Games Like Yacht Dice

Yacht Dice is a classic dice game popular around the world, each player by throwing dice statistics score to carry on the game, the player with the highest score wins.

Rules

The game consists of a number of rounds. In each round, a player gets three rolls of the dice, although they can choose to end their turn after one or two rolls. After the first roll the player can save any dice they want and re-roll the other dice. This procedure is repeated after the second roll. The player has complete choice as to which dice to roll. It is possible to re-roll both dice that were or were not rolled before. The Yacht Dice scorecard contains 12 different category boxes and in each round, after the third roll, the player must choose one of these categories. The score entered in the box depends on how well the five dice match the scoring rule for the category. Details of the scoring rules for each category are given below. As an example, one of the categories is called Three of a Kind. The scoring rule for this category means that a player only scores if at least three of the five dice are the same value. The game is completed after 12 rounds by each player, with each of the 12 boxes filled. The total score is calculated by summing all thirteen boxes, together with any bonuses. The Yacht Dice scorecard contains 12 scoring boxes divided into upper and lower sections.