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A fun new way to play yahtzeeNov 27, 2010
By salsaguy
"salsaguy"
I always loved playing Yahtzee. I have a hand held version of the game to take on trips. When I saw this come out, I had to try it. We played it the other day with my wife and 9 yr old son. Its easy to learn, and the outcome is not known who is the winner until the very end (thanks to the Chance cards).
Game play
There are a total of 6 rounds that you will play.
Each round you are trying to gather cards in your hand that match one of the 6 categories:
- Three of a Kind (must be same number AND same color) - worth 3 pts
- Four of a Kind (same color and #) - worth 4 pts
- Full House (2 of same of one number and color and 3 of the same of another number/color)- worth 5 pts
- Small Straight (a series of 4 in a row, like 1,2, 3,4 or 2,3,4,5 or 3,4,5,6 of the same color) - worth 6 pts
- Large Straight (a series of 5 in a row, like 1,2 3,4,5 or 2,3,4,5,6 of the same color) - worth 8 pts
- Yahtzee (5 of a kind of the same number and color) - worth 10 pts
Once someone has one of the available combos listed above, they yell "Hands Down" and put their group face down. The remaining players continue until a 2nd person gets one of the sets available. Then you turn over the 2 combo's and see who has the highest combo value. The winner takes the combo card and associated points and the 2nd place person takes a chance card, which is an unknown value until the end (face down).
Then the game continues as above until all 6 types of combos are claimed
Once all combos are claimed the game ends and you total all the combo points and chance points each player has earned to determine the overall winner.
Great concept. You can still win since the chance points can be worth MORE than winning the combo round points
Check it out. Its a fun new way to play yahtzee and takes about 30 mins
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Good Game, Confusing RulesDec 28, 2010
By Brian Hendricks
"Pogues Fan"
Yahtzee Hands Down Card Game was given to my son for Christmas. Though the game is for 8+, my seven year old (excuse me, seven AND a half year old) had no trouble understanding the rules as I explained them. The object of the game is simple: just as in Yahtzee, you are attempting to score by "rolling" particular goals, such as three of a kind, small straight, full house, and everyone's favorite, Yahtzee! Just think of the bottom of the score sheet and ignore chance. Your hand only ever has five cards in it, as you discard cards before drawing replacements. So simple a seven (and a half) year old can understand!
Here's the one major problem I have with the game: the rules are poorly written. When I say poorly, I mean mind boggling poor. This isn't a complicated game, so the rules do not need to be extensive. However, they need to be organized and consistent. Important facts of the cards, such as there are more 1s, 2s, and 3s than there are of the higher numbers, are relegated to the "Tips" section, instead of being in the actual rules.
Where the fun begins, and when I say fun I mean utter confusion, is when you declare to the table you have achieved a hand. The rules state you say "Hands Down" and place your five cards down in front of you. Easy cheesy, right? Wrong. Here's the contradictions:
1) The rules state on your turn you first "Look at your cards. Do you have the dice cards you need to claim one of the Combo cards on the table? If you do, play a Combo by calling Hands Down!" To summarize the rest of the "on your turn" instructions, if you don't declare a combo, you discard, draw, and your turn is over.
2) A card included in the set called the Reminder Card condenses the rules into a simplified form. On this card it explains you discard cards, then draw new cards. After this, you can call Hands Down! It would seem you can do this only on your turn AFTER discarding and drawing. Then again...
3) In the (dreaded) hints section it states "You can call 'Hands Down' at any time, not just during your turn. WHAT?? This is a major strategy rule that is not even in the rules!
So if you like games with clear rules that cover most contingencies, stay far far away. If you love creating house rules, this is a game for you...you'll need to create a house rule just to decide when Hands Down can be declared.
The game isn't super exciting, hence my rating of only three stars for fun, but it's not going to bore most people.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Hours of fun!Jan 12, 2011
By Soos
This game is so much more than I expected! It provided hours of fun for my family at Christmas time! From my son who is 11, to my mom who is 61, fun was had by all! It will definitely be a Holiday tradition! :)
toyJun 24, 2011
By SpringsMom
Great to use with ages 10-18. My husband and I enjoy as well. Hard to learn at first but teaches math. Great to play on family game night or while camping. Received order promptly. Recommend seller.
GiftApr 28, 2011
By A. Bridge
I got these for someone else to give as gifts and I'm hoping they were great, but I don't know. Amazon was great!!
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