If you are looking for an exciting and fast paced game of dice then you must consider playing Yathzee. You can play this wonderful dice game both alone and in groups. This game has a similarity with poker. Thus, if you are aware about the basic scoring techniques of poker then you will find the rules and regulation and the scoring technique of Yathzee quite similar and easy. You need 5 dice to play this game and to roll them properly for an unbiased random result you need to use a dice cup.
There are 13 different categories of scoring in Yahtzee and you need to score in all these categories and along with that you will have to maximize your score in order to secure a win. You can roll the dice three times and during these three times rolling sequence you will have to choose a category of scoring with the roll. These 13 categories in which you need to score is broadly classified in upper section scoring and lower section scoring. From this you can clearly understand that if you are using a fixed weight loaded dice then that will always show a specific outcome then you will never win in Yahtzee.
If you wish to score in the upper section of the game category then you need to maximize your roll by getting the maximum number of specified face of the dice. This means that if you are play in the category where you need to get fives and your roll produces two five’s then your total score will be ten. By using a dice cup you will be able to randomize such results further and if you use the cup properly, all the 5 dice might produce the required number. In case you do not get a single five in this roll then you will be scoring a zero.
Now we come to the lower category where you have different scoring options. Here you get points for getting three or four of a kind in a roll. If you get two of a kind and a three of a kind in the same roll then you score a full house just like poker. A full house will fetch you 25 points. A loaded dice will easily produce you a full house every time, even if you used a dice cup, if this was the only category in the game. Since there are 13 different categories there is a possibility of your loosing if you use such methods.
You also have a category in the lower section known as the large straight and a small straight. If you get a consecutive numbered series in four different dice in the same roll then you make a small straight whereas if all the five faces generate a series then you generate a long straight. You can also score a Yahtzee, which means five of a particular kind. To enjoy the full excitement and fun of this game you must use a dice cup for rolling and do not use a loaded dice since it might get you the worst possible scores in Yahtzee.
This article was written by Rupal.
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