If the appropriate Upper Section box and all Lower Section boxes are filled in, you must enter a zero in any open Upper Section box. If this box is already filled in, score as shown below in any open Lower Section box. 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. JOKER RULES: Score the total of all 5 dice in the appropriate Upper Section box. 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. If you roll a YAHTZEE and have already entered a zero in the YAHTZEE box, you do not earn a YAHTZEE bonus: however, you must fill in one of the 13 boxes on your score sheet according to the JOKER RULES below. Then fill in one of the 13 boxes on your score sheet according to the JOKER RULES, described below.Īs long as you've scored 50 in the YAHTZEE box, you get a YAHTZEE bonus for each additional YAHTZEE you roll - just squeeze in the check marks if necessary! Yahtzee Bonus: If you roll a YAHTZEE and have already filled in the YAHTZEE box with a 50, you get a 100-point bonus! Take one bonus chip, then place a check mark in the YAHTZEE BONUS box on your score sheet.
