two of another
If a category is chosen but the dice do not match the requirements of the category the player scores 0 in that category.
A Yacht cannot be scored on Full House but can be scored on Four of a Kind, although the fifth dice is not counted in the score. The score for the Straights vary, but 30 is a typical score for each.
The maximum possible score depends on the scoring rules used but with the above rules and both straights counting 30, the maximum score is 297.
CATEGORY | SCORE |
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Ones | |
Twos | |
Threes | |
Fours | |
Fives | |
Sixes | |
Full House | |
Four of a kind | |
Little Straight | |
Big Straight | |
Choice | |
Yacht | |
TOTAL |
The rules of Yacht differ from those of Yahtzee in a number of ways:
There are a number of differences to the category names compared to Yahtzee. "Aces" is often called "Ones", "Small Straight" is called "Little Straight", "Large Straight" is called "Big Straight", "Yahtzee" is called "Yacht" and "Chance" is called "Choice". The order of the categories on the score sheet can also be different to that used on a Yahtzee score sheet. There is no "upper" or "lower" section scoring, just a "Total" row at the bottom of the score sheet.
Although there are no official rules for Yacht, the scoring of some categories generally differs from that used in Yahtzee. Four-of-a-kind scores the sum of those four dice, not all five dice. Full house scores the sum of the five dice, not a fixed score of 25. The scores for the straights can be different to that used in Yahtzee.
If you are looking for a game requiring little skill and a good deal of luck, then this may be the game for you. Yacht is a very simple game which uses nothing more than 5 dice, a cup to shake them in, and a score sheet. Despite its simplicity, the “high” of getting spectacular rolls of the dice is palpable. The skill of the game comes entirely in the form of decision making. The decisions one must make involve taking calculated risks, and knowing how to score your rolls.
Number of Players
As few as 2 and as many as you like.
5 six-sided dice (with optional dice cup), 1 specially prepared score sheet per player.
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Each player rolls to determine who plays first (high roll wins), and play proceeds to the left. A player starts their turn by first rolling all 5 dice. They are allowed up to 2 more rolls (for a maximum of 3 rolls per turn). Each time a player rolls, they may choose to hold (or set aside) as many of the dice as they wish, and re-roll the remaining dice in an attempt to achieve certain goals as outlined by the score sheet. At any time during a players turn, they may stop rolling and use what is showing on all 5 dice to fill in a spot on their score sheet.
Once a spot has been filled in on the score sheet, it can not be changed.
Score Sheet
Each player has their own individual sheet prepared with a series of categories divided into two sections (an “upper” and a “lower”). Each category represents a specific combination of dice, and should have a space next to it to fill in the score for that category. The categories are:
Upper Section
Lower Section
There should also be room at the bottom of the sheet to fill in the totals for both sections and add them together for a final total. At the end of a players turn, the player MUST write down a score next to one of the categories. The player may choose to fill in any category that has not been previously filled in (in either section), but their final combination of dice must meet the requirements for whatever category they select (other wise, they must fill in a 0 for that category).
For the upper section, each category simply represents the specific numbers rolled on the dice. To take a score in the upper section, merely write down the total of all numbers you rolled that correspond to the specific category. For example, if you roll three 1s, a 2, and a 4, you may total the 1s for a score of “3” in the 1s category (for the sake of argument, you could also take a score of “2” in 2s, or “9” in Three of a Kind, etc). The upper section bonus of 35 points is achieved if the combined total of all numbers scored in the upper section equal 63 points or more. A good thing to keep in mind when trying for this bonus is that scoring exactly 3 of each number (i.e. three 1s, three 2s, etc.), gives you exactly 63 points.
For the lower section, the roll requirements are more specific. For 3 of a kind, and 4 of a kind you must obviously have either 3 of one number or 4 of one number showing on the dice. If you have met this requirement, you may total ALL numbers on the dice and write the total in the appropriate category. For “chance,” there is no specific requirement to meet; you merely total all the dice. All other lower section categories have specific point values assigned to them. You may write down the point value for each of these categories upon achieving their roll requirements. Those requirements are:
You will notice while playing, that certain rolls can be taken in a variety of categories (for example a roll of 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, can be scored as 4’s, 6’s, 3 of a kind, Full house, or Chance…or, you can take a “0” anywhere else). In these situations, it is up to you to decide where to write down a score. In the event that your final roll of the dice on your turn produces a roll that does not meet ANY requirements on the score sheet, then a score of “0” must be taken in the open category of your choosing.
Bonus Yachts
If you have already filled in the yacht category (with either 50 points or zero), and you roll a yacht…that yacht may be used as a “wildcard” anywhere else on the sheet (for example: it may be used as a full house, small straight, etc.). Also, if you have already scored 50 points in the yacht category, each additional yacht rolled is worth a bonus of 100 points (in addition to whatever the subsequent yachts are scored as).
When every category on every player’s score sheet has been filled in, the game is over. Each player then totals all of the values from each and every category on the sheet (remembering to include any bonuses). The player with the highest total score is the winner.
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Yacht is probably better known by its commercial name, Yahtzee. It is easy to play at home with just five dice and a score sheet. (Click here to open a new window with a printable score sheet.) Together with General , Yacht is known as a 'category' dice game.
Age: Adults and older children
No. of players: 2 or more (4-5 is good)
Equipment: Five dice; Score pad and pen/pencil
Time: 15 minutes+
Aim: To get the highest score over twelve rounds.
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1. Players throw one die, with the lowest score going first. Each player has twelve rounds to make the highest overall score. There are twelve categories, one per round, in any order. Players try to maximise their score in nine categories and achieve the other three categories by throwing five dice up to three times per round.
Yacht (Five of a Kind) | 50 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (60 points) |
Big Straight (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) | 30 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (30 points) |
Little Straight (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | 30 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (30 points) |
Four of a Kind | Total of the four dice (max. 24 points) | 3, 3, 3, 3, 6 (4x3=12 points) |
Full House (any three of one kind and two of another kind) | Total of the five dice (max. 28 points) | 2, 2, 2, 4, 4 (2+2+2+4+4=14 points) |
Choice (any five dice with no particular pattern) | Total of the five dice (max. 30 points) | 2, 1, 6, 3, 4 (2+1+6+3+4=16 points) |
Sixes | Total of the dice with sixes (max. 30 points) | 1, 5, 3, 6, 6 (6+6=12 points) |
Fives | Total of the dice with fives (max. 25 points) | 2, 4, 5, 1, 3 (5 points only) |
Fours | Total of the dice with fours (max. 20 points) | 4, 1, 6, 4, 4 (4+4+4=12 points) |
Threes | Total of the dice with threes (max. 15 points) | 3, 1, 5, 6, 3 (3+3=6 points) |
Twos | Total of the dice with twos (max. 10 points) | 4, 5, 4, 3, 1 (zero points) |
Ones (Aces) | Total of the dice with ones (max. 5 points) | 5, 1, 4, 6, 6 (1 point only) |
2. Player One throws all five dice. If the dice make a Yacht, a Straight (either big or little) or a Full House, that score can be entered immediately on the score sheet. Otherwise, Player One must decide which dice to keep and which dice to throw again to try to get a good score in any category. For example, if Player One threw '6', '3', '3', '2' and '3', they may decide to try for Four of a Kind by keeping the '3s' and throwing the '6' and '2' again. If the second throw was a '3' a '1', Player One would keep the '3' (to make Four of a Kind) but could throw the '1' again with the hope of achieving five '3s' (a Yacht). At the end of the third throw, Player One must decide which category they will enter their score. If they had five '3s', they could enter it as a Yacht (50 points), Four of a Kind (4x3=12 points), Threes (5x3=15 points) or Choice (3+3+3+3+3=15 points). A Yacht would give them the highest score (and is the hardest to achieve) so it is the obvious choice.
3. Players proceed in a clockwise direction to throw the dice (up to three times per round) in order to achieve their best score in each category over the twelve rounds. Players can only enter a score in each category once, even if they throw a better score for that category later on in the game. This means that some categories may score zero if, for example, you have throw three '5s' and are trying for Four of a Kind. If you end up with '5', '5', '5', '3' and '6', and you already have scores for Threes, Fives and Sixes, you may need to put that round as zero for Ones so that you can still hope for a higher score in other categories in later rounds.
5. Players add up their total score at the end of the twelfth round. The highest score wins the game. (The best possible score is 297 points.)
Cheerio (Five of a Kind) | 50 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (50 points) |
Big Straight (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) | 25 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (25 points) |
Little Straight (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | 20 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (20 points) |
Full House (any three of one kind and two of another kind) | Total of the five dice (max. 28 points) | 2, 2, 2, 4, 4 (2+2+2+4+4=14 points) |
Big Hand (any five dice with no particular pattern) | Total of the five dice (max. 30 points) | 2, 1, 6, 3, 4 (2+1+6+3+4=16 points) |
Sixes | Total of the dice with sixes (max. 30 points) | 1, 5, 3, 6, 6 (6+6=12 points) |
Fives | Total of the dice with fives (max. 25 points) | 2, 4, 5, 1, 3 (5 points only) |
Fours | Total of the dice with fours (max. 20 points) | 4, 1, 6, 4, 4 (4+4+4=12 points) |
Threes | Total of the dice with threes (max. 15 points) | 3, 1, 5, 6, 3 (3+3=6 points) |
Twos | Total of the dice with twos (max. 10 points) | 4, 5, 4, 3, 1 (zero points) |
Ones (Aces) | Total of the dice with ones (max. 5 points) | 5, 1, 4, 6, 6 (1 point only) |
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the first or second. Players must fill in a score for a category after each turn but once it is used they may not change it. Categories may be filled in any order. After each player has had twelve turns and all the categories on the score sheet have been filled, the scores are totalled, and the player with the highest total, wins the game.
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Best with 2 to 5 players. 5 six-sided dice, along with pencil and paper to keep score. To score more points than your opponents by rolling certain combinations of numbers. Create a score sheet with 12 rows and a column for each player. Label the rows as follows: Yacht: Five of the same number (e.g. 4-4-4-4-4).
After each player has had twelve turns and all the categories on the score sheet have been filled, the scores are totalled, and the player with the highest total, wins the game. 1 Ones Score one point for each 1 thrown. Maximum of 5 points. 2 Twos Score two points for each 2 thrown. Maximum of 10 points.
Game Play. Gather a scoresheet for each player and 5 dice. The game consists of 12 rounds, and each player one turn within each round. Each turn consists of up to 3 rolls of the dice. The object of a turn is to designate dice to count in one of the 12 categories shown on the scoresheet (more on that below). At the beginning of each turn, the ...
The top part of the sheet is entirely made of the ones through sixes section. If you are able to get a cumulative score of 63 with those 6 categories in the top part, then players will get a bonus of 35 points on their sheet. Final Round. After all 13 rounds of Yacht, it is time to total up your entire score.
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Yacht Dice Game Score Sheets.xlsx - Free download as Excel Spreadsheet (.xls / .xlsx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. The document contains rules for scoring points in a dice game. Players roll dice and score points by adding up pips showing certain numbers, adding face values of matching dice or all dice.
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28 Printable Yahtzee Score Sheets & Cards (101% FREE) Yahtzee is a game which has been around for years now and was created by Milton Bradley. Now owned by Hasbro, this game was first marketed with the name "Yatzie" by the National Association Service of Toledo in Ohio, way back in the 1940s. Yatzie started out as an inclusion in a game set ...
Math Is Fun: Yacht - Play a one player online version. Game Rules Guru: Yacht - Game instructions and downloadable score sheets for Yacht. Yacht Lawn Dice Game: PDF Scoring Sheets - Free. This scoring sheet is for the Lawn version of the game. See video below for how to make outdoor dice.
Yahtzee Score Sheet. Sometimes you only need a score sheet. If you want to use your own dice and track score electronically then use this online score sheet for Yahtzee dice game. In case you want to print the form, click here to download printable version of Yahtzee score sheet in PDF format. Yahtzee Score Sheet Online.
A Yacht cannot be scored on Full House but can be scored on Four of a Kind, although the fifth dice is not counted in the score. The score for the Straights vary, but 30 is a typical score for each. The maximum possible score depends on the scoring rules used but with the above rules and both straights counting 30, the maximum score is 297.
Yacht. If you are looking for a game requiring little skill and a good deal of luck, then this may be the game for you. Yacht is a very simple game which uses nothing more than 5 dice, a cup to shake them in, and a score sheet. Despite its simplicity, the "high" of getting spectacular rolls of the dice is palpable. The skill of the game ...
Click here to print this score sheet ready for use in the Card Yacht card game. Click the How to Play Card Yacht link to return to the Card Yacht game rules page.
Yacht is played with five six-sided dice. Yacht is a public domain dice game, similar to the Latin American game Generala, the English game of Poker Dice, the Scandinavian Yatzy, and Cheerio. Yacht dates back to at least 1938, and is a contemporary of the similar three-dice game Crag. Yahtzee is a later development, similar to Yacht in both name and content.
While you can play Yahtzee online on Solitaired, you may like playing the original form of the game with dice. If that's the case, we've created a Yahtzee score card you can download and print by clicking here. It looks like the score card below. You can keep track of score for up to 6 games with this scorecard. Have fun!
How to Play Dice: Yacht / Yatzy Rules of Play Free game rules and printable scoresheet for the popular dice game. Yacht is the old school version of the trademarked dice game Yahtzee.
SCORE SCORE SCORE 50 Of All 5 Dice Score Total FOR EACH BONUS SCORE 100 PER Lg. Straight Sm Straight 3 of a kind 4 of a kind Full House YAHTZEE Chance BONUS YAHTZEE GRAND TOTAL Of Lower Sixes Fives Fours Threes Twos #5 #4 #3 #2 GAME GAME GAME GAME UPPER SECTION = 6 = 5 = 4 = 3 = 2 = 1 Sixes Fives Fours Threes Twos Aces SCORE 35 BONUS TOTAL ...
Yacht. Yacht is probably better known by its commercial name, Yahtzee™. It is easy to play at home with just five dice and a score sheet. (Click here to open a new window with a printable score sheet.) Together with General, Yacht is known as a 'category' dice game. Age: Adults and older children. No. of players: 2 or more (4-5 is good)
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