Kismet Board Game

by Endless Games

Product Features

• A high-energy, fast-paced dice game that pits chance against strategy
• Roll 5 multicolor dice and deduce your score sheet based on dice
• Play Time of 30 Minutes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches ; 13.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000JKLG
• Item model number: 400
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,377 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Product Description

The modern game of yacht! A Classic from 1964, Kismet is the high energy, fast paced dice game that pits chance against strategy. Five tri-colored dice increase the odds and keep the game challenging. Try your luck... or is it fate? For 1 or more players.

Customer Reviews

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, challenging variation of our favorite dice game, March 26, 2002

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CMC "Diamondfist" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Kismet Board Game (Toy)

Kismet is definitely a welcome addition to the shake and score dice game family. It is actually a "newer" version of Yacht with some changes. I'll always love Yahtzee, and Yacht is a lot of fun, but Kismet has new intricacies and challenges that draws one in and shakes up your playing strategy. It isn't so much the similarities that makes it fun, but its differences and changes in how you play.

Kismet offers many of the same scoring sections and rules of Yacht, (including the pip totals for Full Houses and minus the "Little Straight"), with the addition of 3 of A Kind (from Yahtzee), Flush, Full House (same color) and 2 Pair (same color). The upper, or Basic section also has a bonus for obtaining a high score; the higher the score, the higher the bonus so a more aggressive approach is required when deciding where to put your best rolls. The game's Poker background is much more obvious with the additional scoring combinations. The dice are tri-colored: ones and sixes are black, threes and fours are green, and twos and fives are red. Fans of dice games also know that the sum of these opposite numbers of the same color total seven. These colors offer new challenges in scoring in categories requiring an identical color. Another marked difference is in the lower, or Kismet section; both Full House sections, 4 of a Kind and Kismet (5 of a Kind) award a bonus when gaining the respective score in those sections. Perhaps the most daunting (and probably the most cutthroat) difference in Kismet is revealed when scoring a second Kismet. When playing against other opponents, all other players must score a zero in the Basic or Kismet section near the top of either section AND lose their turns while the player who scored the second Kismet rolls again. This can continue as long as that same player continues additional Kismets! My only problems are with the dice cup; it is much too narrow to shake the dice properly, it's a bit flimsy and is definitely not as pictured on the box. The game also does not make provisions for purchasing additional score pads; these are essential for constant play alone or with groups. Kismet is a fun must have for any lover of dice games, and for fans of the Yacht game family looking for an additional challenge.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little different than Yhatzee, May 3, 2003

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Kelly (Massillon, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kismet Board Game (Toy)

My sister and I played this game every night for about two months. It's almost exactly like the game Yhatzee, but it has colors thrown in. There is a list of sets to get like: three of a kind, all the same color, two pair. After you roll, you pick which dice you want to roll again. You roll a total of 3 times to see if you can get any of the sets. It's so fun because it's so basic. Not a lot of rules to remember. We usually play about 3 games a night. Also good for travel since you really only need the dice and the score cards (maybe the rolling cup). Not good to play when your parents are trying to sleep though! Dice are really loud when rolling them in the cup. Really fun game!

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beats Yahtzee hands down, September 20, 1999

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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kismet Board Game (Toy)

More fun than Yahtzee.....more colorful, more challenging, Kismet includes black 1's and 6's, red 2's and 5's and green 3's and 4's, with added categories such as 'two pair same color', 'full house same color' and 'flush'. Many happy hours have been spent with this game. Highly recommended.