Yahtzee

You might have noticed from previous reviews I've written that I absolutely love board games and yahtzee is one of those good old fashioned ones you can't fall out with. ~~ What is it? ~~ Yahtzee is a game of chance although some might it takes still to make the wise decisions needed to win. The game consists of 5 dice and the object of the game is to get the highest score. Sounds easy right? Not quite. There are columns you have to complete and criteria you have to meet in order to fill these columns - you don't meet the criteria and you will undoubtably end up with lots of 0s on your scorepad. ~~ Gameplay ~~ The game can be ...  Read the complete review

*~*~* What type of a game is Yahtzee? *~*~* Good question. Is it an educational game? Yes. Strategy game? Yes. Chance game. Yes. Game to play on your own? Yes. Game to play with friends and family? Yes. Sounds pretty comprehensive, doesn’t it? Well, you've got to admit it, that unless you’re a real sore loser, the only thing missing from this game is violence! And we can all do without that these days, can’t we? But if I had to pick one phrase that encompasses this game, I’d have to say that Yahtzee is a dice game of chance for all ages. *~*~* What’s in the Box? *~*~* I must have purchased dozens of copies of this game over the years, and never cared ...  Read the complete review

This game is seriously addictive, which won't seem possible when you open the box. Opening the box reveals... very little. A pad of scoresheets, a pencil, a dice shaker and 5 dice. C'est tout. Unless you count instructions and a nasty plastic box lining, cunningly designed to hold the bits and bobs and act as a cup into which to shake the dice. But fear not, from these unpromising beginnings emerge a game of skill, chance and aggressive shouting in Oriental accents. You don't need to dress up in a dressing-gown kimono, with a hankie tied round your forehead and it doesn't help if you do, but feel free to yell ...  Read the complete review

MB is number one when it comes to board games and they also make my personal favourite which is yahtzee. Yahtzee is a game of chance, skill and sheer luck and is fun for a single player or for a family, due to the counting involved I guess it could also be described as educational. The game consists of a pad of sheets of paper which are specially printed in the sections you need to score, five dice which you use to score with, a cup which you use to shake and throw the dice and a small round arena to throw the dice into. Each player gets three throws of the five dice and the idea is to fill in the requests on the pad such as three of a kind ...  Read the complete review

This game has to be one of my favourite games of all time. I can remember playing it from a very young age with my brothers and sisters and mother and father. They were all addicted to it and they would play the game most nights for a couple of weeks. It would then be put back in the cupboard for a month or two and then it would come out again for another frantic session of play. It seems to have been around for years and years, it always seems to be in the shop. It has gone through a number of re-inventions in its time and it now comes in a very colourful package. I consider myself to be very good at simple mathematics such as addition and ...  Read the complete review