Jackpot Yahtzee
BGG rank
BGG #19,460
BGG rating
6.0

Jackpot Yahtzee

1980

Rules assistance for Jackpot Yahtzee

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–4 players
  • 60 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.1/5

Rules assistant for Jackpot Yahtzee

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Jackpot Yahtzee is a board game released in 1980 for 2–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Tile Placement, and Pattern Building.

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About the game

To get the highest accumulative score at the end of 3 rounds of play by strategically dropping your tiles in your rack so that they stack up into rows that score horizontally or diagonally but not vertically. On your turn you roll the 4 dice which all have symbols on them. The symbols are cherries, oranges, bells, and dollar signs. If you roll two or more of a symbol you get that tile to place in your rack. If you roll one of each you get your choice. Dollar signs are worth the most then bells, oranges, and then cherries. The more points a symbol is worth the lesser chance it will come up on the dice. More fun and strategy than regular Yahtzee.

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Publishers

  • Milton Bradley
  • E. S. Lowe Company Inc.

Questions and answers

Jackpot Yahtzee supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.