Yacht (dice game)

Yacht is played with five six-sided dice

Yacht[1] is a public domain dice game, similar to the Latin American game Generala, the English game of Poker Dice, the Scandinavian Yatzy, and Cheerio.[2] Yacht dates back to at least 1938, and is a contemporary of the similar three-dice game Crag.[1] Yahtzee is a later development, similar to Yacht in both name and content.

The name Yacht is also used for a number of later dice games that include many features of Yahtzee, being closer to Yahtzee than the original Yacht game.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Wood, Clement and Goddard, Gloria, The Complete Book of Games, Halcyon House, NY, 1938
  2. ^ Cheerio Instructions
  3. ^ Yacht Instructions
  4. ^ How to Play Yacht Game