Yacht Dice Game

Yacht is a game played with five dice. Players have 13 rolls to score as many points as possible. After each roll, the player chooses which dice to keep, and which to reroll. A player may reroll some or all of the dice up to two times on a turn. The player with the highest total score wins the game.

The following combinations earn points:

Upper Section:

- Ones: The sum of all dice showing the number 1.

- Twos: The sum of all dice showing the number 2.

- Threes: The sum of all dice showing the number 3.

- Fours: The sum of all dice showing the number 4.

- Fives: The sum of all dice showing the number 5.

- Sixes: The sum of all dice showing the number 6.

If a player manages to score at least 63 points (three of each number) in the upper section, he is awarded a bonus of 35 points.

Lower Section:

- Three of a Kind: Three dice showing the same number. Score: Sum of those three dice.

- Four of a Kind: Four dice with the same number. Score: Sum of those four dice.

- Small Straight: Any four consecutive numbers (1, 2, 3, 4; 2, 3, 4, 5; 3, 4, 5, 6). Score: 25 points.

- Big Straight: A combination of either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Score: 30 points.

- Full House: Any set of three combined with a set of two. Score: 40 points.

- The Yacht: All five dice with the same number. Score: 50 points.

- Chance: Any combination of dice. Score: Sum of all the dice.

Yacht is game similar to the Latin American game Generala, the English game of Poker Dice, the Scandinavian Yatzy, and the Cheerio.