Yacht
1+ Players, Ages 8+
Yacht is a popular poker dice game. It can accommodate any number of players. The goal is to roll and re-roll dice to form multiples and poker hands to score more points than your opponent.
Yahtzee was originally derived from poker dice games like Yacht and Cheerio.
Dice
This game uses five six-sided poker dice.
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Setup
Track progress with a Yacht scorecard.
Gameplay
Goal
Roll the dice to form specific multiples and poker hands.
Your Turn
When your turn begins, roll all five dice. After rolling, you may choose to re-roll once or twice more, with any or all dice.
Next, choose a row to score your turn. Every turn must be scored, and each row may only be scored once per player.
If your roll isn’t ideal or doesn’t meet the requirements of a row, you must choose to forfeit any row for 0 points.
After rolling and scoring, your turn is over. Now it’s the next player’s turn.
Continue until all rows are scored.
Scoring
For the Multiples section, score 5 points for each same-sided die face. For the Poker Hands section, you must roll what’s displayed or described to score that row’s points.
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Kings |
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Queens |
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Jacks |
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Tens |
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YachtFive of a Kind |
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Four of a Kind |
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StraightFive in a Row |
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Full HouseThree of a Kind, One Pair |
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Three of a Kind |
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Two Pair |
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BonusIf Multiples Total is 90+ |
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Bonus
Add 10 points for scoring 90+ points in the Multiples section of the scorecard.
Series
…Best out of three? Try playing games in a series of 3 rounds. The player with the highest total score at the end of the series wins!
If the players have identical scores, rejoice in the shared victory!
Strategy
Try filling out the Multiples section first, aiming to score at least 3 dice per row. Doing so will earn you the 10-point bonus.
