Yacht
Five dice, three rolls, twelve ways to score.
- Players
- 1–6 players
- Time
- 15–40 min
- Ages
- 8+
- Where
- Same room or online
- You need
- Nothing but this page
How to play Yacht
- 1On your turn, roll five dice up to three times. Tap dice to hold them between rolls.
- 2After your last roll, score the dice in one empty category on the scorecard. You must fill a box every turn, even with zero.
- 3Ones to Sixes score the total of that number. Choice scores the total of all dice.
- 4Full House (three and two of a kind) scores the total; Four of a Kind scores the four matching dice; straights score 30; five of a kind, a Yacht, scores 50.
- 5After twelve rounds, the highest total wins.
Roll five dice, fill your scorecard
Each turn you get up to three rolls. Tap dice to hold them between rolls, then score the result in one empty box. After 12 rounds every box is full and the highest total wins. Play solo or with up to 6.
Players
4 / 6
Tip: paste a list separated by commas or new lines.
- Ana
- Ben
- Chloe
- Dev
Variations
- Real dice: five dice and a pencil-and-paper scorecard, with exactly the same categories.
Tips
- Use Choice and Ones as a safety net for bad rolls, and save Yacht for as long as you can.
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