Yacht
Five-dice scoring game — the 1938 predecessor of Yahtzee, with 12 categories and a maximum 'yacht' bonus.
🌤indoor
What is Yacht?
Yacht is a public-domain five-dice scoring game first described in Hoyle's Rules of Games in 1938 — a direct predecessor of Yahtzee. Each turn a player rolls five dice up to three times, then scores in one of 12 unused categories (Ones through Sixes, Full House, Four of a Kind, Little Straight 1-2-3-4-5, Big Straight 2-3-4-5-6, Choice and Yacht). Yacht = five of a kind, worth 50 points.
Quick facts
Category
Dice Games
Type
Individual
Players
2–8
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1938, described in 'Hoyle's Rules of Games' — precursor to Yahtzee
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified