Roll five dice, pick your keepers, score across 13 categories
Yahtzee has sold over 50 million copies since 1956
Yacht Dice is a classic dice strategy game where you roll five dice and try to score points across 13 different categories. Each turn, you get up to three rolls — keeping whichever dice you like between rolls — then assign your result to one open category on the scorecard. The game combines luck with real strategic decision-making: do you chase the big combo or play it safe?
You play 13 rounds, one for each scoring category. On each turn you roll all five dice, then may re-roll any or all of them up to two more times. After your rolls, pick an unused category to score. The upper section (Ones through Sixes) scores the sum of matching dice, with a 35-point bonus if you reach 63 or more. The lower section includes combos like Full House (25 pts), Small Straight (30 pts), Large Straight (40 pts), and the coveted Yacht — five of a kind — worth 50 points.
Roll five dice up to three times per turn. After each roll, choose which dice to keep and which to re-roll. Then assign your result to one of 13 scoring categories. The game lasts 13 rounds — one for each category — and the highest total score wins.
Focus on filling upper-section categories to earn the 35-point bonus (you need at least 63 points in the upper section). Keep flexible options open early, save Chance for a bad roll, and always go for Yacht (five of a kind) when you have three or four matching dice.
The theoretical maximum score in standard Yacht Dice is 375 points. This requires rolling the optimal combination for every category, including a Yacht (50 points) and the 35-point upper-section bonus.