Lowe then changed the name of the game to 'Yahtzee'. Lowe liked the game so much, that he offered to buy the rights for the game in exchange for the first thousand games produced. Lowe and asked him to make a few samples of their infamous 'Yacht game', to distribute as gifts.

But according to Hasbro, the current owners of the rights of the game, it was invented in 1954 by a Canadian couple who often played it with friends on their yacht.Īnd in 1956, the couple is said to have visited a toy-maker called Edwin. It is said to have been made by Milton Bradley in the 1950s. So where did it all start? The exact origin of Yahtzee is not very clear. It can be played by any number of people - in a large group or even by a single player (Solitaire). The player with the greatest grand total wins the game and therefore earns the difference between his score and that of his opponents. The object of the game is to make the maximum number of points. Like any other dice game, it involves rolling dice (five), matching them and pairing them for points. It is a game of great chance, luck and also of smart thinking and strategy. Several variations of dice games have been invented since its origin. The traditional spotted dice cube is considered to be on of the oldest form of gambling by Historians.

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