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- Yahtzee
How to score Yahtzee
Each of the 13 turns fills one box on your sheet. The upper boxes count the dice of one number, with a 35 bonus at 63 or more; the lower boxes score sets, straights and five of a kind. The highest grand total wins.
- 1 or more players
- Five dice, three rolls a turn
- 13 boxes
- Highest total wins
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Yahtzee
A 13-turn dice game where you roll five dice up to three times a turn and write the result in one of 13 boxes, chasing sets, straights and five of a kind for the highest grand total.
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How to play Yahtzee, in brief
Yahtzee is a dice game for one player or a whole table, played over 13 rounds. Everyone fills the same 13 boxes on their own score card, and the highest grand total wins.
- Get five dice and a card eachTo pick who starts, everyone rolls all five dice; the highest total goes first, and play passes to the left.
- Roll up to three timesRoll all five dice. Set aside any you want to keep and roll the rest, twice more if you like. Dice you set aside can go back in.
- Fill one boxAfter your last roll, write the result in one empty box on your card. If nothing fits, put a 0 in a box: you can’t skip a turn.
- Play 13 roundsThe game ends when every box on every card is full. Add up each card to find the winner.
Thirteen boxes, one per turn.
Each box scores the roll you put in it its own way. The six upper boxes count a single number, and the lower boxes pay for sets, straights, five of a kind and Chance.
What each box scores
| Box | Scores |
|---|---|
| Aces, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, SixesOnly the dice showing that number: three 4s in Fours is 12 | Those dice |
| Upper bonusWhen the six upper boxes add up to 63 or more | 35 |
| Three of a kind, Four of a kindAll five dice count, not just the matching ones | All dice |
| Full houseThree of one number and a pair | 25 |
| Small straightFour in a row | 30 |
| Large straightFive in a row | 40 |
| YahtzeeFive of a kind | 50 |
| ChanceAny roll | All dice |
| Each extra YahtzeeOnce the Yahtzee box holds 50; it still fills a box | +100 |
- Fill one box a turnRoll up to three times, then write the result in one empty box. If nothing fits, write 0 in a box.
- Count the upper boxesAces to Sixes score only the dice of that number. Three of each is exactly 63, which earns the 35 bonus.
- Score the lower boxesSets score all five dice; a full house is 25, straights 30 and 40, a Yahtzee 50, Chance the sum of the dice.
- Add the Yahtzee bonusEach extra Yahtzee, after a 50 in the Yahtzee box, is worth 100 and still fills a box as a Joker.
- Total it upUpper boxes, plus 35 if earned, plus the lower boxes, plus 100 for each bonus Yahtzee. The highest grand total wins.
You win with no upper bonus at all.
Three finished sheets after all 13 turns. Mara earns the 35 bonus; You do not, but a second Yahtzee is worth 100 + 40: its upper box and both of a kind boxes were already full, so it went in Large straight as a Joker. This is the game on the Scorepad above.
| Player | Upper boxes, bonus, lower boxes | Total |
|---|---|---|
| You | Upper 60, no bonus. Lower 17, 25, 30, 40, 50, 20, and a second Yahtzee60 + 17 + 25 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 20 + 100 | 342 |
| Mara | Upper 67, so the 35 bonus. Lower 22, 25, 30, 50, 2367 + 35 + 22 + 25 + 30 + 50 + 23 | 252 |
| Dev | Upper 59, four short of 63. Lower 19, 26, 25, 30, 40, 21, and 0 for Yahtzee59 + 19 + 26 + 25 + 30 + 40 + 21 | 220 |
Paper for the boxes, Tabletales for the night.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. It has no Yahtzee boxes, so fill in the 13 boxes on the sheet below. When the game ends, type each player’s total, or their sheet as a sum: Tabletales adds it up, marks the winner and saves the game with the night.
- Totals on the keypadType each total, or type the sheet the way it adds up (60 + 17 + 25 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 20 + 100) and Tabletales adds it up.
- The trophy finds the top totalPick Highest wins and the trophy goes to the best sheet. If two sheets tie, both get the trophy.
- The sheet keeps the boxesPrint the free score sheet below for the 13 boxes and the upper bonus. That part stays on paper.
- And the night is keptSave the game with who played and a photo of the sheets. Each game gets a history: how often you play it and who holds the high score.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- Yahtzee, with its scores
Common Yahtzee scoring mistakes
- Counting only the matching dice in a setThree of a kind and Four of a kind score all five dice.
- Taking the bonus for 63 anywhereOnly the six upper boxes count toward the 63 that earns 35.
- Claiming 100 after a 0 in YahtzeeThe bonus needs a 50 in the Yahtzee box. Without it, an extra Yahtzee only fills a box.
- Banking a bonus without filling a boxAn extra Yahtzee still goes in one empty box, as a Joker: its upper box if open, then Three or Four of a kind, then any other.
Yahtzee scoring, answered
- How do you get the bonus in Yahtzee?
- Score 63 or more across the six upper boxes, Aces to Sixes, and add 35. Three of each number is exactly 63.
- How many points is a full house in Yahtzee?
- 25, whatever the dice show. A small straight is 30, a large straight 40, and a Yahtzee 50.
- What is the Yahtzee bonus?
- Each Yahtzee after the first, once the Yahtzee box holds 50, earns 100 more points, and it still fills one box as a Joker.
Yahtzee score sheet
Print one for the table: every box for up to six players, the upper bonus line, and the totals at the bottom. Our own design, free to copy.
Score another game
Tables differ on where an extra Yahtzee may go as a Joker: Hasbro’s current sheet sends it to its upper box first, then Three or Four of a kind, and only then to any other box, while the free choice house rule lets it go anywhere. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against Hasbro’s rules sheet, Wikipedia and UltraBoardGames. Yahtzee is a trademark of Hasbro. Tabletales is not affiliated with Hasbro, and this score sheet is our own design.
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