Yacht Dice Rules & Scoring
Want to learn how to play Yacht Dice? Yacht is a five-dice game where you roll up to three times per turn, hold the dice you want to keep, and choose one scoring category. This guide explains the Yacht Dice rules, scoring combinations, upper-section bonus, strategy, and how to win.
How to Play Yacht Dice
Roll all five dice to begin your turn. After the first and second rolls, hold any dice you want to keep and reroll the rest. You may roll no more than three times in a turn. When you are ready, choose one unused scoring category. Your score is recorded there and that category cannot be used again.
Yacht Dice Scoring: Categories and Point Values
Every category rewards a different dice pattern.
Chance: Any five dice. Score the total of all dice.
How Does the Yacht Dice Upper Bonus Work?
Reach 63 or more total points across Ones through Sixes to earn a 35-point bonus.
Can You Score Zero in Yacht Dice?
If a roll does not fit a useful category, you can sacrifice an unused category for 0 points. Saving strong categories for later can be the right move.
Yacht Dice Strategy Tips
Do not chase every rare combination. Watch your upper-section bonus, use Chance as a safety net, and decide when a zero is less costly than wasting a strong score.
How Do You Win Yacht Dice?
The game ends after every player fills every score category. The player with the highest final total wins.
Yacht Dice FAQ
Yacht Dice uses five standard six-sided dice.
You may roll up to three times during each turn. You can stop earlier and score whenever you are satisfied with your dice.
A Yacht is five dice showing the same number and is worth 50 points.
If the total of Ones through Sixes reaches at least 63 points, you receive a 35-point upper-section bonus.
A Small Straight needs four consecutive numbers and scores 30 points. A Large Straight needs five consecutive numbers and scores 40 points.