Sport & skill
Play Dice Poker online
Five dice, three rolls, thirteen boxes – and each box may be used only once. The upper section pays a bonus from 63 points, the lower one holds the straights, the full house and the dice poker itself. By the end every box is filled, whether you like it or not.
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At a glance
- Category
- Sport & skill
- Controls
- mouse or finger
- Price
- free
- Sign-up
- not required
Dice Poker is you against yourself and the clock – there is no opponent at the table, only your own record. Scores and achievements still count.
Where Dice Poker comes from
Edwin Lowe bought the rights in 1956 to a dice game a Canadian couple played on their yacht – hence the name Yahtzee. In Germany, Schmidt Spiele published it as Kniffel. The forerunners are older: poker dice and the English game Yacht date back to the 19th century. The chance of rolling five of a kind on a single throw is 1 in 1296.
How it works
Fill all 13 boxes with as many points as possible – and beat your opponents.
You roll five dice from the cup. Then you may keep dice and reroll the rest twice – click a die to keep it.
Finally you write the result into a free box in your column. Each box only once! The upper section pays a 35 point bonus from 63 points.
One to three computer players join in. On "Easy" they roll fairly blindly, on "Hard" they calculate every roll.
Three tips for better results
- 1In the upper section aim for three of each number – that is exactly the 63 points for the bonus.
- 2A small straight comes up more often than a full house; do not leave it until last.
- 3Cross off a weak box early while you can afford it – otherwise the dice poker stays open at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dice Poker free to play?
Yes. Dice Poker runs straight in your browser, costs nothing and needs no installation. There is no paywall – the chips in the game are play money and cannot be bought. The site is funded by advertising, which appears only if you agree to it.
Do I need an account to play Dice Poker?
No. The home page offers “play now without an account” – that starts you straight away and your progress stays in this browser. An account is only worth it if you want the same progress on several devices; name and PIN are enough, and we never ask for an email address. A guest profile can be turned into an account at any time without losing anything.
How do you play Dice Poker?
Fill all 13 boxes with as many points as possible – and beat your opponents.
Where does Dice Poker come from?
Edwin Lowe bought the rights in 1956 to a dice game a Canadian couple played on their yacht – hence the name Yahtzee. In Germany, Schmidt Spiele published it as Kniffel. The forerunners are older: poker dice and the English game Yacht date back to the 19th century. The chance of rolling five of a kind on a single throw is 1 in 1296.
Does Dice Poker work on a phone?
The site adapts to the screen size, and anything you can click can also be tapped. Games controlled with arrow keys do need a keyboard, though.
Do I have to download anything to play Dice Poker?
No. Dice Poker runs in the browser – on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone alike. There is no app, no plugin and nothing to install.
Can I play Dice Poker against the computer?
Dice Poker is you against yourself and the clock – there is no opponent at the table, only your own record. Scores and achievements still count.
Does Dice Poker work without an internet connection?
The page has to load once; after that the game itself runs entirely in your browser and needs no connection. If you use an account, your progress syncs again as soon as you are back online.
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