Add Players

One at a time, enter the names of each player into the box below and click the button to add them to the game. Once all players are added click the "Start Game" button at the bottom to begin the game.

You need a minimum of 2 players, and are allowed a maximum of 6 players.

Yahtzee Rules

What follows are the rules for the Swedish version of Yahtzee.

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 Yahtzee scorecard contains 15 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.

The Yahtzee scorecard contains 15 scoring boxes divided into 2 parts.

Part 1 - Dice Values

In the first part there are six scores. Each of these scores is determined by adding the total number of dice matching the selected category. The categories correspond to each respective dice face. As an example, if three of your five dice rolled a 3, and you choose to add this result to the part 1 category "Threes" you will get a score of 9 ( = 3 * 3).

If a player scores a total of 63 or more points in these six categories from part 1, a bonus of 50 is added to the upper section score. Although 63 points corresponds to scoring exactly three-of-a-kind for each of the six boxes, a common way to get the bonus is by scoring four-of-a-kind for some numbers so that fewer of other numbers are needed.

Part 2 - Poker Values

The second part contains a number of poker-themed categories with specific point values. 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 Chance category is often used for a turn that will not score well in any other category.

The game is completed after 15 rounds by each player, with each of the 15 boxes filled. The total score is calculated by summing all thirteen boxes, together with any bonuses.

How This Site Works

Step 1) Click either the "Start Playing" button or the "Start Playing" link in the top menu.

Step 2) Enter the names of the players (min. 2 and max 6) into the textbox and press 'Add Player' to add them to the list. Once all players are added, press the "Start Game" button to begin the game.

Step 3) Click the "Roll Dice" button to roll the dice. The result of the dice roll will appear inside the yellow dice holders. You have 3 rolls per round.

Step 4) You can press the "Lock" buttons under any of the dice holders to prevent that dice from being 'thrown' during your next role. You can also 'unlock' any locked dice by pressing the 'Unlock' button.

Step 5) Whenever you feel you want to save the result of your 5 dice, select the category you want to save the result to using the dropdown menu and then press the "Save Result" button. The score will be calculated and added to the table below.

If you are on a mobile device, then only the current player's score table will show at any one time.

Step 6) After the final round, the winner will be declared in the header. Simply press 'End Game' in the top navigation or reload the page to return to the starting screen; where you can begin another game if you wish.