How to Play Yahtzee Online with Friends
5 min read · Free to play on Boardly · 1–4 players
What You Need
- ✅ 1–4 players (play solo against AI or with friends)
- ✅ A browser — desktop, tablet, or mobile
- ✅ No account required (guest play available)
- ✅ Free — no ads, no download
The Basic Rules
Each turn, you roll five dice. You may re-roll any or all of them up to two more times (three rolls total). After your rolls, you must assign your result to one of 15 scoring categories. Once a category is filled, it cannot be changed. The game ends when all 15 categories are filled by every player.
The player with the highest total score wins. A bonus of 35 points is awarded if your upper section score totals 63 or more.
All 15 Scoring Categories
Upper Section
Sum of all dice showing 1
Sum of all dice showing 2
Sum of all dice showing 3
Sum of all dice showing 4
Sum of all dice showing 5
Sum of all dice showing 6
Lower Section
Sum of the highest pair
Sum of both pairs
Sum of all 5 dice
Sum of all 5 dice
Three of one + two of another
4 sequential dice
5 sequential dice
All five dice the same
Any combo — sum of all 5 dice
Strategy Tips
- 💡 Chase the upper section bonus
Aim for at least 3 of each number in the upper section — that gets you to 63 points and the 35-point bonus.
- 💡 Keep Yahtzee attempts alive
If you have 3 or 4 of the same number on your first roll, it's usually worth going for Yahtzee rather than settling for three-of-a-kind.
- 💡 Use Chance as a last resort
Chance scores the sum of all dice — save it for turns where nothing else fits. A good Chance score is usually 20+.
- 💡 Fill low-value categories early
If you roll a bad set, put zeros in Aces or Twos early — they're worth little anyway.
- 💡 Prioritize Large Straight over Small
Large Straight scores 40 vs 30 for Small. If you have 4 sequential dice after roll 1, go for the large.
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