
Choose which score to play on the scorecardĪt the end of a player’s turn, they must choose one of the 13 scoring for their roll. 3rd roll: The player decides to keep 6, 6, and reroll the other three dice (even though they had kept the 2, 2 in the previous round), which turns up 6, 1, 3.The player opts not to score the roll and instead to improve it with a 3rd roll.
2nd roll: The player “keeps” 2, 2 and rerolls the remaining dice, which turn up 6, 6, 4. The player opts not to score the roll as-is and instead to improve it with a 2nd roll. This 3rd and final roll must be scored for the turn of round. Once the player sets aside the keepers, they reroll the remaining dice. The player can reroll ANY or all dice, meaning dice played as keepers in the 2nd can also be rerolled. 3rd roll: If the player decides to play a third roll, they can again choose to set aside keeper dice. If they’re happy with it, they can score it right away, OR they can choose to do a third roll to improve. Then they roll the remaining dice to improve their hand. 2nd roll: If the player chooses to improve their hand, they can reroll the entire hand OR set aside “keeper” dice that don’t get re-rolled. If they are happy with the turn, then can score it right away, OR they can choose to reroll ANY or ALL dice to improve their hand. 1st roll: The player rolls all 5 dice. Play a turn with up to 3 rolls to improve your handĭuring each turn, players are allowed up to 3 rolls to improve their hand to complete the best score on their scorecard. The player with the highest total goes first, and play will continue clockwise from there. To determine who goes first, have each player roll the set of five dice and count their total dots. Determine who goes first through a roll off Yahtzee is played with 5 dice, and the tracking of specific rolls and points will require a Yahtzee score card, so each player will need their own score sheet.
With one player, you’re only competing against your own best score playing with more than four players makes for slow game play as you wait for your turn.
While the official rules of Yahtzee state that it’s for one or more players, Yahtzee is best suited for 2-4 players.