YAHTZEE (Play the Classic Dice Game on Kindle)

by Electronic Arts Inc.

Product Description

Now you can play YAHTZEE, the classic dice game on Kindle.

Roll the dice with YAHTZEE, a game in which players roll five dice to try and make 4-of-a-kinds, full houses, and straights. Keep the dice you want and re-roll the rest, but think carefully to score the best combination and the most points!

YAHTZEE for Kindle has three modes to enjoy. Play in Classic Mode and brave the luck of the roll, or remove luck from the game and play in Duplicate Mode where each person plays with identical die rolls and only your strategy can make the difference. You may also compete in Battle Mode, where your goal is to reduce your opponents score.

Play solo or Pass 'n' Play with up to 3 other players. Track stats like best scores, total victories, win ratios and more. Share the fun with 3 difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard.

One of the world's favorite dice-driven game scores again. Now play it anywhere you take your Kindle.

Product Details

• Version: 1.1 (What's new in version 1.1)
• Release Date: November 22, 2011
• File Size: 526 kB
• Language: English
• Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
• Sold by: Electronic Arts, Inc.
• ASIN: B0054TYTYA
• Publisher License: Read
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (199 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,333 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

90 of 91 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars yahtzee lover June 29, 2011

By Candace Kiekhefer

Amazon Verified Purchase

I was very happy to see a Yahtzee game for Kindle. I have always enjoyed playing it. The game controls are easy to learn. I like the fact that there are different modes you can play. There is the "classic" game that everyone is familiar with. There is "quick play" which you play by yourself - great to see how high a score you can achieve. There is "duplicate" mode where both you and the kindle player use the same dice. You go first, take your turn, take your score. When kindle plays you'll see that kindle's rolls are the same as yours - but will kindle decide to score the same way as you or not?? There is also a "Battle" mode. In that game, each player starts out with 100 points. The object is to take away your opponent's points before yours are taken away. When you roll the dice and take your score, if you score in the "lower" section ( large straight, small straight, full house etc.) the amount of points is taken away from your opponent. If you score in the "upper" section ( 1's, 4's, 6's, etc.) you gain points. By pressing the "S" key you can see the scoresheet. I have played all of the modes and like them all. I think Electronic Arts did a fine job with the game.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Yahtzee program June 29, 2011

By Ed Pegg TOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

In Yahtzee, you roll 5 dice, and can reroll some of the dice up to two times. Getting 5 of a kind is a Yahtzee. There are various other patterns and combinations that you can get. However, once you score a particular item, such as a 4's score, or a Chance score, you can't reuse that item for that game. Maximizing your score is an interesting study of probabilities.

This is an excellent looking program from playing the game. Electronic Arts obviously spent some time getting the display to look perfect on the Kindle.

Recommended, if you like chance-based games.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Too slow and cumbersome on the Kindle July 11, 2011

By Jason Biggs

Amazon Verified Purchase

For me at least, yahtzee is more of a fast-paced game with quick decisions and dice throws. Playing a game on Kindle seems like it takes two to three times as long as a real-life game. This is because the 5-way stick just isn't as responsive as you'd like and the screen refresh causes lags between what you see and what you've pressed. Other games like scrabble or sudoku which are more deliberative, and the extra time-delay brought on by the Kindle isn't such a big deal. In other words, in a game like scrabble choosing your move is the rate-determining step whereas in yahtzee it's dealing with the Kindle's slowness.