The rules of the game are the same in all formats. Yahtzee can be played with physical dice or online, and as either a multi- or single-player game online. The name ‘Yahtzee’ is also given to the highest-scoring roll possible in the game – five of a kind. Players must choose one of 13 options each turn – with a potential minimum score of zero and maximum score of 50 points depending on the dice rolled and the option chosen. The aim is to choose the highest or most strategic scoring option for each turn to achieve the highest total score at the end of the game.

It is believed the game was invented by a Canadian couple – originally known as the ‘Yacht Game’ – and played with friends before becoming a worldwide hit.Ī game consists of 13 ‘turns’, in which players roll all five dice and choose from one of the possible scoring options. Yahtzee is a strategy game played with five standard dice.