What is the scoring for Yahtzee?

Answer 1

After you roll the dice three times, you can register a score in any of 13 categories, then the next round begins. Once you have scored in a category you can't use it again. The categories are as follows:

Upper_section">Upper sectionAces: 1 point for each one (ace)

Twos: 2 points for each two

Threes: 3 points for each three

Fours: 4 points for each four

Fives: 5 points for each five

Sixes: 6 points for each six

Upper section bonus: 35 points are awarded if all of the scores registered in the upper section add to 63 or more. Note that a 3 of a kind in each adds up to exactly 63.

Lower sectionIf you register in one of these without the required combination (except for Chance) it scores zero points.

Three of a kind: The sum of all the dice if at least three of them show the same number

Four of a kind: The sum of all the dice if at least four of them show the same number Full house: 25 points for three of a kind and a pair together

Small straight: 30 points if four of the dice are in numerical order (i.e. 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5 or 3-4-5-6)

Large straight: 40 points if all five dice are in numerical order (i.e. 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6)

Chance: The sum of the dice. Often used if you can't score in anything else.

Yahtzee: 50 points if all five dice show the same number

Yahtzee bonus: If you get more than one Yahtzee, and the Yahtzee box was not discarded (scored zero), along with the score for whatever category you register it in, 100 bonus points are scored for a 2nd, 3rd and 4th Yahtzee in one game.

Note that bonuses don't count as scoring categories.