Dice poker (Yahtzee): all combinations and how many points — table

Dice poker (also known as Yahtzee, or simply "dice") is a game played with five dice. On each turn you get up to three rolls: you keep the dice you want, re-roll the rest, and at the end you record the result in one of the rows of the score sheet, just like a combination in poker. Below are all the combinations, how many points each is worth, and a handy table to keep on hand.

How to play dice with 5 dice

Three rolls. The first roll uses all five dice. Then, twice, you can keep the ones you like and re-roll the rest.
Record the result. After the rolls, pick a combination and record the points in its row. Each row is filled in exactly once per game.
No combination — write a zero. If nothing came together, you'll have to "burn" one of the rows by writing a 0 in it.
The higher score wins. When all rows are filled in, the player with the most total points wins.

Table of combinations and points

Combination	What it is	Points
Ones … Sixes	sum of the dice of that value	sum (e.g. two 6s = 12)
Upper section bonus	if the upper section sum is ≥ 63	+35
Pair	two matching dice	sum of the pair
Two pairs	two different pairs	sum of both pairs
Three of a kind	three matching dice	sum of all 5 dice
Four of a kind	four matching dice	sum of all 5 dice
Full house	three of a kind + pair (3 + 2)	25
Small straight	4 dice in a row	30
Large straight	5 dice in a row	40
Yahtzee (five of a kind)	five matching dice	50
Chance	any five dice	sum of all 5

Combinations with examples

What each combination looks like on the dice.

⚄⚄⚄⚁⚃

Three of a kind — three matching dice (three fives). Points: sum of all five dice = 21.

⚃⚃⚃⚃⚁

Four of a kind — four matching dice. Points: sum of all five = 18.

⚅⚅⚅⚂⚂

Full house — three of a kind plus a pair (three sixes and two threes). A fixed 25 points.

⚁⚂⚃⚄⚀

Small straight — four dice in a row (2-3-4-5). A fixed 30 points.

⚀⚁⚂⚃⚄

Large straight — all five in a row (1-2-3-4-5). A fixed 40 points.

⚅⚅⚅⚅⚅

Yahtzee (five of a kind) — five matching dice. The maximum — 50 points.

The upper section and the +35 bonus

The upper section is six rows by value: ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes. In each you record the sum of the dice of the matching value.

How to count. Two sixes in the "Sixes" row give 12 points, four sixes — 24, three fives — 15. Only the dice of that value count.
The +35 bonus. If the sum of the entire upper section reaches 63 points or more, a +35 bonus is awarded. As a rough guide — about three dice of each value.

Frequently asked questions

Two sixes — how many points is that?

In the "Sixes" row of the upper section, two sixes give 12 points (6 + 6). Only the dice of that value count; the other dice in that row don't.

What is a full house in dice?

A full house is three of a kind plus a pair: three matching dice and two more matching dice (for example, three sixes and two threes). It gives a fixed 25 points regardless of the values.

What's the difference between a small straight and a large one?

A small straight is four dice in a row (for example, 2-3-4-5) and gives 30 points. A large straight is all five in a row (1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6) and gives 40 points.

Yahtzee (five of a kind) — how many points?

Five matching dice is a Yahtzee, the highest combination, worth 50 points. It's a fixed row; like all the others, it's filled in once per game.

How do you play dice with five dice?

You roll all five, and over three rolls you try to make a combination (keeping the dice you want between rolls), then record the result in a suitable row of the score sheet. The game continues until all rows are filled in.

Three of a kind and four of a kind — how many do they give?

Both three of a kind (three matching dice) and four of a kind (four matching dice) score the sum of all five dice on the table — that is, the higher the dice, the more points.

What's best to go for at the start of a game?

It's usually worth closing out the upper section with three of a kind of the right values for the +35 bonus, and keeping the risky rows (straights, Yahtzee) for a lucky roll. A hopeless turn is best "burned" in the cheapest row.

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