Yatzy

Yatzy is a dice game that involves rolling five dice and scoring points based on the combinations achieved. The goal is to score the highest possible total over a series of rounds. Players take turns rolling the dice, with the option to re-roll any number of dice up to two times per turn. After the re-rolls, the player must choose a scoring combination from a score card.

The score card typically includes categories for ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, where players score the sum of the dice matching the category. There are also combination categories such as three of a kind, four of a kind, full house (three of one number and two of another), small straight (a sequence of four dice, e.g., 1-2-3-4), large straight (a sequence of five dice, e.g., 1-2-3-4-5), and Yatzy (five of a kind). A Yatzy is the highest scoring combination.

If a player cannot make a valid score in any category, they must choose a category and score zero for it. There is also a bonus awarded for achieving a certain score in the upper section of the card. The game ends when all categories on the score card have been filled. The player with the highest total score wins. Yatzy is a game of both luck and strategy, as players must decide which combinations to aim for and when to take risks.