GAMES SIMILAR TO YAHTZEE
The History of Yahtzee Over the past several years, the dice called Yahtzee has become widely known among a countless number of people as one of the most enjoyed and addictive games available. One of the advantages of this game that attracts numerous people is that it can be played with just one player or with a group of people. Feature Overview. Connecting your contact list to Scrabble Go. Disconnecting your Contact List from Scrabble Go. Frequent Questions / Issues & Solutions. Restrictions and Exclusions.
- There is no upper section bonus.
- There are two straights which are both a sequence of five dice (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for the small straight and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for the large straight).
- The value of the full house is determined by adding up all the dice faces (2, 2, 4, 4, 4 = 16 points, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6 = 21 points)
- The three-of-a-kind category doesn't exist.
- 302 is the highest possible score.
WHO INVENTED YAHTZEE?
Yahtzee Game History
The Yahtzee game most of us know and love today started when Edmin S. Lowe -- a game and toy entrepreneur -- filed the Yahtzee trademark on April 19, 1956. However, Lowe officially used the name Yahtzee a few weeks earlier as he introduced his Poker Dice Game to the worldEarly ads for Yahtzee promoted the game's educational attributes and 'fun for the entire family.'
Released in 1956 by the E.S. Lowe company, the ‘shake and score' dice game of luck and probability has a quirky story of origin. Historical accounts give credit for the game's invention to an anonymous (and wealthy) Canadian couple who created it as a form of entertainment while at sea on their yacht. Loosely based on other historical dice games, the ‘Yacht Game' became a hit with their friends, leading the couple to contact New York-based toymaker Edwin Lowe to produce copies of the game that they could give as gifts.
Lowe's company had previously introduced the game of Bingo to U.S. public. Seeing potential in the Yacht Game, he offered to buy the rights to it from the couple. They readily agreed with the sole stipulation that he give 1,000 units to them. The name of the couple has never been revealed and, despite the success of the game, no one has ever come forward to take credit for its invention.
Inventor Of Yahtzee
Lowe changed the name of the Yacht Game to Yahtzee and began marketing it. Initial advertising campaigns resulted in lackluster sales, leading the entrepreneurial Lowe to try something different. To capture the inherent fun in playing the game, he began organizing Yahtzee parties where people could learn and play the game. His grassroots efforts eventually paid off, and through word-of-mouth, demand for the game begin to skyrocket through the 1960s and early 1970s.
GAMEPLAY
GAMES SIMILAR TO YAHTZEE
The History of Yahtzee Over the past several years, the dice called Yahtzee has become widely known among a countless number of people as one of the most enjoyed and addictive games available. One of the advantages of this game that attracts numerous people is that it can be played with just one player or with a group of people. Feature Overview. Connecting your contact list to Scrabble Go. Disconnecting your Contact List from Scrabble Go. Frequent Questions / Issues & Solutions. Restrictions and Exclusions.
- There is no upper section bonus.
- There are two straights which are both a sequence of five dice (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for the small straight and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for the large straight).
- The value of the full house is determined by adding up all the dice faces (2, 2, 4, 4, 4 = 16 points, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6 = 21 points)
- The three-of-a-kind category doesn't exist.
- 302 is the highest possible score.
WHO INVENTED YAHTZEE?
Yahtzee Game History
The Yahtzee game most of us know and love today started when Edmin S. Lowe -- a game and toy entrepreneur -- filed the Yahtzee trademark on April 19, 1956. However, Lowe officially used the name Yahtzee a few weeks earlier as he introduced his Poker Dice Game to the worldEarly ads for Yahtzee promoted the game's educational attributes and 'fun for the entire family.'
Released in 1956 by the E.S. Lowe company, the ‘shake and score' dice game of luck and probability has a quirky story of origin. Historical accounts give credit for the game's invention to an anonymous (and wealthy) Canadian couple who created it as a form of entertainment while at sea on their yacht. Loosely based on other historical dice games, the ‘Yacht Game' became a hit with their friends, leading the couple to contact New York-based toymaker Edwin Lowe to produce copies of the game that they could give as gifts.
Lowe's company had previously introduced the game of Bingo to U.S. public. Seeing potential in the Yacht Game, he offered to buy the rights to it from the couple. They readily agreed with the sole stipulation that he give 1,000 units to them. The name of the couple has never been revealed and, despite the success of the game, no one has ever come forward to take credit for its invention.
Inventor Of Yahtzee
Lowe changed the name of the Yacht Game to Yahtzee and began marketing it. Initial advertising campaigns resulted in lackluster sales, leading the entrepreneurial Lowe to try something different. To capture the inherent fun in playing the game, he began organizing Yahtzee parties where people could learn and play the game. His grassroots efforts eventually paid off, and through word-of-mouth, demand for the game begin to skyrocket through the 1960s and early 1970s.
GAMEPLAY
The object of Yahtzee is to score as many points as possible. Players score points by rolling five dice, up to three times per turn, and making various combinations. The game's scorecard consists of 13 categories spread across upper and lower sections. The upper section contains six boxes, labeled 1-6, while the lower section contains five poker-influenced options (three of a kind, four of a kind, full house, small straight, and large straight), a Chance box, and a five of a kind (or Yahtzee) box.
Yahtzee History Facts
Deciding which category to fill in each turn is the core of the game strategy. Each category has individual scoring rules. Bonus points are also possible, depending on the roll of the dice. Once every player has taken 13 turns, the one with the highest score wins the game.
VARIANTS ON A THEME
The E.S. Lowe Company was acquired by Milton Bradley in 1973 and the rights to Yahtzee went along with it. Milton Bradley became a subsidiary of Hasbro in 1984. Despite these changes, Yahtzee remains an evergreen product for the company, with total sales eclipsing 50 million worldwide.
This sales success has spawned a slew of variants of the game, including Word Yahtzee, Challenge Yahtzee, Triple Yahtzee, Yahtzee Texas Hold'em, and Casino Yahtzee. Electronic and online versions of the game have also come to market. Hasbro has thrown its own licensed brands into the Yahtzee mix, releasing versions including Hello Kitty, Pokémon, Super Mario, Pac-Man, and even one celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie Jaws.
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