Dice
Play Yahtzee online
Roll five dice and chase high-scoring combos. Push your luck or play it safe — it's your call.
1–8 players, about 20 minutes. Play Yahtzee with friends using a room code, or solo against Nell. Free, no sign-up, works on your phone.
How to play Yahtzee
Players
1-8
Time
~20 min
Goal
Highest score
Objective
Score the most points by rolling dice combinations over 13 rounds. Each round, you fill one category on your scorecard — choose wisely!
Your Turn
1
Roll all 5 dice.
2
Hold any dice you want to keep by clicking them (they'll highlight).
3
Re-roll the unheld dice. You get up to 3 total rolls per turn.
4
Score by clicking a category on your scorecard. Each category can only be used once. You can score after any roll — you don't have to use all 3.
Scoring — Upper Section
Add up only the dice showing that number.
Category
What to Score
Example
Ones
Sum of all 1s
1+1+1 = 3 pts
Twos
Sum of all 2s
2+2+2 = 6 pts
Threes
Sum of all 3s
3+3+3 = 9 pts
Fours
Sum of all 4s
4+4+4+4 = 16 pts
Fives
Sum of all 5s
5+5+5 = 15 pts
Sixes
Sum of all 6s
6+6+6+6 = 24 pts
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Upper Bonus: If your upper section totals 63 or more, you earn a +35 point bonus. That's an average of three of each number — aim for it!
Scoring — Lower Section
Category
Points
Requirement
Three of a Kind
Sum of ALL dice
3+ dice same value
Four of a Kind
Sum of ALL dice
4+ dice same value
Full House
25
Three + two of a kind
Small Straight
30
4 dice in sequence
Large Straight
40
5 dice in sequence
Yahtzee!
50
All 5 dice same
Chance
Sum of ALL dice
Any combination
Special Rules
1
Yahtzee Bonus: If you roll another Yahtzee after scoring 50 in the Yahtzee category, you earn +100 bonus points each time!
2
Joker: Once your Yahtzee box is filled, another Yahtzee must go in its matching upper box (five 4s in Fours). If that box is taken, score any open lower box: Full House, Small Straight and Large Straight count at full value (25, 30, 40). If those are all taken too, scratch an upper box.
3
Scratching: If your dice don't qualify for a category, you can still select it and score 0 (called "scratching"). Sometimes sacrificing a low-value category is the smart play.
Strategy Tips
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Don't underestimate the upper section bonus. Getting +35 often outweighs chasing risky lower section combos. The "Chance" category is your safety net — save it for a high-value roll that doesn't fit anywhere else.