Yacht
Roll the dice. Build the perfect hand. Score your way to victory!
Yacht is a timeless dice game of luck, strategy, and smart decision-making. Roll five dice up to three times each turn to create the best scoring combinations. Will you chase a full house, complete a straight, or risk it all for the coveted Yacht? Every choice matters as you fill your scorecard and compete for the highest total score.
Each player takes turns rolling five dice. On every turn, you may roll the dice up to three times, choosing after each roll which dice to keep and which to reroll. Your goal is to create one of the available scoring combinations.
After your final roll—or whenever you're satisfied with your dice—you must choose an unused category on your scorecard and record your score. Every category can only be used once, so deciding when to take a high score or accept a low one is a key part of the strategy.
The game continues until every player has filled all scoring categories. The player with the highest total score wins.
Objective
Score the most points by creating the best dice combinations over the course of the game.
Setup
- Each player receives a scorecard.
- Five six-sided dice are used.
- Randomly determine the starting player.
Taking a Turn
- Roll all five dice.
- Choose any number of dice to keep.
- Reroll the remaining dice.
- Repeat one more time if desired (maximum of three rolls per turn).
- Record your score in one unused category.
Scoring Categories
- Ones – Sum of all 1s.
- Twos – Sum of all 2s.
- Threes – Sum of all 3s.
- Fours – Sum of all 4s.
- Fives – Sum of all 5s.
- Sixes – Sum of all 6s.
- Choice – Sum of all five dice.
- Full House – Three of one number and two of another.
- Four of a Kind – Four dice showing the same number.
- Small Straight – Four consecutive numbers.
- Large Straight – Five consecutive numbers.
- Yacht – All five dice showing the same number.
End of the Game
Once every scoring category has been filled, total all points. The player with the highest score wins.