Yahtzee can be a fun distraction or an all day war between dedicated dice-rolling warriors. The Family Game Night version allows room for both, managing to be laid back and intense at the same time. The interface is solid, rolling the dice is fun, and there are no papers or pencils to deal with. So leave the dice in the drawer and fire this one up on your TV instead.
Presentation - 8.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 8.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 8.0
Overall -
A new edition of the classic dice game Yahtzee has launched today, now available to download exclusively for Nokia Lumia handsets. Do you have what it takes to become a Yahtzee master? Now you can travel the globe and take on in-game characters designed to test your skills.
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GCM writes: "Yahtzee is one of my favorite board games. I have it on my iPhone, my computer, and now my Xbox 360. It's a great 15-minute game for task and goal oriented people. There are 5 dice in a cup. You shake the cup and let the dice roll out onto the table. The goal is to obtain the highest score from throwing 5 dice 3 times over 13 rounds. In each round, you roll the dice and then score the roll in one of 13 categories. The categories include simple things like rolling 6's or 3 of a kind, but also includes 5 of a kind (which is called Yahtzee). When all your goals, both successful and unsuccessful are completed, you all add up your scores and the highest score wins."
