Instructions


6+

$10

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Yahtzee is an old time favorite and well known dice game played with 5 dice and a lot of luck. Players must roll the dice and attempt to get the highest number of points by rolling the exact combinations listed on your score sheet. You'll only get three shots to get your combination. You never know, you just might get a Yahtzee (all five dice the same number)!
Yahtzee is easy to learn how to play and extremely portable. Play it with as many people as you want (up to ten recommended). To learn more about how to play, check out our Yahtzee rules and instructions. Give it a try today!
  • The Contents Are 5 Dice
  • A Dice Cup
  • Score Pad
  • 10 Bonus Chips And The Yahtzee Game Rules And Instructions
Roll dice for scoring combinations and get the highest total score.
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Please keep in mind that the official Yahtzee rules and instructions could be different depending on the game version you have. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging.

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Carol Conant says:
My wife and I play Yahtzee every day with are coffee in the morning it gets are day going we just love it.

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Denise says:
My family loved Triple Yahtzee when I was a teenager. I like regular Yahtzee too, but Triple Yahtzee is special to me. I just got some scorecards from eBay. I'm going to laminate them. That way I can wash them off and reuse them.
Maggie says:
Yahtzee is one of my favorite games. No matter how 'good' you might think you are, there is still an element of luck that will throw you off and make it an even playing field. Learning how to play the game rules is easy since you really only need to fill out the score card. I've tried a lot of the other versions of Yahtzee and they are also fun (although the original has a special place in my heart).
Trish says:
I like how there really are no rules to this game. All you have to do it try to get the set combinations that are on your score card and that's it. I taught my parents how to play and they loved it. I'll have to try out the different versions of Yahtzee I noticed above.
patricia says:
If someone crossing out yahtzee but rolls it again can that count it has 50 points.
rebecca chase says:
i play yahtzee with my family and i got 3 yahtzees in one game and i won it was fun i love yahtzee a lot
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Paula says:
I scored a second Yahtzee. The lower half of my card was filled, and nothing upper section corresponded with the numbers in my Yahtzee role. How should I have scored that roll? Thank you!