Customer Reviews

Kismet Game

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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.

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!

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.

Kismet is much more challenging. After playing kismet, we have not played yahtzee again because it seemed so boring. For years I was unable to find the game, so we made photo copies of the score sheets in order to continue to play. I think it is much more fun and forces young people to think.

I've been playing Yahtzee for years and just discovered this game. Apparently it came out way before Yahtzee. It's very fun and puts a new twist on an old favorite!

Also, for those of you trying to find extra score sheets, you can purchase them at AreYouGame.com

My family has enjoyed this game for many years. Like the other reviews, we made copies of the sheets and continue to play. We've written high scores and even low scores on the box since the early '70's. Our box has a price of $2.29!. This is a great game and for those that think the cup is noisy....my Dad put felt on the bottom and sides of the cup and it doesn't make a sound! Buy and enjoy!!!

I have enjoyed this game for many years, and then it disappeared. Even writing to the company produced no results. So we copied the score sheets and continued having fun. I lost one of my die, and the fun ended! Thankfully, my daughter found the game on Amazon.Com and sent it to me for Mother's Day, and the fun resumed immediately. I strongly urge children and adults alike to partake of the allure and try KISMET...it's a much more challenging game than Yahtzee.

It involves math skills, strategy, and plain old luck. My two boys have spent more time with this one than any other game yet (ages 7 and 8). A fun way to get your children to practice their math facts and a thinking game for adults too!

This game was around long before Yahtzee ever came out. Loads of good clean fun that no one will tire of.

My husband and I have enjoyed the simplicity of this game for years. Alot to do with the luck of the roll. and the competition of who scores higher. Simple fun!