Is Yahtzee purely a game of luck?

Question

Or is there skill involved?

Answer 1

Essentially yes. But you control the dice, and you decide what to keep and what to roll again. So it's a mainly luck, but skill is also needed.

Answer 2

Yahtzee

Answer 3

its mostly luck beacause you can have a skilled player and a person who's maybe played yahtzee once and the skilled player could definately loose

Even if you make a good decision it ultimately comes down to luck

Answer 4

Of course there is some skill involved. You have decisions to make in regards to which dice you keep and which you pick up and roll again.

Answer 5

It's a bit like backgammon in that any single game is overwhelmingly luck, but you can pick up a few strategies that will increase your average score in the long run.

Answer 6

90% luck 10% skill

Answer 7

Your rolling dice. Unless their loaded, it's all luck.

Had to answer a question because I noticed my points were 666. Bad enough but it is also Friday the thirteenth.

Answer 8

It's half and half, you need to decide which patterns to knock out first to give you a better chance later. Lots of fun.

Answer 9

It may appear that someone gets lucky. I recommend playing against someone good at it, you will see losing occurs more often if you use no thought to applying your rolls.

Answer 10

it is a game of luck. but you can control the dices.