How to play

How to Play Yahtzee Adventures on Your Phone

1. In the Games or application menu on your phone, find and launch Yahtzee Adventures.

2. You will be given the choice to play with or without sound, toggle to select "Yes" or "No."

3. The EA and Yahtzee Adventures splash screens appear, followed by the Yahtzee Adventures intro.

4. After the Yahtzee Adventures intro, the Main menu appears. Press the Up and Down arrows on the D-Pad to navigate through the menu. Choose from these items:

Adventure - Enter the Adventure mode.

Play Now - Play a single game of Classic Yahtzee.

Custom Play - Open the Custom Play menu to set up your own custom game. Use the D-Pad, or "2" or "8" to move up or down through the list. Highlight one of the following options and use the D-Pad, "4" or "6" to set the option. Press Next to save the Custom Play settings and play the game.

• Game Mode - Choose Classic, Duplicate, Rainbow or Battle mode.
• # of Players - Set the number of players from 1 to 4.
• Opponents - Choose to play against real Friends or unlocked Characters from the Adventures mode. If you select Characters, the Player Setup screen appears, and you select which unlocked characters will be the computer-controlled opponents.

Options - Open the Options menu. Use the D-Pad, or "2" or "8" to move the cursor up and down through the list. Highlight one of the following options and use the D-Pad or "4" and "6" to scroll through the settings. Press Back to return to the Main menu.

• Sound - Turn in-game sound On/Off.
• Vibration - Turn vibration sound On/Off.
• Tutorial - Set the Tutorial to Once, On or Off.
• Text Speed - Set the text scrolling speed to Slow, Medium or Fast.
• Reset Game - Reset game statistics and progression.

Extras - View all awards, biographies, challenges and statistics. Use the D-Pad, or "2" or "8" to move the cursor up and down through the list. Highlight one of the following options and press "5" or use the D-Pad to view the display screen.

• Awards - View the special dice earned in the Adventure.
• Biographies - View all unlocked character biographies.
• Challenges - View list of completed and available challenges.
• Statistics - View the highest score obtained for each game mode, number of victories and losses, winning percentage and total Yahtzees rolled.

Help - Open the Help section. You can find detailed information on controls and game modes, legal information and credits.

Exit - Exit Yahtzee Adventures.

5. Select "Adventure" "Play Now" or "Custom Play" to play a game. The game screen appears. If the Adventure is in progress, the game resumes where it left off.

6. In the game screen, roll and score the dice according to the current game mode.

Game Controls

Use the D-Pad to move the cursor on the game screen.

Press "1," "2," "3," "4," or "5" to hold or release individual dice.

Press "0" to roll the remaining dice.

Press asterisk ("*") to open the Score card.

Highlight a scoring category and press Select to close the category and score points.

Game Rules

Roll 5 dice up to three times each turn, and try to create high-scoring combinations. After each roll, you can choose to hold any number of those dice and then re-roll the remaining dice. Your goal is to match your dice combination to a high-scoring category.

After your rolls, select a scoring category. Each category can be chosen only once. You must choose a category each turn, even if your dice combination doesn't match an open category. If the dice don't match the category, you score zero points.

Scoring

There are two scoring categories in Yahtzee: Upper and Lower.

The Upper categories let you score points for rolling doubles on your dice. The categories are Ones to Sixes. You score the sum of your dice that match the chosen category. For example, placing three 3s in the Threes category scores 9 points (3x3=9). Placing four 5s in the Fives category scores 20 points (4x5=20).

The Lower Categories let you score points for matching patterns of dice. The Lower categories are as follows:

• Three of a Kind: At least 3 dice with the same value. Score the sum of all dice.
• Four of a Kind: At least 4 dice with the same value. Score the sum of all dice.
• Full House: Two dice of the same kind and a three of a different kind. Score 25 points.
• Small Straight: At least 4 dice with consecutive values (i.e., 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5, or 3-4-5-6). Score 30 points.
• Large Straight: All five dice display consecutive values (i.e., 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6). Score 40 points.
• Chance: Any set of dice that doesn't fit in any other category. Score the sum of the roll.
• Yahtzee: All five dice have the same value. Score 50 points.

There are three available bonuses: Upper, Lower and Yahtzee. The bonuses are detailed below.

• Upper Score Bonus: If the total score for the Upper categories is 63 or higher, 35 bonus points are added to the total score.
• Yahtzee Bonus: If the Yahtzee category is closed with a score of 50 and then another Yahtzee is scored, 100 bonus points are added to the total score.
• Yahtzee Joker: If the Yahtzee category is closed and then another Yahtzee is scored, any open Lower category scores full points.

Game Modes

There are four Yahtzee game modes: Classic, Duplicate, Rainbow and Battle. Each mode has unique scoring rules and gameplay.

• Classic Yahtzee is a standard Yahtzee game: Each player takes turns rolling and scoring.



• Duplicate Yahtzee is a two-player game that adds an element of strategy to Yahtzee. At the start of each turn, 15 dice are rolled in secret. Each player plays with the exact same 15 dice and tries to earn the highest score. The winner will be the one who made the best dice-holding decisions and obtains the highest score in most categories.



• Rainbow Yahtzee is played with colored dice (Green, Blue and Red), and uses Classic rules plus all-new color categories and a Rainbow bonus.
• Colorful House: Any color combination of 2 dice of one color and 3 dice of a different color (e.g., 2 red dice and 3 blue dice). Scores 15 points.
• Green flush: All dice must be green. Scores 35 points.
• Blue flush: All dice must be blue. Scores 35 points.
• Red flush: All dice must be red. Scores 35 points.
• Rainbow Bonus: When earning a Joker, the player scores full points for any open Lower or Rainbow category.
• Rainbow Yahtzee Bonus: If the player gets a Yahtzee bonus with all dice of the same color, the bonus is 200 points instead of 100.
• Battle Yahtzee lets 2 to 4 players battle against each other. Each player starts with 100 points and tries to bring all opponents to zero points. Players attack a chosen opponent by scoring in lower categories, and heal themselves by scoring in upper categories.
  
  Each scoring category can only be used once every three turns. Closed categories re-open after three turns.
  
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FAQ

Q: What are the Yahtzee Adventures?
A: You are a student of the great Sensei, who taught you everything you know about Yahtzee. After years of careful studies, you have attained the rank of Yahtzee adventurer, and now it is time to set out into the world to meet the greatest Yahtzee players the Sensei has taught. You want to prove that you are the Sensei's greatest student.

Q: Who are the characters in Yahtzee Adventures?
A: The characters you meet are the former students of the Sensei. Each character specializes in one of the Yahtzee game modes.

Q: How can I play a basic game of Yahtzee?
A: You can play a solo game of Classic Yahtzee by selecting "Play Now" from the Main menu.

Q: How do I set up a multiplayer game?
A: You can play against up to 3 other friends or computer opponents by selecting Custom Play from the Main menu. Choose your game mode and the number of players and set your opponents as Friends (real people) or Characters (computer-controlled). If you choose Characters for opponents, you can then select unlocked characters from Adventure mode as the other players.

Q: How to I choose my targets in Battle Yahtzee?
A: After you choose a scoring category, the cursor changes shape. Use the D-Pad to select one of the opponents listed at the top of the screen and press Select or OK on the D-Pad to target them.

Q: I've rolled another Yahtzee, but my Yahtzee category is closed. What happens?
A: If you're lucky enough to roll Yahtzee more than once in a game, you've scored a Joker! Choose any open Lower category and score the maximum points possible.

If no Lower categories are open when you score a Joker, you must choose an open Upper category and score zero points.

Q: My dice don't match any of my open categories. What do I do?
A: You must choose any of your open categories and score zero points for that category.

Q: How do I view my statistics?
A: Select Extras from the Main menu, and then select Statistics. You can see your highest score in all game modes, your total number of victories and defeats, and your winning percentage.

Q: How do I win challenges?
A: You win challenges by completing hidden objectives throughout all game modes. Every time you win a challenge, a reward message appears.

You can view your completed challenges by selecting Extras from the Main menu, and then selecting Challenges. All challenges are listed, but incomplete challenges are blank.

Q: How do I unlock biographies and awards?
A: You unlock biographies by meeting characters, and you unlock awards by completing chapters in Adventure mode. You do not have to defeat a character to unlock their biography, but you must successfully complete the chapter to receive the award.

You can view biographies and awards by selecting Extras from the Main menu, and then selecting either Biographies or Awards.

Q: How do I reset my statistics?
A: You can reset all game statistics, high scores and progress in the Yahtzee Adventures by selecting Options from the Main menu and then select Reset Game.

Q: How do I turn the sound off?
A: Select Options from the Main menu, and then highlight Sound. Use the D-Pad or press "4" or "6" to set the sound to Off, and then press Back to save the change and return to the Main menu.